Time Zones

Test created at: 2019-01-08 by Igor; number of questions: 17.
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Average score for this test is: 84.7% calculated only from first attempts (3 pcs.), last one was: 2019-07-17.

Q1: What is a time zone?

a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard (official) time.
a region of the globe where solar time is same as official time
a region of the globe with same solar time.
Good answeres: 1

Q2: What is GMT?

General Main Time
Greenwich Mean Time
GMT is a time zone
GMT is a time standard (not zone)
Good answeres: 2

Q3: What is UTC?

Coordinated Universal Time
Unified Time Clock
UTC is a time zone
UTC is a time standard (not zone)
Good answeres: 2

Q4: Select true statements:

Antartica has more than 10 time zones
Every country has only one time zone
Every country uses DST (daylight saving time)
If it is 14:00 in GMT+2 time zone, it means in UTC+2 it is also 14:00
Good answeres: 2

Q5: If time in GMT (or GMT 0) is 12:00, what is the time in GMT-5 zone?

7:00
12:00
17:00
Good answeres: 1

Q6: What is the time difference between GMT-3:30 and GMT+5 time zones?

8 hours
8 hours and 30 minutes
8.30 hours
9 hours and 30 minutes
Good answeres: 1

Q7: Is daylight saving time (DST) offset same on north and south hemisphere?

Yes, it is typically or +1 or -1, but same on both hemispheres
No, opposite, on one side +1 on the other side -1 hour
Good answeres: 1

Q8: If some smaller country with one time zone uses DST, it means they have two different GMT time zones within a year.

true
false
Good answeres: 1

Q9: If in London is noon, what part of the day is in New York?

morning
noon
afternoon
midnight
Good answeres: 1

Q10: If in London is noon, what part of the day is in India?

morning
noon
afternoon
midnight
Good answeres: 1

Q11: Where will the New Year arrive at the earliest?

Chile
England
India
Japan
Good answeres: 1

Q12: If you would like to celebrate same New Year two times, after midnight you could travel...

from Kamchatka (UTC+12:00) to Alaska (UTC-10:00)
from Alaska to Kamchatka
from Berlin (UTC+1) to Azores (UTC-1)
from Azores (UTC-1) to Berlin (UTC+1)
Good answeres: 1

Q13: What is the Nepal Standard Time?

UTC-4
UTC+1
UTC+05:45
Good answeres: 1

Q14: Select countries with more than 5 time zones:

Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Good answeres: 2

Q15: Select countries with only one time zone:

Argentina
India
Kazakhstan
Mexico
Good answeres: 2

Q16: If it is 8 AM in New York, what is the time in Los Angeles?

5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Good answeres: 1

Q17: What is the time difference between New Zealand and Alaska? (without DST)

7 hours
12 hours
22 hours
32 hours
Good answeres: 1

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