Whether you love it or hate it, daylight saving time is right around the corner. How much do you know about this controversial practice? Take our fun quiz and find out.
QUESTIONS
- Is it referred to as daylight saving time or daylight savings time?
- Which country was the first to implement daylight saving time?
- How many countries observe daylight saving time?
- How do our devices like cell phones and laptops update the time automatically?
- Which US state does not observe daylight saving time?
- Why does daylight saving time start at 2am?
- How much sleep do people lose after daylight saving time?
- Who invented daylight saving time?
ANSWERS
- daylight saving time (no capitals, no S)
- Germany
- 71 countries (about 40%)
- The Network Time Protocol synchronizes the clocks on computer networks
- Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii
- Most employees are in between shifts at that time
- About 40 minutes
- New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson wanted more daylight for hunting bugs, so he suggested a two-hour shift every season
