Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. On a standard analog clock, both the hour and minute hands point straight up at 12:00 am.
   True
2. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, many people relied on printed morning newspapers as a primary way to learn about national and world events at the start of the day.
   True
3. You are watching a live morning news show at 7:00 am in New York. The presenter says it is already late morning in their city. Which city fits this timing best?
   London
4. On a bright, cloudless morning you drive east to work and find the low sun uncomfortably glaring off cars and the road. Which type of eyewear is most effective for reducing this glare while driving?
   Polarized sunglasses
5. Espresso beans and regular coffee beans come from completely different plant species that are not used interchangeably.
   False
6. You want to add one very quick habit to your morning routine to feel a bit more alert without changing your whole schedule. Which simple action is most often recommended by health professionals?
   Drink a glass of water soon after waking
7. You have been feeling groggy in early morning meetings and want to adjust your routine using what is known about circadian rhythms. Which habit is most likely to help you feel naturally more awake within the first hour or two of the day?
   Open the curtains soon after waking to get daylight
8. During a morning trivia quiz, you are asked which US television network airs the breakfast show "Good Morning America." What should you answer?
   ABC
9. You are building a feel good morning playlist and want to include a classic song by The Beatles that celebrates a new day. Which track should you add?
   "Here Comes the Sun"
10. If it is sunrise in New York, it is already later in the same day in London.
    True
11. "Morning Edition" is the name of a long running nightly sports program on ESPN.
    False
12. Arrange these steps to prepare a simple pour over coffee for a morning drink, from first to last.
    Correct order: Boil the water → Grind the coffee beans → Place the filter and grounds in the dripper → Pour hot water over the grounds in stages → Serve the brewed coffee
13. For most healthy adults, regularly sleeping only about five hours per night is considered sufficient for long term health as long as they drink coffee to feel alert in the morning.
    False
14. You have a long morning of meetings and want a breakfast that is most likely to keep you full and focused until lunchtime. Which choice best fits nutrition advice for sustained morning energy?
    Oatmeal with nuts and Greek yogurt
15. A friend in Paris tells you they are enjoying early sunrises and warm mornings in late June. Another friend says their late June mornings at the same time of year are dark and cold. In which city is that second friend most likely living?
    Sydney
16. You feel groggy immediately after waking at 6:00 am and wonder how to time your coffee for better morning alertness based on research about cortisol and caffeine. Which approach best reflects that advice?
    Hydrate and wait about an hour before your first coffee
17. You are preparing a display about how people reliably woke up for early morning factory shifts during the industrial era. Which innovation most directly allowed individuals to set their own wake up time without relying on others?
    Mechanical alarm clock
18. Your company is redesigning lighting in an office where many employees start work early in the morning and leave in the late afternoon. To support alertness early in the day while helping protect evening sleep once they go home, which lighting strategy best matches circadian science?
    Use bright, blue enriched light in the first half of the morning and shift to warmer, dimmer light later in the workday.
19. You schedule a live online seminar for 9:00 am in London in mid March and want it to feel like a morning event in several cities. In which of these cities will viewers actually be watching in the evening local time?
    Tokyo