Melksham Quiz

[Ternigapp]

Section 11 Geography
3. How many islands is Venice?

Section 12 General Knowledge
14. What was the first paperback and in which year?

Thank you

[sarumite]

Built on a lagoon, Venice encompasses some 118 islands.

[Aquagility]

Venice is built on one hundred and seventeen small islands.

[Ternigapp]

Thanks for that, our copy of the Dictionary of the World just says 'numerous islands'.

[Aquagility]

14. Ariel: a Shelley Romance � Andr� Maurois 1935, Penguin.

[Ternigapp]

Thanks sarumite and Aquagility, I've spent today trying to fill in the gaps on this quiz before I post it!

[athenae]

so, is Venice built on .....


'some 118 islands

or

on 'one hundred and seventeen small islands'?


is there an online reference, please?

[sarumite]

The information ref 118 islands is shown within following site ... http://www.answers.com/Venice

[Ternigapp]

Thank you sarumite. Sorry for not getting back sooner but the boys needed the PC for their homework!

[Aquagility]

Google "Venice 117 islands" - you'll get 867,000 hits!

[slaney]

True-- more Google hits for 117, but mostly hotel/tourism sites .The reference sites mostly say 118.
Someone is going to have to volunteer to go out and count .....