Question 1·Multiple choice
On a 'GMT' watch, what do the letters GMT stand for?
- A.Greenwich Maritime Timer
- B.General Master Time
- C.Greenwich Mean TimeCorrect answer
- D.Global Meridian Time
The story behind it
Greenwich Mean Time is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, on longitude 0°. On a GMT watch, an extra hand points to a second time zone on a 24-hour scale while the main hands show local time.