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56e702456fe0821900b8ec88 | Daylight_saving_time | The practice has received both advocacy and criticism. Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and for other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming. Although some early proponents of DST aim... | What used to be the main draw on electricity? | {
"text": [
"incandescent lighting"
],
"answer_start": [
348
]
} |
56e702456fe0821900b8ec89 | Daylight_saving_time | The practice has received both advocacy and criticism. Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and for other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming. Although some early proponents of DST aim... | What industry having to do with shopping benefits from DST? | {
"text": [
"retailing"
],
"answer_start": [
87
]
} |
56e702456fe0821900b8ec8a | Daylight_saving_time | The practice has received both advocacy and criticism. Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and for other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming. Although some early proponents of DST aim... | In addition to entertainment events that take place after working hours, what profession might suffer because of DST? | {
"text": [
"farming"
],
"answer_start": [
270
]
} |
56e702456fe0821900b8ec8b | Daylight_saving_time | The practice has received both advocacy and criticism. Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and for other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming. Although some early proponents of DST aim... | Research on DST is uncertain because we aren't sure how it affects the use of what? | {
"text": [
"energy"
],
"answer_start": [
510
]
} |
56e708d0de9d37140006811c | Daylight_saving_time | DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software can often adjust clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of the dates and timings of DST may be confusing. | What can be affected by DST that might disrupt plans for a vacation? | {
"text": [
"travel"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
56e708d0de9d37140006811d | Daylight_saving_time | DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software can often adjust clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of the dates and timings of DST may be confusing. | When the clock on your laptop adjusts to DST without you resetting the clock, what is controlling the change? | {
"text": [
"Computer software"
],
"answer_start": [
153
]
} |
56e708d0de9d37140006811e | Daylight_saving_time | DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software can often adjust clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of the dates and timings of DST may be confusing. | What do jurisdictions sometimes change that mixes up DST dates and times? | {
"text": [
"policy"
],
"answer_start": [
214
]
} |
56e708d0de9d37140006811f | Daylight_saving_time | DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software can often adjust clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of the dates and timings of DST may be confusing. | What important part of daily life might be disturbed because of DST changing what time you go to bed? | {
"text": [
"sleep patterns"
],
"answer_start": [
137
]
} |
56e70ca06fe0821900b8ecac | Daylight_saving_time | Industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, and the coordination of mass transit, for example, usually remain constant year-round. In contrast, an agrarian socie... | What kind of societies usually follow a regular daily schedule year-round? | {
"text": [
"Industrialized"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e70ca06fe0821900b8ecad | Daylight_saving_time | Industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, and the coordination of mass transit, for example, usually remain constant year-round. In contrast, an agrarian socie... | What kind of societies rely on solar time and daylight that changes with the seasons? | {
"text": [
"agrarian"
],
"answer_start": [
306
]
} |
56e70ca06fe0821900b8ecae | Daylight_saving_time | Industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, and the coordination of mass transit, for example, usually remain constant year-round. In contrast, an agrarian socie... | In what part of the world is daytime shorter in winter and longer in summer? | {
"text": [
"North and south of the tropics"
],
"answer_start": [
505
]
} |
56e70ca06fe0821900b8ecb0 | Daylight_saving_time | Industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, and the coordination of mass transit, for example, usually remain constant year-round. In contrast, an agrarian socie... | What is the tilt of the Earth that causes solar time to change called? | {
"text": [
"axial tilt"
],
"answer_start": [
493
]
} |
56e71ec800c9c71400d76e67 | Daylight_saving_time | By synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of Standard Time (one hour "fast"), individuals who follow such a year-round schedule will wake an hour earlier than they would have otherwise; they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour earlier, and they will have available to them an ex... | How much earlier do people's routines happen because of daylight savings? | {
"text": [
"one hour"
],
"answer_start": [
53
]
} |
56e71ec800c9c71400d76e68 | Daylight_saving_time | By synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of Standard Time (one hour "fast"), individuals who follow such a year-round schedule will wake an hour earlier than they would have otherwise; they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour earlier, and they will have available to them an ex... | In which season is the policy of setting clocks ahead least practical? | {
