Yesterday's Answer

Yesterday's Answer:

Mary Wollstonecraft, the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Men," in response to Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France". 

Thank You!

Thank you to all who've shown an interest in this page. My schedule has changed such that I need to put this on hold for a while. Have a nice day,

                                                Otto

(Source: American Mensa, email transmission, August 14, 2012)

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


St. Augustine's (Florida), is the oldest, continuously occupied city, founded by European settlers, in the continental United States. 

Today's Question:


Name the woman, who in response to Edmund Burke's, "Reflections on the Revolution in France," wrote, "A  Vindication of the Rights of Men" and later gave birth to Mary Shelley, the author of "Frankenstein".


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 13, 2012; http://www.oldcity.com/; http://www.atlantamagazine.com/travel/Story.aspx?id=1334265)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Eliza crossed the Ohio River, with her child in her arms, by hopping from one ice cake to another.

Today's Question:


Name the oldest continuously occupied city, settled by Europeans, in the continental United States, and the state in which it is located.



My guess would be New Amsterdam (New York City) in New York, but that's just a guess. 


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 12, 2012; http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/utc/; http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Eliza-Crossing-the-Ice-Floes-of-the-Ohio-River-to-Freedom-Uncle-Tom-s-Cabin-Stowe-Posters_i4055198_.htm?AID=646608408)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The ethnicity of Cleopatra is Greek.

Today's Question:


What body of water did Eliza cross by leaping barefoot from one ice cake to the next with her child in her arms in, Uncle Tom's Cabin?


I have yet to read this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 11, 2012; http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/cleopatra.html; http://www.elmhurst.edu/~susanss/childlit2002/schweigert/AncientEgypt.html)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer: 


James Baldwin wrote, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," and, "Giovanni's Room"?

Today's Question:


What was Cleopatra's ethnicity? 


I think Liz Taylor was white so... ...just kidding  :)


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 10, 2012: http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/baldwin.asp; http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/james-baldwin/about-the-author/59/)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The word "Tesseract", a fourth dimensional conception of a cube, was coined by mathematician, Charles H. Hinton and was popularized in a children's book by author, Madeleine L'Engle.

Today's Question:


Who wrote, "Go Tell It On The Mountain," and, "Giovanni's Room."


I don't know this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 9, 2012; http://images.yourdictionary.com/tesseract; http://www.eldritchpress.org/chh/h6.html; http://www.madeleinelengle.com/madeleine-lengle/; http://joysom.com/Opus%20II.htm)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer: 


The Sagrada Familia is located in Barcelonia, Spain.

Today's Question:


What word was coined by mathmetician Charles H. Hinton and popularized by a children's book by Madeleine L'Engle.


I don't know.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 8, 2012; http://echostains.wordpress.com/tag/sagrada-familia/; http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/106.Madeleine_L_Engle)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer: 


The names of the countries of Bolivia, the Philippines and Rhodesia were each derived from the name of someone relevant to their colonization or independence.

Simon Bolivar

Philip II of Spain

Sir Cecil John Rhodes

Today's Question:


Name the city and country where the Sagrada Familia is located.


Haven't a clue.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 7, 2012; http://albaciudad.org/wp/index.php/2012/07/natalicio-simon-bolivar/; http://www.historicalportraits.com/Gallery.asp?Page=Item&ItemID=167&Desc=King-Philip-II-of-Spain-%7C-Alonso-Sanchez--Coello,-Follower-of-; http://www.nndb.com/people/844/000060664/)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Dressage is the systematic and progressive training of riding horses to execute any of a wide range of maneuvers from the simplest to the most difficult and complex.

Today's Question:


What feature do the names of Bolivia, the Phillipines, and Rhodesia have in common?


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 6, 2012; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/171419/dressage; http://www.theequinest.com/2008-olympic-eventing-pictures-dressage/)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Most calibers of pistol ammunition are center fire.

Rim fired (left) and Center fired (Right) Ammunition

Today's Question:




What is the eight-lettered French term for the equine discipline, often exhibited in competitions, that is defined in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica as the "systematic and progressive training of horses to execute precisely any of a wide range of maneuvers."



Well I am stumped on this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 5, 2012; http://hellinahandbasket.net/?p=8137; http://www.britannica.com/)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




In ordinal numbers, the Hundred Years War started in the 14th century.

Today's Question:




True or False, most calibers of pistol ammunition are center fire.




This one is true. The .22 and I believe the .25 are rimfired while the rest are fired by hitting the primer in the center of the round.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 4, 2012; http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/battles-timeline-one-hundred-years-war.htm; http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/100years.htm)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




In ordinal numbers, the Hundred Years War started in the 14th century.

Today's Question:




True or False, most calibers of pistol ammunition are center fire.




This one is true. The .22 and I believe the .25 are rimfired while the rest are fired by hitting the primer in the center of the round.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 4, 2012; http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/battles-timeline-one-hundred-years-war.htm; http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/100years.htm)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:






Russia's highest military award, which translates as The Order of Victory, is a platinum and ruby star that is encrusted with diamonds.

Today's Question:




Give the century, in ordinal numbers, in which the Hundred Years War occurred.




Don't know this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 3, 2012; http://www.russian-medals.net/chkord3.htm; http://ehistory.osu.edu/middleages/hundredyearswar/battles.cfm)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Hebrew is the language from which we ultimately derive the words: Satan, cinnamon, seraph, bedlam and sapphire.










Today's Question: 




Name the country who's highest military award translates at The Order of Victory and is a diamond-encrusted, five-pointed platinum and ruby star.

(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 2, 2012; http://www.etymonline.com/; http://www.ask.com/wiki/Red_star)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The country known as Sverige by its locals, is the country called Sweden, in English.

