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56e7246337bdd419002c3da0 | What did the Romans call the third hour before sunrise? | hora tertia | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAlthough they did not fix their schedules to the clock in the modern sense, ancient civilizations adjusted daily schedules to the sun more flexibly than modern DST does, often dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of day length, so that each daylight hour was longer during summer. ... |
56e7246337bdd419002c3da2 | During the summer solstice, for how many minutes did hora tertia last for the Romans? | 75 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAlthough they did not fix their schedules to the clock in the modern sense, ancient civilizations adjusted daily schedules to the sun more flexibly than modern DST does, often dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of day length, so that each daylight hour was longer during summer. ... |
56e7246337bdd419002c3da3 | What type of religious ceremonies are still observed according to the traditional, unequal time settings? | Jewish | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAlthough they did not fix their schedules to the clock in the modern sense, ancient civilizations adjusted daily schedules to the sun more flexibly than modern DST does, often dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of day length, so that each daylight hour was longer during summer. ... |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebb | Who first published the proverb about waking up early and going to bed early to be "healthy, wealthy, and wise"? | Benjamin Franklin | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, \"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise\", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning... |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebc | Which group of people did Franklin say would save candles by waking up earlier? | Parisians | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, \"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise\", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning... |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebd | In what year did Ben Franklin write a satire suggesting firing cannons at sunrise to wake people up? | 1784 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, \"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise\", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning... |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebe | What kind of transportation network helped encourage keeping more exact schedules? | rail | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, \"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise\", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning... |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebf | In addition to cannon fire, what did Franklin suggest to act as Parisians' alarm clock? | ringing church bells | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, \"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise\", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning... |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd1 | What particular kind of scientist was George Hudson? | entomologist | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nModern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving sh... |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd2 | What did George Hudson spend time collecting when he wasn't working? | insects | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nModern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving sh... |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd3 | What year did Hudson first present his two-hour daylight saving theory to the Wellington Philosophical Society? | 1895 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nModern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving sh... |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd4 | Some people believe it wasn't Hudson who created DST, but an Englishman by what name? | William Willett | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nModern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving sh... |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd5 | Who was the member of Parliament who brought a bill about Daylight Saving Time to the House of Commons in 1908? | Robert Pearce | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nModern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving sh... |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddb | What year did Germany decide to try DST? | 1916 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStarting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the ... |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddc | What is the German word for Daylight Saving Time? | Sommerzeit | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStarting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the ... |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddd | What natural resource were Germany and Austria-Hungary trying to conserve by using DST? | coal | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStarting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the ... |
56e7299137bdd419002c3dde | What year did the United States get on board with DST? | 1918 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStarting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the ... |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76ed9 | What event in the 1970s led more regions of North America to use DST? | energy crisis | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBroadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly duri... |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76eda | What country joined Canada, the UK, and Ireland in continuing to observe Daylight Saving Time after the war? | Ireland | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBroadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly duri... |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76edb | Daylight Saving Time was used commonly during what war? | Second World War | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBroadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly duri... |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76edc | Along with North America, what continent was affected heavily by the 1970s energy crisis? | Europe | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBroadly speaking, Daylight Saving Time was abandoned in the years after the war (with some notable exceptions including Canada, the UK, France, and Ireland for example). However, it was brought back for periods of time in many different places during the following decades, and commonly duri... |
56e72d4400c9c71400d76ee1 | Has the world seen many or few changes in the observation of DST? | many | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nSince then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals. For specific details, an overview is available at Daylight saving time by country."
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56e72d4400c9c71400d76ee2 | Countries might change their DST policy by enactments, adjustments, and what other type of policy changes? | repeals | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nSince then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals. For specific details, an overview is available at Daylight saving time by country."
