Walls are such a feature of everyday life that it's easy to forget they're there sometimes. How much do you know about them?
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We asked you five questions all about walls. Here are the answers!
How many times better than normal would your eyesight have to be to see the Great Wall of China from the Moon? About 17,000 times. Although the claim’s been made for nearly three centuries that a man on the Moon could see the Wall, simple maths shows that this is nonsense – given that the Wall is a maximum of nine metres (30ft) wide, it’d be the equivalent of beingRead more...
The City of London has 108 Livery Companies, many of them tracing their history back to the trade and craft guilds of the Middle Ages, others rather more recent. How much do you know about them?
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We asked you five questions about the City of London’s 108 Livery Companies, descendants of the mediaeval guilds. Here come the answers!
How many of the 108 companies have a direct connection with leather? Two, four, six or eight? Six – Leathersellers, Girdlers, Saddlers, Cordwainers, Curriers, Glovers. More tenuously you could add Upholders (upholsterers), Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, and Loriners (see the answer to Q.5 below!) What did the members of the Worshipful Company of Curriers originally do for a living? Blend spices TreatRead more...
Five questions about Mexico – Quick Quiz answers
We asked you five questions all about Mexico. Here are the answers!
Mexico’s official name is Estados Mexicanos Unidos, or United Mexican States. How many federal states are there? 31, plus the Federal District of Mexico City. Which Mexican state is the home of tequila? Jalisco. The city of Tequila is in Jalisco State, and officially tequila may only be produced in that state and parts of five others. In 1986 Mexico became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup for a secondRead more...