"text": [
"winter"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
56e71ec800c9c71400d76e69 | Daylight_saving_time | By synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of Standard Time (one hour "fast"), individuals who follow such a year-round schedule will wake an hour earlier than they would have otherwise; they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour earlier, and they will have available to them an ex... | Does setting the clocks ahead add an hour of daylight before or after the normal workday? | {
"text": [
"after"
],
"answer_start": [
341
]
} |
56e71ec800c9c71400d76e6a | Daylight_saving_time | By synchronously resetting all clocks in a region to one hour ahead of Standard Time (one hour "fast"), individuals who follow such a year-round schedule will wake an hour earlier than they would have otherwise; they will begin and complete daily work routines an hour earlier, and they will have available to them an ex... | What is the schedule of time called when it is not daylight savings time? | {
"text": [
"Standard Time"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
56e720f137bdd419002c3d77 | Daylight_saving_time | While the times of sunrise and sunset change at roughly equal rates as the seasons change, proponents of Daylight Saving Time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical "nine-to-five" workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the nee... | What two sources of energy use do DST proponents say are reduced by the time change? | {
"text": [
"lighting and heating"
],
"answer_start": [
326
]
} |
56e720f137bdd419002c3d78 | Daylight_saving_time | While the times of sunrise and sunset change at roughly equal rates as the seasons change, proponents of Daylight Saving Time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical "nine-to-five" workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the nee... | What word describes the approximate rates at which sunset and sunrise change with the seasons? | {
"text": [
"equal"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
56e720f137bdd419002c3d79 | Daylight_saving_time | While the times of sunrise and sunset change at roughly equal rates as the seasons change, proponents of Daylight Saving Time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical "nine-to-five" workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the nee... | Do those who favor DST say people would rather have an extra hour of daylight before or after their usual workday? | {
"text": [
"after"
],
"answer_start": [
193
]
} |
56e720f137bdd419002c3d7a | Daylight_saving_time | While the times of sunrise and sunset change at roughly equal rates as the seasons change, proponents of Daylight Saving Time argue that most people prefer a greater increase in daylight hours after the typical "nine-to-five" workday. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the nee... | Is it the supporters or opponents of Daylight Saving Time who say it significantly reduces energy use? | {
"text": [
"Supporters"
],
"answer_start": [
235
]
} |
56e722d937bdd419002c3d8b | Daylight_saving_time | The manipulation of time at higher latitudes (for example Iceland, Nunavut or Alaska) has little impact on daily life, because the length of day and night changes more extremely throughout the seasons (in comparison to other latitudes), and thus sunrise and sunset times are significantly out of sync with standard worki... | What latitudes see more extreme changes in the length of their days and nights throughout the year? | {
"text": [
"higher latitudes"
],
"answer_start": [
28
]
} |
56e722d937bdd419002c3d8c | Daylight_saving_time | The manipulation of time at higher latitudes (for example Iceland, Nunavut or Alaska) has little impact on daily life, because the length of day and night changes more extremely throughout the seasons (in comparison to other latitudes), and thus sunrise and sunset times are significantly out of sync with standard worki... | What region of the earth sees little change in daylight from season to season? | {
"text": [
"near the equator"
],
"answer_start": [
411
]
} |
56e722d937bdd419002c3d8d | Daylight_saving_time | The manipulation of time at higher latitudes (for example Iceland, Nunavut or Alaska) has little impact on daily life, because the length of day and night changes more extremely throughout the seasons (in comparison to other latitudes), and thus sunrise and sunset times are significantly out of sync with standard worki... | How much impact does the times of daylight and night have on areas like Iceland or Alaska? | {
"text": [
"little"
],
"answer_start": [
90
]
} |
56e722d937bdd419002c3d8e | Daylight_saving_time | The manipulation of time at higher latitudes (for example Iceland, Nunavut or Alaska) has little impact on daily life, because the length of day and night changes more extremely throughout the seasons (in comparison to other latitudes), and thus sunrise and sunset times are significantly out of sync with standard worki... | Would observing Daylight Saving Time have a small or large effect on how light it is during the workday in areas at high latitudes? | {
"text": [
"small"
],
"answer_start": [
462
]
} |
56e722d937bdd419002c3d8f | Daylight_saving_time | The manipulation of time at higher latitudes (for example Iceland, Nunavut or Alaska) has little impact on daily life, because the length of day and night changes more extremely throughout the seasons (in comparison to other latitudes), and thus sunrise and sunset times are significantly out of sync with standard worki... | As compared to areas with lower latitudes, what kind of change do areas with high latitudes see in the length of day through the seasons? | {
