ROUND 4: HISTORY - Synchronize your watches
In this round we'll give you the date and the place, AND we'll
tell you what happened... and all you have to do is tell us the
time of day when it happened, within the margin we indicate.
Feel free to give us either the time here in Toronto, or the
local time where the event happened, but you must tell us
which you're giving. For example, you might say "7:45 PM,
Toronto time" or "12 noon, Spanish time."
1. December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack begins.
Within 45 minutes, when was the first bomb dropped?
Hawaiian time - 7:55 AM (accept 7:10 - 8:40 AM) (*)
Toronto time - 1:25 PM (accept 12:40 - 2:10 PM)
(*) This mark indicates that the time difference between
Toronto and the relevant place would be different today.
This need not be mentioned unless someone notices and asks.
2. January 17, 1991, in Baghdad: Operation Desert Storm begins.
Within one hour, again, when was the first bomb dropped?
Baghdad time - 2:38 AM (accept 1:38 - 3:38 AM)
Toronto time - 6:38 PM (accept 5:38 - 7:38 PM) (on January 16)
3. April 14, 1912, 300 miles southeast of Newfoundland: the Titanic
strikes an iceberg and begins to sink. Within one hour, when was
the collision?
ship's time - 11:40 PM (accept 10:40 PM - 12:40 AM) (*)
Toronto time - 10:07 PM (accept 9:07 - 11:07 PM)
4. July 20, 1969, in Houston: Mission Control, along with much of the
world, sees and hears Neil Armstrong take "one small step" onto the
lunar surface. Within 45 minutes -- what time in Houston, or what
time in Toronto?
Houston time - 9:56 PM (accept 9:11 - 10:41 PM)
Toronto time - 10:56 PM (accept 10:11 - 11:41 PM)
5. September 28, 1972, in Moscow: Team Canada faces off against the
Soviet Union for the deciding eighth game in the famous hockey
series -- a game that would be won by Paul Henderson's goal with
34 seconds remaining. Within one hour, what was the scheduled
starting time of the game?
Moscow time - 7:30 PM (accept 6:30 - 8:30 PM) (*)
Toronto time - 12:30 PM (accept 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
6. August 31, 1997, in Paris: Princess Diana is one of three people
fatally injured in a high-speed car crash. What was the time of
the crash, within 90 minutes?
Paris time - 12:25 AM (accept 10:55 PM - 1:55 AM)
Toronto time - 6:25 PM (accept 4:55 - 7:55 PM) (on August 30)
7. November 11, 1918, in France: the armistice to end the fighting
in World War One is signed. This actually happened at around
half past the hour, but for the sake of simplicity and convenience,
a time that was exactly on the hour was officially recorded.
What was that recorded time, within one hour? You can use the
time zone on either side of the front, or Toronto time.
French time - 5 AM (accept 4 - 6 AM) (*)
German time - 6 AM (accept 5 - 7 AM)
Toronto time - midnight (accept 11 PM - 1 AM)
8. November 22, 1963, in Dallas: President John F. Kennedy is fatally
shot. Within 75 minutes, when were the shots fired?
Dallas time - 12:30 PM (accept 11:15 AM - 1:45 PM)
Toronto time - 1:30 PM (accept 12:15 - 2:45 PM)
9. May 21, 1927, at Le Bourget, near Paris: Charles Lindbergh lands
his plane after a nonstop solo flight of more than 33 hours from
New York's Roosevelt Field. Within 90 minutes, when was that?
Paris time - 10:22 PM (accept 8:52 - 11:52 PM) (*)
Toronto time - 5:22 PM (accept 3:52 - 6:52 PM)
10. October 17, 1989, at Loma Prieta ("pree-EH-ta"), California:
an earthquake happens, of magnitude 7.1. 60 miles away in San
Francisco and Oakland, the damage includes a huge fire in the
Marina District and the collapse of the Cypress Freeway. Within
75 minutes, when was the quake?
California time: 5:04 PM (accept 3:49 - 6:19 PM)
Toronto time: 8:04 PM (accept 6:49 - 9:19 PM)