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The King William's College 2004 Quiz
A UK college creates an annual quiz for their students. Here's the Questions and Answers from a previous year, if you want to get an idea of just what sort of esoterica you're seeking.
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Well, when I learned history theexact dates ans such were not my forte. I did actually answer an essay that composed a full test with only one year.. and that wrong. But still got 5+ of 6 points for the proper analysis of how the events went and what they caused. I think such thing is much more important that trivia type questions as given above.
In a way it is strange how much information is searchable... and how the action of searching the web has taken over. Back when younger we were supposed to LEARN the history...:)
Yes, but information retrieval is a necessary means to learning. Think of it this way: Back in the day,
(1) I probably never would have learned about this quiz because it's an esoteric test found in England.
(2) Even if I *had* learned about it, I never would have bothered to learn about the answers because it would have been too time-consuming to research.
Two of the main reasons I search through Google and read Slashdot is to learn. Praise be to the power of the Internet!
9) What is the best material for covering Natalie Portman?
Saran wrap?
I suppose the English language equivalent would be, "Nobody knows everything. But, everyone knows something. You don't have to know, you just have to know who knows."