"text": [
"extreme"
],
"answer_start": [
168
]
} |
56e7246337bdd419002c3d9f | Daylight_saving_time | Although 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. For example, Roman water cloc... | What kind of clocks did the Romans use? | {
"text": [
"water clocks"
],
"answer_start": [
310
]
} |
56e7246337bdd419002c3da0 | Daylight_saving_time | Although 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. For example, Roman water cloc... | What did the Romans call the third hour before sunrise? | {
"text": [
"hora tertia"
],
"answer_start": [
426
]
} |
56e7246337bdd419002c3da2 | Daylight_saving_time | Although 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. For example, Roman water cloc... | During the summer solstice, for how many minutes did hora tertia last for the Romans? | {
"text": [
"75"
],
"answer_start": [
591
]
} |
56e7246337bdd419002c3da3 | Daylight_saving_time | Although 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. For example, Roman water cloc... | What type of religious ceremonies are still observed according to the traditional, unequal time settings? | {
"text": [
"Jewish"
],
"answer_start": [
827
]
} |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebb | Daylight_saving_time | During 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 sunlight. This 1784 satire pro... | Who first published the proverb about waking up early and going to bed early to be "healthy, wealthy, and wise"? | {
"text": [
"Benjamin Franklin"
],
"answer_start": [
48
]
} |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebc | Daylight_saving_time | During 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 sunlight. This 1784 satire pro... | Which group of people did Franklin say would save candles by waking up earlier? | {
"text": [
"Parisians"
],
"answer_start": [
226
]
} |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebd | Daylight_saving_time | During 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 sunlight. This 1784 satire pro... | In what year did Ben Franklin write a satire suggesting firing cannons at sunrise to wake people up? | {
"text": [
"1784"
],
"answer_start": [
305
]
} |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebe | Daylight_saving_time | During 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 sunlight. This 1784 satire pro... | What kind of transportation network helped encourage keeping more exact schedules? | {
"text": [
"rail"
],
"answer_start": [
595
]
} |
56e726f600c9c71400d76ebf | Daylight_saving_time | During 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 sunlight. This 1784 satire pro... | In addition to cannon fire, what did Franklin suggest to act as Parisians' alarm clock? | {
"text": [
"ringing church bells"
],
"answer_start": [
387
]
} |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd1 | Daylight_saving_time | Modern 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 shift, and after considerable i... | What particular kind of scientist was George Hudson? | {
"text": [
"entomologist"
],
"answer_start": [
49
]
} |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd2 | Daylight_saving_time | Modern 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 shift, and after considerable i... | What did George Hudson spend time collecting when he wasn't working? | {
"text": [
"insects"
],
"answer_start": [
131
]
} |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd3 | Daylight_saving_time | Modern 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 shift, and after considerable i... | What year did Hudson first present his two-hour daylight saving theory to the Wellington Philosophical Society? | {
"text": [
"1895"
],
"answer_start": [
186
]
} |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd4 | Daylight_saving_time | Modern 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 shift, and after considerable i... | Some people believe it wasn't Hudson who created DST, but an Englishman by what name? | {
"text": [
"William Willett"
],
"answer_start": [
481
]
} |
56e7287e37bdd419002c3dd5 | Daylight_saving_time | Modern 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 shift, and after considerable i... | Who was the member of Parliament who brought a bill about Daylight Saving Time to the House of Commons in 1908? | {
"text": [
"Robert Pearce"
],
"answer_start": [
899
]
} |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddb | Daylight_saving_time | Starting 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 next year and the United Stat... | What year did Germany decide to try DST? | {
"text": [
"1916"
],
"answer_start": [
21
]
} |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddc | Daylight_saving_time | Starting 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 next year and the United Stat... | What is the German word for Daylight Saving Time? | {
"text": [
"Sommerzeit"
],
"answer_start": [
111
]
} |
56e7299137bdd419002c3ddd | Daylight_saving_time | Starting 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 next year and the United Stat... | What natural resource were Germany and Austria-Hungary trying to conserve by using DST? | {
"text": [
"coal"
],
"answer_start": [
144
]
} |
56e7299137bdd419002c3dde | Daylight_saving_time | Starting 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 next year and the United Stat... | What year did the United States get on board with DST? | {
"text": [
"1918"
],
"answer_start": [
337
]
