Astronomy current events question: "spring forward..."

Astronomy 210L, Spring Semester 2010
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

National Institute of Standards & Technology, "When Does Daylight Saving Time/Standard Time Begin?," March 2, 2009
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/85787567.htmll

At 2:00 AM on Sunday morning, March 14, clocks should be set __________ by one hour such that an hour is __________.
(A) forward; "lost."
(B) back; "gained."
(C) (There will be no daylight saving time for 2010.)
(D) (Daylight saving time already continues from last year.)

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 50 students
(B) : 13 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 0 students