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Time in the USA

Do you have the time?
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Last updated: April 3, 2023
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1. Who runs the National Watch and Clock Library in Columbia, Pennsylvania?
Autodromo
Penn State University
The Mid-Atlantic Horology Society
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
2. What was the initial slogan used to promote Time magazine?
Time Moves Quickly
Take Time – It's Brief
Can You Spare the Time?
Lost Time is Never Found Again
3. The Standard Time Act of 1918 empowered what body to determine American time zones?
Western Union
The Cipher Bureau
The Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
4. Which of the following is not a ragtime song from the 1890s?
Maple Rag
Michigan Rag
La Pas Ma La
You've Been a Good Old Wagon But You Done Broke Down
5. Who is permitted to use daylight saving time in Arizona if they choose?
Casinos
Military bases
Native American communities
Churches and other places of worship
6. Does everybody know what time it is?
Tool Time
It's high time
A devil of a time
Time to tick tock
7. One O'Clock and Two O'Clock are summits in which state?
Utah
Vermont
California
Washington
8. What is the name of the artwork in New York city that used to show current local time to a tenth of a second, but now counts down the time until the earth's carbon budget is used up?
Pendulum
Metronome
Decadence
Deadbeat escapement
9. What can be found in Winnsboro, South Carolina?
The Veterans Watchmaker Initiative
The American Cuckoo Clock Museum
The oldest continuously running clock in the United States
The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors School of Horology
10. The largest clock face in the United States is on which building?
Pacific Honolulu
Philadelphia City Hall
Terminal Tower, Cleveland
Duquesne Brewery, Pittsburgh
11. The landmark clock outside the Kentucky State Capitol is principally made of what?
water
bones
flowers
laser beams
12. Mirabilis nyctaginea is a species of flowering plant indigenous to the central part of North America, and was used as a traditional medicine by the Pawnee. It has several common names, including:
Tick tock
Midnight balm
Wild four o'clock
Pink pocket watch
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Level 70
Mar 17, 2022
Really tough, interesting topic.