} |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76ed9 | Daylight_saving_time | Broadly 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 during the Second World War. It b... | What event in the 1970s led more regions of North America to use DST? | {
"text": [
"energy crisis"
],
"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76eda | Daylight_saving_time | Broadly 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 during the Second World War. It b... | What country joined Canada, the UK, and Ireland in continuing to observe Daylight Saving Time after the war? | {
"text": [
"Ireland"
],
"answer_start": [
148
]
} |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76edb | Daylight_saving_time | Broadly 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 during the Second World War. It b... | Daylight Saving Time was used commonly during what war? | {
"text": [
"Second World War"
],
"answer_start": [
298
]
} |
56e72ba200c9c71400d76edc | Daylight_saving_time | Broadly 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 during the Second World War. It b... | Along with North America, what continent was affected heavily by the 1970s energy crisis? | {
"text": [
"Europe"
],
"answer_start": [
376
]
} |
56e72d4400c9c71400d76ee1 | Daylight_saving_time | Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals. For specific details, an overview is available at Daylight saving time by country. | Has the world seen many or few changes in the observation of DST? | {
"text": [
"many"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56e72d4400c9c71400d76ee2 | Daylight_saving_time | Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals. For specific details, an overview is available at Daylight saving time by country. | Countries might change their DST policy by enactments, adjustments, and what other type of policy changes? | {
"text": [
"repeals"
],
"answer_start": [
65
]
} |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee7 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 standard time, repeating that ho... | At what local time does the United States change the time? | {
"text": [
"02:00"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee8 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 standard time, repeating that ho... | Technically, how many hours does the day the time change happens have in the spring? | {
"text": [
"23"
],
"answer_start": [
192
]
} |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76ee9 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 standard time, repeating that ho... | In the fall, DST means one hour is repeated, which means the day is actually how many hours long? | {
"text": [
"25"
],
"answer_start": [
341
]
} |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76eea | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 standard time, repeating that ho... | At the time change to DST, what will a digital clock read just after 01:59:59.9? | {
"text": [
"03:00:00.0"
],
"answer_start": [
485
]
} |
56e72ec800c9c71400d76eeb | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 standard time, repeating that ho... | Daylight Saving Time is sometimes called summer time, but the clocks are actually moved forward in which season? | {
"text": [
"spring"
],
"answer_start": [
87
]
} |
56e7305b37bdd419002c3de5 | Daylight_saving_time | Clock 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. | During what part of the week is the time change most often scheduled? | {
"text": [
"weekend"
],
"answer_start": [
42
]
} |
56e7305b37bdd419002c3de7 | Daylight_saving_time | Clock 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. | What do we avoid disrupting by doing the time shift during days most people don't work? | {
"text": [
"weekday schedules"
],
"answer_start": [
83
]
} |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef1 | Daylight_saving_time | Coordination 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 zones do not shift at the sa... | Which time zone in Europe always has a one-hour lead on Central European Time? | {
"text": [
"Eastern European Time"
],
"answer_start": [
162
]
} |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef2 | Daylight_saving_time | Coordination 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 zones do not shift at the sa... | For one hour each spring, how far ahead of Pacific Time is Mountain Time in the United States? | {
"text": [
"two hours"
],
"answer_start": [
465
]
} |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef3 | Daylight_saving_time | Coordination 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 zones do not shift at the sa... | In 2008, what month and day did Western Australia change their clocks? | {
"text": [
"October 26"
],
"answer_start": [
745
]
} |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef4 | Daylight_saving_time | Coordination 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 zones do not shift at the sa... | At DST in the fall, how long does it stay the same time in both Pacific and Mountain time in the United States? | {
"text": [
"one hour"
],
"answer_start": [
194
]
} |
56e7334700c9c71400d76ef5 | Daylight_saving_time | Coordination 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 zones do not shift at the sa... | In addition to much of the state of Arizona, what U.S. state does not ever change their clocks for DST? | {
"text": [
"Hawaii"
],
"answer_start": [
826
]
} |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3def | Daylight_saving_time | Start 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 from the second Sunday in Ma... | What year did the European Union standardize their Summer Time? | {
"text": [
