October 25, 2023
During the French Revolution of the late 1700s, only about a third of Franceās population could read and write the French language. One-third could not even speak it, many using the Occitan language of southern France.
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France: A History Quiz
What French woman was arrested for wearing menās clothing? What French landmark was supposed to last only 20 years?
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Oct 24
Whose Walk of Fame star is on a wall, not the sidewalk? -
Oct 23
Why is a state in Paraguay named for Rutherford Hayes? -
Oct 22
What famously deadly animal isnāt so deadly after all? -
Oct 21
What sport is played in the Supreme Court building? -
Oct 20
Why were beavers parachuted into Idaho? -
Oct 19
How can a burglar break into a house using a photo? -
Oct 18
What industrialist poured money into promoting square dancing? -
Oct 17
How many people survived both atomic bomb attacks in Japan? -
Oct 16
Do cacti have leaves? -
Oct 15
What state had to change its postal abbreviation?