Question 1
Which abbreviation is used as the worldwide reference for setting clock offsets?
- UTC
- ISO
- GPS
- DST
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UTC
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Time Zones trivia quiz
Time Zones trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Time Zones questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Time Zones questions cover
- Date Line
- Half Hours
- Line Islands
- Capital Clocks
- National Time
- Quarter Hours
- Azores Time
- Cape Verde
- Chatham Time
- Clock Direction
- Cocos Time
- Date Crossing
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Question 2
What is the name of the zero-offset time observed in the United Kingdom during winter?
- Central European Time
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Pacific Standard Time
- Eastern Standard Time
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Greenwich Mean Time
Question 3
Which famous line of longitude is used as the starting point for measuring time-zone offsets?
- Tropic of Cancer
- International Date Line
- Prime Meridian
- Equator
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Prime Meridian
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Time Zones match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Time Zones questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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