"1996"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df0 | Daylight_saving_time | Start 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 from the second Sunday in Ma... | European Summer Time begins in March and ends in what month? | {
"text": [
"October"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df1 | Daylight_saving_time | Start 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 from the second Sunday in Ma... | What act in the U.S. brought about the 2007 change in DST policy? | {
"text": [
"the Energy Policy Act of 2005"
],
"answer_start": [
419
]
} |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df2 | Daylight_saving_time | Start 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 from the second Sunday in Ma... | What government body is allowed to change the DST policy in the United States back to the dates observed from 1987 to 2006? | {
"text": [
"Congress"
],
"answer_start": [
577
]
} |
56e73e1137bdd419002c3df3 | Daylight_saving_time | Start 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 from the second Sunday in Ma... | Supporters of the November end to DST name what U.S. holiday as the justification for keeping the change through the end of October? | {
"text": [
"Halloween"
],
"answer_start": [
772
]
} |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3df9 | Daylight_saving_time | Beginning 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 Chile could therefore be five hou... | In the southern hemisphere, what aspect of DST is about the reverse of that of the northern hemisphere? | {
"text": [
"Beginning and ending dates"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfa | Daylight_saving_time | Beginning 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 Chile could therefore be five hou... | At what local time does Chile change their clocks for DST? | {
"text": [
"24:00"
],
"answer_start": [
209
]
} |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfb | Daylight_saving_time | Beginning 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 Chile could therefore be five hou... | What day of the week does DST begin and end in Chile? | {
"text": [
"Saturday"
],
"answer_start": [
136
]
} |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfc | Daylight_saving_time | Beginning 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 Chile could therefore be five hou... | In the Northern hemisphere's summer, what is the time difference between the UK and Chile? | {
"text": [
"five hours"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56e73fb737bdd419002c3dfd | Daylight_saving_time | Beginning 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 Chile could therefore be five hou... | During what season in the Southern hemisphere is there a three-hour time difference between mainland Chile and the United Kingdom? | {
"text": [
"summer"
],
"answer_start": [
343
]
} |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e03 | Daylight_saving_time | DST 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 and Africa generally do not obs... | Which part of Brazil observes Daylight Saving Time? | {
"text": [
"southern Brazil"
],
"answer_start": [
163
]
} |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e04 | Daylight_saving_time | DST 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 and Africa generally do not obs... | What part of Brazil does not observe DST? | {
"text": [
"equatorial Brazil"
],
"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e05 | Daylight_saving_time | DST 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 and Africa generally do not obs... | Which two continents that comprise a majority of the population worldwide don't observe DST? | {
"text": [
"Asia and Africa"
],
"answer_start": [
284
]
} |
56e7415337bdd419002c3e06 | Daylight_saving_time | DST 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 and Africa generally do not obs... | The lack of fluctuation in time for what daily event means regions of the world near the equator don't usually keep DST? | {
"text": [
"sunrise"
],
"answer_start": [
54
]
} |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efb | Daylight_saving_time | Daylight 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, sports, and tourism interests ha... | What leader said daylight saving gives people more "opportunities for the pursuit of health and happiness"? | {
"text": [
"Winston Churchill"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efc | Daylight_saving_time | Daylight 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, sports, and tourism interests ha... | What nickname have people in opposition to DST given it? | {
"text": [
"Daylight Slaving Time"
],
"answer_start": [
239
]
} |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efd | Daylight_saving_time | Daylight 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, sports, and tourism interests ha... | In addition to the evening entertainment industry, people from what industry often oppose daylight saving? | {
"text": [
"agricultural"
],
"answer_start": [
354
]
} |
56e7436700c9c71400d76efe | Daylight_saving_time | Daylight 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, sports, and tourism interests ha... | Traditionally, retailing, tourism, and what other industry have been in favor of DST? | {
"text": [
"sports"
],
"answer_start": [
288
]
} |
56e7436700c9c71400d76eff | Daylight_saving_time | Daylight 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, sports, and tourism interests ha... | Along with energy crisis, what other significant historical event led to countries adopting DST? | {
"text": [
"war"
],
"answer_start": [
484
]
