International Date Line

Test your knowledge about the International Date Line with these 15 questions.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the International Date Line?

  1. A line of longitude at 180 degrees
  2. A line of longitude at 0 degrees
  3. A line of longitude at 90 degrees east
  4. A line of longitude at 90 degrees west
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens when you cross the International Date Line?

  1. You gain a day
  2. You lose a day
  3. Nothing happens
  4. You change time zones
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What happens when you cross the International Date Line from west to east?

  1. You gain a day
  2. You lose a day
  3. Nothing happens
  4. You change time zones
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the date on one side of the International Date Line when it is January 1st on the other side?

  1. December 31st
  2. January 2nd
  3. January 3rd
  4. January 4th
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the date on one side of the International Date Line when it is December 31st on the other side?

  1. January 1st
  2. January 2nd
  3. January 3rd
  4. January 4th
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the longest day of the year on one side of the International Date Line?

  1. June 21st
  2. June 22nd
  3. June 23rd
  4. June 24th
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the shortest day of the year on one side of the International Date Line?

  1. December 21st
  2. December 22nd
  3. December 23rd
  4. December 24th
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the time difference between two places on opposite sides of the International Date Line?

  1. 12 hours
  2. 24 hours
  3. 36 hours
  4. 48 hours
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the island that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. Kiritimati
  2. Tonga
  3. Samoa
  4. Hawaii
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the country that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. Kiribati
  2. Tonga
  3. Samoa
  4. Hawaii
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the city that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. Pago Pago
  2. Apia
  3. Nuku'alofa
  4. Honolulu
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the airport that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. Pago Pago International Airport
  2. Apia International Airport
  3. Nuku'alofa International Airport
  4. Honolulu International Airport
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the time zone that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. UTC+12
  2. UTC-12
  3. UTC+13
  4. UTC-13
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the meridian that is located on both sides of the International Date Line?

  1. 180th meridian
  2. 179th meridian
  3. 181st meridian
  4. 178th meridian
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that established the International Date Line?

  1. Treaty of Tordesillas
  2. Treaty of Greenwich
  3. Treaty of Washington
  4. Treaty of Versailles