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56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee7 | At what local time does the United States change the time? | 02:00 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the case of the United States where a one-hour shift occurs at 02:00 local time, in spring the clock jumps forward from the last moment of 01:59 standard time to 03:00 DST and that day has 23 hours, whereas in autumn the clock jumps backward from the last moment of 01:59 DST to 01:00 sta... |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee8 | Technically, how many hours does the day the time change happens have in the spring? | 23 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the case of the United States where a one-hour shift occurs at 02:00 local time, in spring the clock jumps forward from the last moment of 01:59 standard time to 03:00 DST and that day has 23 hours, whereas in autumn the clock jumps backward from the last moment of 01:59 DST to 01:00 sta... |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee9 | In the fall, DST means one hour is repeated, which means the day is actually how many hours long? | 25 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the case of the United States where a one-hour shift occurs at 02:00 local time, in spring the clock jumps forward from the last moment of 01:59 standard time to 03:00 DST and that day has 23 hours, whereas in autumn the clock jumps backward from the last moment of 01:59 DST to 01:00 sta... |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76eea | At the time change to DST, what will a digital clock read just after 01:59:59.9? | 03:00:00.0 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the case of the United States where a one-hour shift occurs at 02:00 local time, in spring the clock jumps forward from the last moment of 01:59 standard time to 03:00 DST and that day has 23 hours, whereas in autumn the clock jumps backward from the last moment of 01:59 DST to 01:00 sta... |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76eeb | Daylight Saving Time is sometimes called summer time, but the clocks are actually moved forward in which season? | spring | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the case of the United States where a one-hour shift occurs at 02:00 local time, in spring the clock jumps forward from the last moment of 01:59 standard time to 03:00 DST and that day has 23 hours, whereas in autumn the clock jumps backward from the last moment of 01:59 DST to 01:00 sta... |
56e7305b37bdd419002c3de5 | During what part of the week is the time change most often scheduled? | weekend | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nClock shifts are usually scheduled near a weekend midnight to lessen disruption to weekday schedules. A one-hour shift is customary, but Australia's Lord Howe Island uses a half-hour shift. Twenty-minute and two-hour shifts have been used in the past."
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56e7305b37bdd419002c3de7 | What do we avoid disrupting by doing the time shift during days most people don't work? | weekday schedules | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nClock shifts are usually scheduled near a weekend midnight to lessen disruption to weekday schedules. A one-hour shift is customary, but Australia's Lord Howe Island uses a half-hour shift. Twenty-minute and two-hour shifts have been used in the past."
] |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef1 | Which time zone in Europe always has a one-hour lead on Central European Time? | Eastern European Time | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCoordination strategies differ when adjacent time zones shift clocks. The European Union shifts all at once, at 01:00 UTC or 02:00 CET or 03:00 EET; for example, Eastern European Time is always one hour ahead of Central European Time. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its... |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef2 | For one hour each spring, how far ahead of Pacific Time is Mountain Time in the United States? | two hours | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCoordination strategies differ when adjacent time zones shift clocks. The European Union shifts all at once, at 01:00 UTC or 02:00 CET or 03:00 EET; for example, Eastern European Time is always one hour ahead of Central European Time. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its... |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef3 | In 2008, what month and day did Western Australia change their clocks? | October 26 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCoordination strategies differ when adjacent time zones shift clocks. The European Union shifts all at once, at 01:00 UTC or 02:00 CET or 03:00 EET; for example, Eastern European Time is always one hour ahead of Central European Time. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its... |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef4 | At DST in the fall, how long does it stay the same time in both Pacific and Mountain time in the United States? | one hour | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCoordination strategies differ when adjacent time zones shift clocks. The European Union shifts all at once, at 01:00 UTC or 02:00 CET or 03:00 EET; for example, Eastern European Time is always one hour ahead of Central European Time. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its... |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef5 | In addition to much of the state of Arizona, what U.S. state does not ever change their clocks for DST? | Hawaii | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCoordination strategies differ when adjacent time zones shift clocks. The European Union shifts all at once, at 01:00 UTC or 02:00 CET or 03:00 EET; for example, Eastern European Time is always one hour ahead of Central European Time. Most of North America shifts at 02:00 local time, so its... |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3def | What year did the European Union standardize their Summer Time? | 1996 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStart and end dates vary with location and year. Since 1996 European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST... |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df0 | European Summer Time begins in March and ends in what month? | October | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStart and end dates vary with location and year. Since 1996 European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST... |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df1 | What act in the U.S. brought about the 2007 change in DST policy? | the Energy Policy Act of 2005 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStart and end dates vary with location and year. Since 1996 European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST... |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df2 | What government body is allowed to change the DST policy in the United States back to the dates observed from 1987 to 2006? | Congress | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStart and end dates vary with location and year. Since 1996 European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST... |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df3 | Supporters of the November end to DST name what U.S. holiday as the justification for keeping the change through the end of October? | Halloween | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nStart and end dates vary with location and year. Since 1996 European Summer Time has been observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Starting in 2007, most of the United States and Canada observe DST... |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3df9 | In the southern hemisphere, what aspect of DST is about the reverse of that of the northern hemisphere? | Beginning and ending dates | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBeginning and ending dates are roughly the reverse in the southern hemisphere. For example, mainland Chile observed DST from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, with transitions at 24:00 local time. The time difference between the United Kingdom and mainland Chil... |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfa | At what local time does Chile change their clocks for DST? | 24:00 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBeginning and ending dates are roughly the reverse in the southern hemisphere. For example, mainland Chile observed DST from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, with transitions at 24:00 local time. The time difference between the United Kingdom and mainland Chil... |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfb | What day of the week does DST begin and end in Chile? | Saturday | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBeginning and ending dates are roughly the reverse in the southern hemisphere. For example, mainland Chile observed DST from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, with transitions at 24:00 local time. The time difference between the United Kingdom and mainland Chil... |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfc | In the Northern hemisphere's summer, what is the time difference between the UK and Chile? | five hours | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBeginning and ending dates are roughly the reverse in the southern hemisphere. For example, mainland Chile observed DST from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, with transitions at 24:00 local time. The time difference between the United Kingdom and mainland Chil... |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfd | During what season in the Southern hemisphere is there a three-hour time difference between mainland Chile and the United Kingdom? | summer | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nBeginning and ending dates are roughly the reverse in the southern hemisphere. For example, mainland Chile observed DST from the second Saturday in October to the second Saturday in March, with transitions at 24:00 local time. The time difference between the United Kingdom and mainland Chil... |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e03 | Which part of Brazil observes Daylight Saving Time? | southern Brazil | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise times do not vary enough to justify it. Some countries observe it only in some regions; for example, southern Brazil observes it while equatorial Brazil does not. Only a minority of the world's population uses DST because Asia an... |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e04 | What part of Brazil does not observe DST? | equatorial Brazil | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise times do not vary enough to justify it. Some countries observe it only in some regions; for example, southern Brazil observes it while equatorial Brazil does not. Only a minority of the world's population uses DST because Asia an... |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e05 | Which two continents that comprise a majority of the population worldwide don't observe DST? | Asia and Africa | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise times do not vary enough to justify it. Some countries observe it only in some regions; for example, southern Brazil observes it while equatorial Brazil does not. Only a minority of the world's population uses DST because Asia an... |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e06 | The lack of fluctuation in time for what daily event means regions of the world near the equator don't usually keep DST? | sunrise | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise times do not vary enough to justify it. Some countries observe it only in some regions; for example, southern Brazil observes it while equatorial Brazil does not. Only a minority of the world's population uses DST because Asia an... |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efb | What leader said daylight saving gives people more "opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness"? | Winston Churchill | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDaylight saving has caused controversy since it began. Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges \"the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country\" and pundits have dubbed it \"Daylight Slaving Time\". Historically, retailing,... |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efc | What nickname have people in opposition to DST given it? | Daylight Slaving Time | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDaylight saving has caused controversy since it began. Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges \"the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country\" and pundits have dubbed it \"Daylight Slaving Time\". Historically, retailing,... |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efd | In addition to the evening entertainment industry, people from what industry often oppose daylight saving? | agricultural | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDaylight saving has caused controversy since it began. Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges \"the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country\" and pundits have dubbed it \"Daylight Slaving Time\". Historically, retailing,... |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efe | Traditionally, retailing, tourism, and what other industry have been in favor of DST? | sports | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDaylight saving has caused controversy since it began. Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges \"the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country\" and pundits have dubbed it \"Daylight Slaving Time\". Historically, retailing,... |
56e7436700c9c71400d76eff | Along with energy crisis, what other significant historical event led to countries adopting DST? | war | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDaylight saving has caused controversy since it began. Winston Churchill argued that it enlarges \"the opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness among the millions of people who live in this country\" and pundits have dubbed it \"Daylight Slaving Time\". Historically, retailing,... |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0b | Which political supporter of Willett's proposal had already used the half-hour version of DST at Sandringham? | Edward VII | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe fate of Willett's 1907 proposal illustrates several political issues involved. The proposal attracted many supporters, including Balfour, Churchill, Lloyd George, MacDonald, Edward VII (who used half-hour DST at Sandringham), the managing director of Harrods, and the manager of the Nati... |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0c | What was the name of the director of the Meteorological Office who opposed DST? | Napier Shaw | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe fate of Willett's 1907 proposal illustrates several political issues involved. The proposal attracted many supporters, including Balfour, Churchill, Lloyd George, MacDonald, Edward VII (who used half-hour DST at Sandringham), the managing director of Harrods, and the manager of the Nati... |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0d | What year did Parliament first take a vote and decide against implementing daylight savings? | 1909 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe fate of Willett's 1907 proposal illustrates several political issues involved. The proposal attracted many supporters, including Balfour, Churchill, Lloyd George, MacDonald, Edward VII (who used half-hour DST at Sandringham), the managing director of Harrods, and the manager of the Nati... |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0e | Who was responsible for bringing a bill proposing DST to the U.S. House of Representatives? | Andrew Peters | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe fate of Willett's 1907 proposal illustrates several political issues involved. The proposal attracted many supporters, including Balfour, Churchill, Lloyd George, MacDonald, Edward VII (who used half-hour DST at Sandringham), the managing director of Harrods, and the manager of the Nati... |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f2f | What industrialist from Pittsburgh campaigned strongly in favor of DST? | Robert Garland | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAfter Germany led the way with starting DST (German: Sommerzeit) during World War I on 30 April 1916 together with its allies to alleviate hardships from wartime coal shortages and air raid blackouts, the political equation changed in other countries; the United Kingdom used DST first on 21... |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f30 | What year did the U.S. go to war, leading to wider acceptance of daylight savings? | 1917 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAfter Germany led the way with starting DST (German: Sommerzeit) during World War I on 30 April 1916 together with its allies to alleviate hardships from wartime coal shortages and air raid blackouts, the political equation changed in other countries; the United Kingdom used DST first on 21... |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f31 | What year did the United States finally adopt Daylight Saving Time? | 1918 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nAfter Germany led the way with starting DST (German: Sommerzeit) during World War I on 30 April 1916 together with its allies to alleviate hardships from wartime coal shortages and air raid blackouts, the political equation changed in other countries; the United Kingdom used DST first on 21... |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e29 | Which country continued to observe DST nationwide despite the fact that the war had ended? | Britain | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe war's end swung the pendulum back. Farmers continued to dislike DST, and many countries repealed it after the war. Britain was an exception: it retained DST nationwide but over the years adjusted transition dates for several reasons, including special rules during the 1920s and 1930s to... |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2a | What spring holiday did Britain adjust its DST schedule around? | Easter | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe war's end swung the pendulum back. Farmers continued to dislike DST, and many countries repealed it after the war. Britain was an exception: it retained DST nationwide but over the years adjusted transition dates for several reasons, including special rules during the 1920s and 1930s to... |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2b | After what year was daylight savings repealed in the U.S.? | 1919 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe war's