} |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0b | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 National Bank. However, the oppos... | Which political supporter of Willett's proposal had already used the half-hour version of DST at Sandringham? | {
"text": [
"Edward VII"
],
"answer_start": [
178
]
} |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0c | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 National Bank. However, the oppos... | What was the name of the director of the Meteorological Office who opposed DST? | {
"text": [
"Napier Shaw"
],
"answer_start": [
430
]
} |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0d | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 National Bank. However, the oppos... | What year did Parliament first take a vote and decide against implementing daylight savings? | {
"text": [
"1909"
],
"answer_start": [
625
]
} |
56e7462d37bdd419002c3e0e | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 National Bank. However, the oppos... | Who was responsible for bringing a bill proposing DST to the U.S. House of Representatives? | {
"text": [
"Andrew Peters"
],
"answer_start": [
753
]
} |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f2f | Daylight_saving_time | After 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 May 1916. US retailing and m... | What industrialist from Pittsburgh campaigned strongly in favor of DST? | {
"text": [
"Robert Garland"
],
"answer_start": [
375
]
} |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f30 | Daylight_saving_time | After 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 May 1916. US retailing and m... | What year did the U.S. go to war, leading to wider acceptance of daylight savings? | {
"text": [
"1917"
],
"answer_start": [
459
]
} |
56e7480100c9c71400d76f31 | Daylight_saving_time | After 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 May 1916. US retailing and m... | What year did the United States finally adopt Daylight Saving Time? | {
"text": [
"1918"
],
"answer_start": [
529
]
} |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e29 | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 avoid clock shifts on Easter... | Which country continued to observe DST nationwide despite the fact that the war had ended? | {
"text": [
"Britain"
],
"answer_start": [
119
]
} |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2a | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 avoid clock shifts on Easter... | What spring holiday did Britain adjust its DST schedule around? | {
"text": [
"Easter"
],
"answer_start": [
314
]
} |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2b | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 avoid clock shifts on Easter... | After what year was daylight savings repealed in the U.S.? | {
"text": [
"1919"
],
"answer_start": [
384
]
} |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2c | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 avoid clock shifts on Easter... | What sport did President Wilson enjoy that made him not want to give up DST? | {
"text": [
"golf"
],
"answer_start": [
437
]
} |
56e74b9f37bdd419002c3e2d | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 avoid clock shifts on Easter... | What U.S. city kept observing DST to stay in sync with London, leading Chicago and Cleveland to follow along? | {
"text": [
"New York"
],
"answer_start": [
569
]
} |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e47 | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 starting Daylight Saving Time ... | What month and year were two neighboring cities in Minnesota on different time schedules? | {
"text": [
"May 1965"
],
"answer_start": [
133
]
} |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e48 | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 starting Daylight Saving Time ... | What state supported DST because it wanted to sell more potatoes? | {
"text": [
"Idaho"
],
"answer_start": [
570
]
} |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e49 | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 starting Daylight Saving Time ... | What company joined Clorox in funding the Daylight Saving Time Coalition in the 1980s? | {
"text": [
"7-Eleven"
],
"answer_start": [
447
]
} |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e4a | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 starting Daylight Saving Time ... | What year was the extension to U.S. daylight savings proposed by the DST Coalition? | {
"text": [
"1987"
],
"answer_start": [
535
]
} |
56e74de737bdd419002c3e4b | Daylight_saving_time | The 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 starting Daylight Saving Time ... | What year did the U.S. see standardization of DST outside of wartime for the first time? | {
"text": [
"1966"
],
"answer_start": [
124
]
} |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e52 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 Manufacturers Association an... | What percentage of Queensland voted against the daylight saving referendum in 1992? | {
"text": [
"54.5%"
],
"answer_start": [
140
]
} |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e53 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 Manufacturers Association an... | What was the name of Queensland's political party set up solely to support their particular DST arrangement? | {
"text": [
"Daylight Saving for South East Queensland"
],
"answer_start": [
446
]
} |
56e74ffe37bdd419002c3e54 | Daylight_saving_time | In 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 Manufacturers Association an... | In Australia, were rural or urban areas generally more strongly opposed to DST? | {
"text": [
"rural"
],
"answer_start": [
176
]
} |
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