Time Zone Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. How many principal time zones cover the contiguous United States?
Two
Four
Five
Three
2. A flight leaves Los Angeles at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time and arrives in New York at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. How long is the flight?
8 hours 30 minutes
5 hours 30 minutes
6 hours 30 minutes
4 hours 30 minutes
3. Under its usual civil-time designation, Anchorage follows which zone?
Pacific Time
Hawaii-Aleutian Time
Mountain Time
Alaska Time
4. A call is scheduled for noon in Dallas, which uses Central Time. What time is it in Denver?
11:00 a.m.
Noon
10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
5. What is the standard-time UTC offset for Eastern Standard Time?
UTC−4
UTC−6
UTC−5
UTC−7
6. Chicago belongs to which principal U.S. time zone?
Eastern Time
Mountain Time
Central Time
Pacific Time
7. A meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. in Denver. What time is it in Los Angeles at that moment?
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
8. A conference agenda gives an event's New York City time. Which U.S. time zone should attendees use for that city?
Atlantic Time
Central Time
Mountain Time
Eastern Time
9. Which statement about Hawaii's civil time is accurate?
Hawaii uses Hawaii Standard Time and does not observe daylight saving time.
Hawaii switches between Hawaii Standard Time and Hawaii Daylight Time.
Hawaii uses Pacific Time throughout the year.
Hawaii always has the same clock time as Anchorage.
10. Someone scheduling a local appointment in Los Angeles should label the time using which zone?
Mountain Time
Pacific Time
Eastern Time
Central Time
11. Which statement best describes daylight saving time in Arizona?
Most of the state remains on Mountain Standard Time, while the Navajo Nation observes daylight saving time.
The entire state changes between Mountain Standard and Mountain Daylight Time.
Most of the state uses Central Standard Time throughout the year.
The entire state uses Pacific Daylight Time every summer.
12. During standard time, Denver is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Which abbreviation represents its local time then?
CST
PST
EST
MST
13. Which sequence lists the four principal time zones of the contiguous United States from west to east?
Pacific, Central, Mountain, Eastern
Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
Mountain, Pacific, Central, Eastern
14. A television program airs live at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time. What is the simultaneous time in New York City?
9:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
Midnight
11:00 p.m.
15. On a summer date when Chicago and Denver are both observing daylight time, an event begins at 7:00 p.m. in Chicago. When does it begin in Denver?
6:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
16. A live webinar begins at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. What time does it begin in Chicago?
3:00 p.m. Central Time
1:00 p.m. Central Time
2:00 p.m. Central Time
4:00 p.m. Central Time