March 6, 2007

The Ignoramus' Quiz No.32

1. Which two sports did King James II of Scotland ban because they were distracting his subjects from practicing archery?

2. What is the name for rain or snow that evaporates before hitting the ground?

3. The Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish nationalist organisation, first commissioned John Phillip Holland to develop what?

4. 'Fat Man' - the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki - is named after whom?

5. Which legendary country singer was nicknamed 'The Hillbilly Shakespeare'?


For the answers, please visit: ten things i didn't know until last week.

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