Test of Time Trivia Quiz

Answer: water clock

The water clock, or clepsydra, was used by the ancients, in conjunction with the sundial, to track elapsed time. However, the water clock's accuracy is affected by temperature and fluid viscosity fluctuations. Modern water clocks are usually maintained in climate-controlled environments to preclude anomalies in time readings.

Answer: ante meridiem

The 12-hour clock, which is the commonly used term for 12-hour time format, is a method of measuring time of a day which is divided into two twelve-hour periods. The term 'ante meridiem' is Latin for 'before midday' and refers the first half of the 12-hour day.

The Latin phrase 'ante mortem' translates to 'before death'. The abbreviation p.m. is for the Latin phrase 'post meridiem' means 'after midday' and refers the second half of the 12-hour day.

Answer: horologist

The word 'horology' is derived from Greek and means 'the study of time'. A histologist studies microscopic animal and plant tissue and cells. A chronologist is a specialist in the science of organizing events by order of manifestation. An analogist is a person who analyzes ideas and seeks reasons from analogies.

Answer: time flees

The literal translation is 'time flees'; however, the English common form of the expression is 'time flies'. The first noted use of the phrase was found in the Roman poet Virgil's work, "Georgics".

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a multi-gifted polymathic thinker, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was also the first United States Postmaster General. The phrase is recorded in 'Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One', which Franklin published in 1748.

Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and John Jacob Astor were all extremely wealthy U.S. citizens.

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American Baptist minister and African-American civil rights movement leader. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In 1968, his life was ended by a sniper's bullet. King was only 39 years old. His assassin, James Earl Ray, died of complications related to hepatitis C in 1998.

Medgar Evers, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Jesse Jackson, Sr. were all prominent African-American civil rights movement activists.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and is considered to be one of the great American presidents. His powerful speech, the Gettysburg Address, is one of the most familiar to U.S. citizens and is deemed one of the most memorable speeches in American history. Lincoln's likeness appears on the U.S. penny, the US five dollar bill, and Mount Rushmore.

James Buchanan was the 15th U.S. President, Andrew Johnson was the 17th U.S. President, and Ulysses Grant was the 18th U.S. President.

Answer: Bottle

"Time in a Bottle" was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Other memorable songs that Croce released includes songs such as "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "You Don't Mess Around with Jim", "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)", "One Less Set of Footsteps", "I Got a Name", "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song", and "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues".

It was reported that the gifted singer/songwriter Jim Croce wrote this hauntingly lovely song after his wife told him she was carrying his child. Tragically, Jim Croce lost his life, at the age of 30, in a small chartered aircraft accident on September 20, 1973.

Answer: Pink Floyd

The song is the only track of the classic album "The Dark Side of the Moon" that credited all of the band's members. The single's version was released in February 1974. It has been covered by numerous musicians over the years, but, in my humble opinion, none match the power of the original.

Answer: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, which also referred to as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The clock face boasts a 43-meter (approximately 141 feet) diameter. It is stated that the clock is visible for a distance up to 25 kilometers (approximately 16 miles) away.