QUESTION 234

Modern X was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, whose shift work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and made him aware of the value of sunlight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour X, and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch,he followed up in an 1898 paper. Many publications incorrectly credit X's invention to the prominent English builder and outdoorsman William Willet, who independently conceived X in 1905 during a pre-breakfast ride, when he observed with dismay how many Londoners slept through a large part of a summer day.




Blue:Countries that follow X
Orange: Countries that no longer follow X
Red: Countries that have never used X

                                                                         

What is X that is being talked about here?

WEEKLY SCOREBOARD

• Okay, now starting from Friday, 7th May, 2010, I will introduce a weekly scoreboard.

• The scoreboard will be refreshed every week..

• For every correct answer, you get 10 and if it's partly correct, you get 5.

• The scoreboard starts from question 231.

• So, get cracking! :D