The Clocks Trivia Quiz

Answer: London, England

The Clock Tower is about 316 feet (96 meters) tall, and is one of the most famous landmarks in London, the capital city of England. The Great Bell inside the tower whose chimes mark the hour is called Big Ben, but sometimes the entire clock or tower is called by this nickname.

Answer: Grandfather clock

Grandfather clocks keep time with a long pendulum that swings back and forth. They usually stand from six to eight feet (1.8-2.5 meters) tall. Timepieces that look like grandfather clocks, but are a little shorter are called grandmother or granddaughter clocks.

Answer: Wake up on time

If you set your alarm clock before you go to sleep at night, it will wake you up at a certain time with a buzzing noise or something similar. This helps to make sure that you get to school on time! Some alarm clocks, called clock radios, can be set to wake you by playing the radio at a certain time.

Answer: Add one hour

In the Northern Hemisphere, Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) lasts from spring until fall. When it begins, you move your clocks ahead by one hour so that the sun sets later and the afternoon is longer. Making daylight last longer can help save energy, since you don't need to use as many artificial lights during the day.

Answer: Roman

Can you count in Roman numerals, the number system that was used in ancient Rome? The Roman numerals on a clock (one through twelve) look like this: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII. The numbers we normally use, like 1, 2, and 3, are called Arabic numerals.

Answer: Hit you

"Clock" is a slang word for a person's face, or getting hit in the face. If someone "cleans your clock," you've been punched in the face or beaten up. Clock cleaning isn't always so violent, though; it can also involve getting beaten in a sports game or other competition.

Answer: One

"Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, Hickory dickory dock."

"Hickory Dickory Dock" is a very old nursery rhyme that can help kids learn to tell time. The earliest known version is in a book from 1744 called "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book." (Did you know? Hickory is a kind of tree that grows hickory nuts.)

Answer: Cuckoo clock

Cuckoo clocks usually hang on the wall. They are often made in the shape of a little house, and there's a small door for the cuckoo bird to pop out and announce the time with its chirps. The Black Forest in Germany is famous for its carved, wooden cuckoo clocks.

Answer: It shows the time with numbers, not hands

An analog clock lets you know what time it is by pointing its hands at the numbers: the big hand points to the minutes, and the little hand points to the hour. If it is twelve o'clock, an analog clock would have both of its hands pointed straight up; a digital clock would show you that it was 12:00.

Answer: Perfectly, there were no problems

"Clockwork" is what you call the mechanisms and gears inside a clock or watch that keep it running. Whenever something works like clockwork, it goes just as it was supposed to and there weren't any unexpected problems. You can also depend on something that is like clockwork, because it's sure to happen just like it always does.