Today's Question:




Name the language from whence we ultimately derive the words, "Satan," "cinnamon," "sapphire," "bedlam," and "seraph?"




I don't know this one. I know bedlam is from the name of an old mental institution in England. If I had to guess this one I'd go with German because English is Germanic in origin. This is a "stab in the dark," though.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, August 1, 2012; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sverige; http://www.sweden.se/; http://bpstorybook.wordpress.com/category/sweden/)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The capital of Australia is known as Canberra.

Today's Question:




What is the English name for the country known as Sverige by its locals?




Sounds Scandinavian to me but anything further would be a guess.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 31, 2012; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html; http://www.canberra.com.au/; http://www.cityimage.net/category/australia-and-pacific/canberra/)




Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The books, "Typee," "Omoo," "White-Jacket," and "Mardi," were written by Herman Melville.

Today's Question:




Which country's capital is known as Canberra.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 30, 2012; http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/melvillebio.html; http://mhpbooks.com/books/bartleby-the-scrivener/)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




New Hampshire is the state whose license plate reads, "Live Free or Die."

Today's Question: 




Who authored the books: "Typee", "Omoo", "White-Jacket", and "Mardi"?




I haven't a clue on this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 29, 2012; http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo/emblem.html; http://chereemoore.blogspot.com/2011/06/live-free-or-die.html)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The Gideons and the International Bible Society (Biblica) are known for placing Bibles in hotels/motels.

Today's Question:




Which American state's license plate bears the motto, "Live Free or Die"?




I used to see this when I lived in New York State and am pretty sure the state was Pennsylvania.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 28, 2012; http://www.gideons.org/; http://www.biblicadirect.com/?SSAID=288294&gclid=CKLX6_iCvrECFROd7QodQFEAsw; http://www.adultsatfbco.com)




Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The Immaculate Conception was declared an official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century. 

Today's Question:




Name either of the 2 organizations most known for placing Bibles in motel/hotel rooms.




I know of the Gideons--you're bound to glance at one sooner or later.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 27, 2012; http://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/maryc3a.htm; http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm; http://bfhu.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/where-does-the-bible-say-mary-did-not-sin/; www.gideons.org)




Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Tolstoy's, War and Peace begins, "Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Bonapartes. But I warn you, if you don't tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies perpetrated by that Antichrist..."?

Today's Question:


Give the century, in ordinal numbers, in which the Immaculate Conception was declared an official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.




I do not know this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 26, 2012; http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/; http://books.google.com/books/about/War_and_Peace.html?id=2goK4HJO2VkC; http://arts.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8543,-10104692161,00.html)


Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The Bells of St. Mary's was a sequel to the film, Going My Way.

Today's Question:




What novel begins, "Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Bonapartes. But I warn you, if you don't tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies perpetrated by that Antichrist..."?




I do not know this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 25, 2012; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037536/; http://elvuitbruit.blogspot.com/2012/05/bells-of-st-marys-1945.html; www.imdb.com/title/tt0036872; www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/17th.html)


Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The winged staff entwined by two snakes that symbolizes the medical profession is called a caduceus.

Today's Question:




Which film was The Bells of St. Mary's a sequel to?




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 24, 2012; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/88007/caduceus; http://www.light-weaver.com/free/mandalas4.html)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Before British money was decimalized, 240 pence equaled 1 pound.

Today's Question:




The medical profession is often symbolized by a winged staff with two serpents wrapped around it. What is the eight-letter word for it?




I can't recall this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 23, 2012; http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/british-money.html; http://www.bizlife.rs/vesti/vest/33748/Britancima-plata-traje-tek-17-dana.html)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack 

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




William Caxton was the first printer in England.

Today's Question:




Before British money was decimalized, how many pence were in a pound?




I don't know this one.




(Sources: American Mensa, July 22, 2012; http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caxton_william.shtml; http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/224298/enlarge)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Ireland was formerly known as Hibernia.

Today's Question:




Who was the first printer in England?




That's a tough one for me.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 21, 2012; http://www.unrv.com/provinces/hibernia.php; www.davidrumsey.com; www.coinfacts.com)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




Aurore Dudevant's pen name was George Sand.

Today's Question:




What is today's name for the country once known as Hibernia?




I do not know this one with certainty but colonial coinage marked the name Hibernia was brought to America by Irish settlers so my guess would be that Ireland was once named as such.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 20, 2012; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/521896/George-Sand; http://www.iperceptive.com/authors/george_sand_quotes.html)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The left and right hepatic arteries supply blood to the liver.

Today's Question:




What was Aurore Dudevant's pen name?




I don't know.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 19, 2012; http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hepatic+artery; www.cpmc.org/advanced/liver/patients/topics/liver-cancer-profile.html)




Otto & Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:




The Nile River flows from South to North.

Today's Question:




Which organ do the left and right hepatic arteries supply with blood?




I do not know this one but because Hepatitis wrecks havoc on the liver it would be my guess that it is that organ. 




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 18, 2012; http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/nile_river.shtml; http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1923.html)




Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Lev Bronstein is better known as Leon Trotsky.

Today's Question:


In what direction does the Nile flow?


I believed it flows north into the Mediterranean but the fact that they are asking makes me doubt.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 17, 2012; http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/trotsky_leon.shtml; http://neurosurgerycns.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/editor-choice-the-death-of-leon-trotsky/)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


According to the King James' version of the Bible, Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Today's Question:


What is Lev Bronstein's better known name?


Search me.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 16, 2012; http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/; http://www.summaryofchristianity.com/; http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Search+me)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The islets on Langerhans are located inside the pancreas.

Today's Question:


According to the King James version of the Bible, what did Adam and Eve sinfully eat?


I'm not bothering to answer such a universally known question.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 15, 2012; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/329670/islets-of-Langerhans)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack