Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

General History

1. How long, in days, was the year 46BC? 445 days; the longest year in human history. It had three extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar as preparation to make his new Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year.
2. According to the 1516 Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, what are the only ingredients allowed in beer? Water, barley & hops, although yeast was also used but not stated.
3. Who was the first woman to die in an aviation-related incident? Sophie Blanchard (a balloonist who died in 1812)
4. In what year was the Battle of Lepanto? 1571
5. In 1800, the capital of the USA was transferred to Washington DC from which city? Philadelphia
6. The War of Jenkins’ Ear (a term coined by British historian Thomas Carlyle), 1739-1748, between Britain and Spain, was fought where? Caribbean

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2024.