Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:

Sweden and Norway were a united country (1858) until they re-split in 1905.

Today's Question:

"The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel" is a poem in 17-syllable unrhymed iambic measure of 8 beats and is written in 24 books, one for each letter of the Greek alphabet. Who wrote it?  

(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, January 22, 2012; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html; http://readingthepast.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-post-from-julie-rose-author-of.html; http://images.vector-images.com; http://ottoladensack.blogspot.com/2012/01/indy-weekly.html; http://www.pladensack.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-durhams-indy-news.html)

Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack

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