Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 17, 1973
January 16, 1973
January 18, 1973
Transcript:
Peppermint Patty sits at her desk in school. She says, "This is some test." Peppent Patty reads, "Who was Cyril Fox? Discuss briefly the bronze age."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty continues to read, "Who were the beaker people? Who was Cassivellaunus? Who was Cunobelin? What were the causewayed camps?<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty looks closely at the test.<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty shouts, "It's guessing time!"<BR><BR>
valheru almost 13 years ago
I know one of those questions.
LadyBlanc almost 12 years ago
In the words of Calvin, “All I ask for is a smoke grenade, a gas mask and a helicopter!”
Zoomydid over 7 years ago
Pretty wide-ranging test, and strangely all about ancient Britain, considering it’s an American school…
ootey about 7 years ago
The Thing sez, “It’s clobberin’ time!” Patty and I say, “It’s guessing time!”
thepinkbaroness about 4 years ago
Wow, I don’t know any of these.
zodal almost 3 years ago
Cyril Fox : English archaeologist and museum director at the National Museum of Wales
Bronze age: historic period, approximately 3300 BC to 1200 BC, that was characterized by the use of bronze, in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.
Beaker people: named after the inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the very beginning of the European Bronze Age
Cassivellaunus: was a British military leader who led the defence against Julius Caesar’s second expedition to Britain in 54 BC.
Cunobelin: was a king in pre-Roman Britain from about AD 9 until about AD 40.
causewayed camp: A type of Neolithic settlement in southern Britain, visible as an oval enclosure surrounded by concentric ditches that are crossed by several causeways.