Born in Wales, Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) left school at age 13 and never went to college. Yet in the 19th century, he propounded a theory of evolution similar to Darwin's.
Today's Question:
Give the English name for the country once known as Norge.
The name immediately made me think of Norway but I do not consciously know this answer.
(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, February 18, 2012; http://wallacefund.info/; http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_14; http://quintadelmochuelo.blogspot.com/2010/05/alfred-russell-wallace.html)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
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