The first person to propose the modern system of daylight saving time was…

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: The first person to propose the modern system of daylight saving time was…

A A watchmaker
B An entomologist
C A farmer

George Vernon Hudson came up with the idea for daylight saving time because he was frustrated that dusk came so early in summer—it interfered with his evening bug-collecting rounds. In 1895, he went before the Royal Society of New Zealand and proposed a two-hour shift forward in October and a two-hour shift back in March. The learned society mocked the idea, saying it was confusing and unnecessary. New Zealand adopted daylight saving time in 1927.

The correct answer to this quiz is An entomologist.

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