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

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


William S. Porter used the pen name O. Henry.

Today's Question:


Where, specifically, would you find the islets of Langerhans?




Ha, I know this one. The islets of Langerhans are located in the human pancreas.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 14, 2012; http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/; http://sarahblogenglish.blogspot.com/2010/11/o-henry.html)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia.

Today's Question:


What was William S. Porter's pen name?


Spoiler alert-----William S. Porter was the writer known as O. Henry.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 13, 2012; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer: 


The non-sports duo that is honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame is Bud Abbot and Lou Costello. (note: they are featured there due to the popularity of the, "Who's on first..." skit but are not members)

Today's Question:


What is the current name of the country once known as Rhodesia?


I don't know this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 12, 2012; http://baseballhall.org/; http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/whosonfirst.asp; http://en.over-blog.com/Abbott_And_Costello_biography-1228321794-art91016.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nti08LWtxJI&feature=fvwrel)




Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The country we call Egypt is known as Misr by its natives.

Today's Question:


What non-sports duo is honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame?


Interesting question.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 11, 2012; http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/egypt.htm; http://funfunpics.blogspot.com/2010/05/multi-perspective-view-of-egypt.html)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The organs of Egyptian mummies were stored in canopic jars.

Today's Question:


What it the English name for the country known by its locals as Misr?


Honestly I don't know this answer.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 10, 2012; http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_si/nmnh/mummies.htm; http://canopic-jars.50webs.com/)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Dublin is the European capital through which the River Liffey flows.

Today's Question:


What is the name for the jars used to preserve the organs of Egyptian mummies?



The jars they used were called canopic jars.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 9, 2012; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/340343/River-Liffey; www.traveljournals.net)



Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Sherlock Holmes was described as a potential roommate this way:

His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors. 

Today's Question:




Through which European country does the Liffey River run.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 8, 2012; http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm; http://xuitlacoche.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-even-sherlock-holmes-could-find-god.html)


Otto and Trish Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The order of insect who's name literally translates to scaly-winged is Lepidoptera.

Today's Question:


His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors. Who was being described as a potential roommate?




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 7, 2012; http://bugguide.net/node/view/57)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack
 

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The Nimzovich defense is a chess strategy.

Today's Question:


What term for a certain order of insect literally means, "scaly-winged" ?



I do not know this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 6, 2012; http://www.soszynski.btinternet.co.uk/sccc/nimzo.html; http://womenchess.fide.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=248)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:

Marcel Proust coined the phrase, "rememberance of things past".

Today's Question:

In what pastime would you use the Nimzovich defense?

I do not know this but would guess it is a chess strategy.

(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 5, 2012; http://www.chick.net/proust/question.html; http://www.secondactive.com/2009/08/mindfulness-exercise-read-marcel-proust.html)

Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The Foramen Magnus (great hole) is located at the base of the skull.

Today's Question:


Who coined the phrase, "rememberance of things past" ?


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 4, 2012; http://translation.babylon.com/english/Foramen%20magnum/; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/47973/View-of-the-base-of-the-human-skull-showing-the)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Wales is also known as Cymru by its natives.

Today's Question:


Which of these statements best describe the location of the Foramen Magnum? At the base of the skull, above the entrance to the Roman Coliseum, at the terminus of the femoral artery, at the pinnacle of a hypostyle, in a blunderbuss.


My Latin is sub par so I'm stumped on this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 3, 2012; http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110409092903AAQuJef; www.readwrite.co.uk)  


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead co-authored the 3 volume work, Principia Mathematica.

Today's Question:


What is the English name for the country natively known as Cymru?


I do not know this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 2, 2012; http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1950/russell-bio.html/; http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whitehead/; http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/principia-mathematica/; http://numero57.net/2012/02/02/on-this-deity-the-death-of-bertrand-russell/; www.philosophy-index.com/whitehead)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack

Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The most recognized last name of Michaelangelo is Buonarroti.

Today's Question:


True or false: Bertrand Russel was the sole author of Principia Mathematica.


I do not know this one but the question leads me to think the answer is "no."


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, July 1, 2012; www.webexhibits.org)


Otto and Patricia Ladensack