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