Cologne had me worried for a while there... What dubious records link Novaya Zemlya Island and Halifax?
Explosions? A famous munition ship collision in Halifax Nova Scotia and underground nuclear testing in Novaya Zemlya?
All yours. The 'dubious' record bit was that the Halifax explosion in 1917 was, and still is, the largest man-made, non-nuclear explosion ever - whereas the Novaya Zemplya explosion in 1961 was, and still is, the largest man-made, nuclear explosion ever.
Cheers BB. A great friend of mine was born and brought up in Halifax Nova Scotia so I knew about that. The nuclear testing I have to confess was supplied by Google! Which native of Walsall put his honeymoon on a small boat to good use?
I believe that Jerome K. Jerome came originally from Walsall, so did he get the idea for 'Three men in a boat' whilst in a boat on honeymoon ?
He certainly did. Spent it on a small boat on the Thames. Later he wrote what I think is one of the funniest books I've read - the Hampton Court maze, the Stilton cheese, Uncle Podger hanging a picture, the German comic song etc - so over to you Cologne.
Cheers Theo. Sticking to a literary theme - which country has the highest number of authors per head of population. By that I mean the percentage of the population to have had books published ? Predictably they also have the highest number of bookshops per thousand people.
Very good guess Yorkie but not the Vatican. In the country I am thinking of one in ten people will become a published author at some time - according to present statistics.
That's the one BB. Iceland has more authors per head of population than any other country - if you are born there you have a 10% chance of publishing a book. As you say AK must have been asleep. Over to you.
Yes - the country’s 3 branches of Government are split between Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. Over to you.