end swung the pendulum back. Farmers continued to dislike DST, and many countries repealed it after the war. Britain was an exception: it retained DST nationwide but over the years adjusted transition dates for several reasons, including special rules during the 1920s and 1930s to... |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2c | What sport did President Wilson enjoy that made him not want to give up DST? | golf | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe war's end swung the pendulum back. Farmers continued to dislike DST, and many countries repealed it after the war. Britain was an exception: it retained DST nationwide but over the years adjusted transition dates for several reasons, including special rules during the 1920s and 1930s to... |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2d | What U.S. city kept observing DST to stay in sync with London, leading Chicago and Cleveland to follow along? | New York | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe war's end swung the pendulum back. Farmers continued to dislike DST, and many countries repealed it after the war. Britain was an exception: it retained DST nationwide but over the years adjusted transition dates for several reasons, including special rules during the 1920s and 1930s to... |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e47 | What month and year were two neighboring cities in Minnesota on different time schedules? | May 1965 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe history of time in the United States includes DST during both world wars, but no standardization of peacetime DST until 1966. In May 1965, for two weeks, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota were on different times, when the capital city decided to join most of the nation by s... |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e48 | What state supported DST because it wanted to sell more potatoes? | Idaho | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe history of time in the United States includes DST during both world wars, but no standardization of peacetime DST until 1966. In May 1965, for two weeks, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota were on different times, when the capital city decided to join most of the nation by s... |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e49 | What company joined Clorox in funding the Daylight Saving Time Coalition in the 1980s? | 7-Eleven | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe history of time in the United States includes DST during both world wars, but no standardization of peacetime DST until 1966. In May 1965, for two weeks, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota were on different times, when the capital city decided to join most of the nation by s... |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e4a | What year was the extension to U.S. daylight savings proposed by the DST Coalition? | 1987 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe history of time in the United States includes DST during both world wars, but no standardization of peacetime DST until 1966. In May 1965, for two weeks, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota were on different times, when the capital city decided to join most of the nation by s... |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e4b | What year did the U.S. see standardization of DST outside of wartime for the first time? | 1966 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe history of time in the United States includes DST during both world wars, but no standardization of peacetime DST until 1966. In May 1965, for two weeks, St. Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota were on different times, when the capital city decided to join most of the nation by s... |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e52 | What percentage of Queensland voted against the daylight saving referendum in 1992? | 54.5% | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn 1992, after a three-year trial of daylight saving in Queensland, Australia, a referendum on daylight saving was held and defeated with a 54.5% 'no' vote – with regional and rural areas strongly opposed, while those in the metropolitan south-east were in favor. In 2005, the Sporting Goods... |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e53 | What was the name of Queensland's political party set up solely to support their particular DST arrangement? | Daylight Saving for South East Queensland | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn 1992, after a three-year trial of daylight saving in Queensland, Australia, a referendum on daylight saving was held and defeated with a 54.5% 'no' vote – with regional and rural areas strongly opposed, while those in the metropolitan south-east were in favor. In 2005, the Sporting Goods... |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e54 | In Australia, were rural or urban areas generally more strongly opposed to DST? | rural | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn 1992, after a three-year trial of daylight saving in Queensland, Australia, a referendum on daylight saving was held and defeated with a 54.5% 'no' vote – with regional and rural areas strongly opposed, while those in the metropolitan south-east were in favor. In 2005, the Sporting Goods... |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e55 | What member of Queensland Parliament was responsible for finally bringing the DST for South East Queensland referendum to a vote? | Peter Wellington | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn 1992, after a three-year trial of daylight saving in Queensland, Australia, a referendum on daylight saving was held and defeated with a 54.5% 'no' vote – with regional and rural areas strongly opposed, while those in the metropolitan south-east were in favor. In 2005, the Sporting Goods... |
56e7516237bdd419002c3e63 | What was the name of the organization that supported adding an additional hour to their clocks all year? | the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the UK the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents supports a proposal to observe SDST's additional hour year-round, but is opposed in some industries, such as postal workers and farmers, and particularly by those living in the northern regions of the UK."
