On the eve of World War I, Britain was the largest colonial empire the world had ever seen. The Brit

On the eve of World War I, Britain was the largest colonial empire the world had ever seen. The British boasted that they had “an empire _____________”. A. on which the sun never rise B. on which the moon never set C. on which the sun never set D. on which the sun rarely set

The correct answer is:

C. on which the sun never set

This phrase was used to describe the vastness of the British Empire, which spanned so many territories across the globe that the sun was always shining on at least one of them at any given time.