Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (mother of Margaret of Anjou) holding the traditional panier d’ hérisson (hedgehog basket), a symbol of their hedgehog lineage.
I think this proves conclusively that Margaret of Anjou was descended from a hedgehog. There was a corruption in the French MSS tradition confusing swans and hedgehog later, since the French word for hedgehog (hérisson) and the French word for swan (cygne) look very similar.
So @OtherMichael, now you can clearly see that Margaret of Anjou was descended from a hedgehog, and my previous crankiness was fully justified by the facts.
So THAT’S Chris Wood’s objection to Sophie Okonedo playing the role … she is far too attractive to be believable as Margaret of Anjou. Seriously. Just look at that cartoon image of MoA. SpongeBob SquarePants is more attractive.
The results would probably worse, but then it’s not important from the Americas (or down-under, this is a reply for @JonS, too) to know such details.
A quiz with questions about the US would also result in an abysmal hit rate in the EU
The US currently consists of 50 states.
The members of the United States House of Representatives are directly elected by the citizens of each state.
Puerto Rico is a state of the US.
But from within the EU the three original statements should be common knowledge - if asked “how many member states has the EU?” I wouldn’t know the answer offhand, but the statement “28 members?” Yes, fits, I read and heard this multiple times. Same with Switzerland - it is nearly impossible not to hear or read about Swiss/EU quarrels on a biweekly basis if one does not live under a rock.
Puerto Rico is a territory, not a state. They’re citizens, and use U.S. dollars, but have no representation in Congress.
Also, a better question #2 would be to ask if the President of the U.S. is directly elected. Anyone who hasn’t heard of the Electoral College at this point doesn’t deserve to vote.
Was he the guy invited by Kim Jong Un for North Korea’s party last year celebrating “the 50th anniversary of defeating the Japanese in WWII, all by themselves”?
They are the band/art collective, yes. Their work has dealt with issues around authoritarianism and various kinds of ideology that support it since the 1980s, so getting a chance to perform in one of the most authoritarian states still in existence was probably too much to resist… and of course, they’ll have a documentary about it coming out soon.
Come to think of it, the performance there coincided with their 30th anniversary.
I could see Romeo & Juliet too… Piggy as the love-smitten drama queen. Dr. Honeydew as the potion-mixing Friar Laurence. Fozzie would be PERFECT as Kermit/Romeo’s joke-slinging wingman Mercutio.
