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1. The mysterious Spring-heeled Jack (1837-1838) was a malicious prankster responsible for terrifying residents on the periphery of London with his ability to 'jump 20 feet in the air' and ‘belch forth blue and white flames’. According to the Oxford DNB who was (and remains for some) the chief suspect?
Answer = Henry de la Poer Beresford, Marquess of Waterford
2. “In the spring-time, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain
When is the earliest evidence of the word spring-time in the Oxford English Dictionary?
Answer = 1495
3. A piece of art synonymous with spring-time is Botticelli’s renaissance masterpiece Primavera which shows ‘Venus as a symbol of spring being adorned with flowers by the Graces’. What year does the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) on Oxford Reference give for its completion?
Answer = A) c.1480
1. The mysterious Spring-heeled Jack (1837-1838) was a malicious prankster responsible for terrifying residents on the periphery of London with his ability to 'jump 20 feet in the air' and ‘belch forth blue and white flames’. According to the Oxford DNB who was (and remains for some) the chief suspect?
Answer = Henry de la Poer Beresford, Marquess of Waterford
2. “In the spring-time, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain
When is the earliest evidence of the word spring-time in the Oxford English Dictionary?
Answer = 1495
3. A piece of art synonymous with spring-time is Botticelli’s renaissance masterpiece Primavera which shows ‘Venus as a symbol of spring being adorned with flowers by the Graces’. What year does the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) on Oxford Reference give for its completion?
Answer = A) c.1480
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