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56e7516237bdd419002c3e64 | Joining farmers, what other kind of workers opposed SDST? | postal workers | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the UK the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents supports a proposal to observe SDST's additional hour year-round, but is opposed in some industries, such as postal workers and farmers, and particularly by those living in the northern regions of the UK."
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56e7516237bdd419002c3e65 | What regions of the United Kingdom were generally against SDST? | northern regions | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn the UK the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents supports a proposal to observe SDST's additional hour year-round, but is opposed in some industries, such as postal workers and farmers, and particularly by those living in the northern regions of the UK."
] |
56e753a737bdd419002c3e79 | What do Muslims call the month when they fast between sunup and sundown? | Ramadan | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn some Muslim countries DST is temporarily abandoned during Ramadan (the month when no food should be eaten between sunrise and sunset), since the DST would delay the evening dinner. Ramadan took place in July and August in 2012. This concerns at least Morocco and Palestine, although Iran ... |
56e753a737bdd419002c3e7a | What would DST delay if observed during the Muslim holy month? | the evening dinner | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn some Muslim countries DST is temporarily abandoned during Ramadan (the month when no food should be eaten between sunrise and sunset), since the DST would delay the evening dinner. Ramadan took place in July and August in 2012. This concerns at least Morocco and Palestine, although Iran ... |
56e753a737bdd419002c3e7b | What Muslim country continues to observe DST during Ramadan? | Iran | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn some Muslim countries DST is temporarily abandoned during Ramadan (the month when no food should be eaten between sunrise and sunset), since the DST would delay the evening dinner. Ramadan took place in July and August in 2012. This concerns at least Morocco and Palestine, although Iran ... |
56e753a737bdd419002c3e7c | When was Ramadan in 2012? | July and August | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nIn some Muslim countries DST is temporarily abandoned during Ramadan (the month when no food should be eaten between sunrise and sunset), since the DST would delay the evening dinner. Ramadan took place in July and August in 2012. This concerns at least Morocco and Palestine, although Iran ... |
56e7560200c9c71400d76fd0 | What year did Russia decide to never turn its clocks back? | 2011 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus. The plan generated widespread complaints due to the dark of wintertime morning, and thus was abandoned in 2014. The country ch... |
56e7560200c9c71400d76fd1 | What country other than Russia declared they'd stay in DST all year? | Belarus | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus. The plan generated widespread complaints due to the dark of wintertime morning, and thus was abandoned in 2014. The country ch... |
56e7560200c9c71400d76fd2 | Was Russia or Belarus first in their declaration? | Russia | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus. The plan generated widespread complaints due to the dark of wintertime morning, and thus was abandoned in 2014. The country ch... |
56e7560200c9c71400d76fd3 | Which season's dark mornings led to people complaining about the switch from DST? | winter | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus. The plan generated widespread complaints due to the dark of wintertime morning, and thus was abandoned in 2014. The country ch... |
56e7560200c9c71400d76fd4 | What year did Russia give up on the all-year DST and go back to Standard Time? | 2014 | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nThe 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus. The plan generated widespread complaints due to the dark of wintertime morning, and thus was abandoned in 2014. The country ch... |
56e757c000c9c71400d76fdb | Which group is more likely to support DST: urban workers or rural farmers? | urban workers | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nProponents of DST generally argue that it saves energy, promotes outdoor leisure activity in the evening (in summer), and is therefore good for physical and psychological health, reduces traffic accidents, reduces crime, or is good for business. Groups that tend to support DST are urban wor... |
56e757c000c9c71400d76fdc | If people have more daylight in the evenings, what season might see a rise in outdoor activity? | summer | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nProponents of DST generally argue that it saves energy, promotes outdoor leisure activity in the evening (in summer), and is therefore good for physical and psychological health, reduces traffic accidents, reduces crime, or is good for business. Groups that tend to support DST are urban wor... |
