How Many Countries Can You Match to the Correct Time Zone?

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How Many Countries Can You Match to the Correct Time Zone?
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Time can be tricky, and it gets even trickier when you go international. Can you match these countries to their correct time zone? Find out with this HowStuffWorks quiz!
Which time zone is observed in Hong Kong?
HKT
CEST
EAST
BRT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Hong Kong observes Hong Kong Time (HKT) all year round with no Daylight Savings Time. They are 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Which of these time zones is within the United States?
PST
BRT
WGST
IST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

PST, or Pacific Standard Time, is a time zone that can be found on the westernmost part of the US. It is also known as UTC-7.

__________ is a time zone of Australia.
KRAT
NZST
AEST
PKT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Australian Eastern Standard (EAST) is observed on the Eastern part of Australia in winter. It is 10 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Which of these time zones is within Mexico?
HAST
KRAT
CST
EET
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

CST, or Central Standard Time, is used in Mexico. It is one of 3 time zones within the country.

________ is a time zone in Canada.
GMT
CEST
TJT
EST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Eastern Standard Time is the time zone of most of eastern Canada. It's used in the cities of Toronto and Quebec.

Which of these time zones is observed in Costa Rica?
CST
WGST
SAST
PST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Costa Rica's time zone is abbreviated CST, for Costa Rica Time. Its time zone is UTC-6.

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__________ is the time zone of New Zealand.
NZST
MSK
AFT
SRET
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

New Zealand uses the time zone NZST or New Zealand Standard Time. The country observes Daylight Savings Time, or NZDT.

What is the time zone of Germany?
MST
CEST
AWST
GMT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The time zone of Germany is CEST or Central European Standard Time. A number of other European countries are within this time zone.

Which of these time zones is observed in Peru?
PET
EEST
SAMT
PST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

PET is the abbreviation for Peru Time. This time zone, observed in Peru, is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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What is a time zone of the United Kingdom?
EASST
JST
EST
GMT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The UK observes GMT, or the Greenwich Mean Time Zone during most of the year. However, the country observes daylight savings time from March to October. During those months the time zone is British Summer Time (BST).

Which of these time zones is observed in India?
IST
HKT
ART
WEST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

India Standard Time (IST) is used throughout India. It is 5:30 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

________ is observed in Iceland.
NZST
CST
JST
GMT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Iceland observes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). It has no Daylight Savings Time or UTC/GMT offset.

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Which of these time zones are observed in Brazil?
IRST
GST
VET
BRT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

BRT is Brasilia Standard Time. It is UTC-3. Amazon Time (AMT), which is UTC-4, is also observed in Brazil.

Which is a time zone of Ukraine?
EEST
CST
WAT
HOVT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Eastern European Summer TIme (EEST) is observed by Ukraine. It is a Daylight Savings Time time zone that is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Thailand observes which time zone?
JST
ICT
EST
NZST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Thailand observes Indochina Time (ICT) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +7 hours.

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Which is a time zone of Saudi Arabia?
EST
AST
TAHT
NZDT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Saudi Arabia observes Arabian Standard Time (AST) all year. They do not observe daylight savings time.

Which of these time zones are observed in Russia?
MSK
KRAT
ANAT
All of the above
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Russia is vast and observes more different time zones than any other country on earth. These include Moscow Standard Time (MSK), Krasnoyarsk Time (KRAT), and Anadyr Time (ANAT).

What is the time zone of Morocco?
GMT
EST
WEST
JST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Morocco observes Daylight Savings Time. From March to October their time zone is Western European Summer Time (WEST).

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Which of these time zones is observed in Mongolia?
HOVT
BST
JST
EST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Mongolia Hovd Time (HOVT) is observed. So is Ulaanbaatar Time (ULAT).

_______ is observed in Japan.
JST
IST
CLIST
WGST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Japanese Standard Time (JST) is observed in Japan. There is no Daylight Savings Time in Japan and its UTC/GMT offset is +9 hours.

Which time zone is observed in Ethiopia?
EST
JST
EAT
GMT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Ethiopia observes Eastern Africa Time (EAT). There is no Daylight Savings Time and their UTC/GMT offset is +3 hours.

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Which time zone is observed in Greenland?
WGST
CST
BRT
BST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Most of Greenland observes Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) from March to October. During this portion of the year, its UTC/GMT offset is -2 hours.

__________ is observed in Pakistan.
EASST
MSK
PKT
WEST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Pakistan observes Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +5 hours.

Which of these is a time zone of Papua New Guinea?
CST
GMT
JST
PGT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Papua New Guinea observes Papua New Guinea Time (PGT) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +10 hours.

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The time zone of Nigeria is:
CST
WAT
PKT
ICT
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Nigeria observes West Africa Time (WAT) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +1 hour.

Which of these is a time zone of Italy?
MKT
GMT
PKT
CEST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Italy observes Central European Summer Time (CEST) from March to October. Its UTC/GMT offset is +2 hours.

Which of these is a time zone of the Philippines?
CST
PHT
JST
EST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Philippines used Philippine Time (PHT) throughout the year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +8 hours.

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Kazakhstan observes which time zone?
ALMT
CST
GMT
JST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This country observes Alma-Ata Time (ALMT) all year long in the east. Western Kazakhstan observes Oral Time (ORAT).

Which of these time zones is observed in Egypt?
VLAT
GST
CDT
EET
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Egypt observes Eastern European Time (EET) all year. Their UTC/GMT offset is +2 hours.

Which of these is a time zone of Indonesia?
CEST
WIB
WGST
EST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Some Indonesian states observe Western Indonesian Time (WIB) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +7 hours.

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What is the time zone of Seychelles?
SCT
GST
PDT
AEST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Seychelles observes Seychelles Time (SCT) all year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +4 hours.

What is the time zone of South Korea?
KST
CEST
GMT
IST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

South Korea observes Korea Standard Time (KST) throughout the year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +9 hours.

______ is observed in South Africa.
SAST
GMT
EST
NZST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

South Africa Standard Time (SAST) is observed in South Africa. Daylight Savings Time is not observed and their UTC/GMT offset is +2 hours.

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What time zone is observed in the Netherlands?
CEST
JST
AST
EST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Netherlands observes Central European Summer Time (CEST) from March to October every year. Its UTC/GMT offset is +2 hours.

What time zone is observed in Puerto Rico?
GMT
AST
CEST
NZST
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Puerto Rico, the US territory, observes Atlantic Standard Time (AST) all year. The UTC/GMT offset is -4 hours.

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