56e757c000c9c71400d76fdd | Would those in favor of DST argue that it causes people to use more electricity or saves energy? | saves energy | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nProponents of DST generally argue that it saves energy, promotes outdoor leisure activity in the evening (in summer), and is therefore good for physical and psychological health, reduces traffic accidents, reduces crime, or is good for business. Groups that tend to support DST are urban wor... |
56e7594900c9c71400d76ff6 | What major health risk do people who oppose DST say it increases? | heart attack | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nOpponents argue that actual energy savings are inconclusive, that DST increases health risks such as heart attack, that DST can disrupt morning activities, and that the act of changing clocks twice a year is economically and socially disruptive and cancels out any benefit. Farmers have tend... |
56e7594900c9c71400d76ff8 | What profession is more likely to want to repeal DST: farmers or shopkeepers? | Farmers | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nOpponents argue that actual energy savings are inconclusive, that DST increases health risks such as heart attack, that DST can disrupt morning activities, and that the act of changing clocks twice a year is economically and socially disruptive and cancels out any benefit. Farmers have tend... |
56e7594900c9c71400d76ff9 | What adjective would those against DST use to describe the energy savings touted by supporters? | inconclusive | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nOpponents argue that actual energy savings are inconclusive, that DST increases health risks such as heart attack, that DST can disrupt morning activities, and that the act of changing clocks twice a year is economically and socially disruptive and cancels out any benefit. Farmers have tend... |
56e7594900c9c71400d76ffa | What time of day do opponents of daylight savings believe is disrupted the most by the time shift? | morning | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nOpponents argue that actual energy savings are inconclusive, that DST increases health risks such as heart attack, that DST can disrupt morning activities, and that the act of changing clocks twice a year is economically and socially disruptive and cancels out any benefit. Farmers have tend... |
56e75c2d37bdd419002c3edb | Most people agree that a standardized schedule by DST is more practical than trying to do what in the morning on our own? | get up earlier | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCommon agreement about the day's layout or schedule confers so many advantages that a standard DST schedule has generally been chosen over ad hoc efforts to get up earlier. The advantages of coordination are so great that many people ignore whether DST is in effect by altering their nominal... |
56e75c2d37bdd419002c3edc | What electronic device might people work their schedules around instead of paying close attention to DST? | television | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCommon agreement about the day's layout or schedule confers so many advantages that a standard DST schedule has generally been chosen over ad hoc efforts to get up earlier. The advantages of coordination are so great that many people ignore whether DST is in effect by altering their nominal... |
56e75c2d37bdd419002c3edd | During what season is DST usually not observed because of the detriments of dark mornings? | winter | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCommon agreement about the day's layout or schedule confers so many advantages that a standard DST schedule has generally been chosen over ad hoc efforts to get up earlier. The advantages of coordination are so great that many people ignore whether DST is in effect by altering their nominal... |
56e75c2d37bdd419002c3ede | What indirect benefit of DST might cause some areas to observe it even though they don't get any direct benefits like cost or energy savings? | coordination with others | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nCommon agreement about the day's layout or schedule confers so many advantages that a standard DST schedule has generally been chosen over ad hoc efforts to get up earlier. The advantages of coordination are so great that many people ignore whether DST is in effect by altering their nominal... |
56e75e3b37bdd419002c3eff | What percentage of all electricity usage in the U.S. and Canada is from residential lighting? | 3.5% | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST's potential to save energy comes primarily from its effects on residential lighting, which consumes about 3.5% of electricity in the United States and Canada. Delaying the nominal time of sunset and sunrise reduces the use of artificial light in the evening and increases it in the morni... |
56e75e3b37bdd419002c3f00 | DST will reduce electricity use in the evening but increase it during what time of the day? | morning | [
"Daylight_saving_time\n\nDST's potential to save energy comes primarily from its effects on residential lighting, which consumes about 3.5% of electricity in the United States and Canada. Delaying the nominal time of sunset and sunrise reduces the use of artificial light in the evening and increases it in the morni... |
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