Taylor Kingston wrote:

Guy Macon http://www.guymacon.com/ wrote:

Taylor Kingston wrote:

Guy Macon http://www.guymacon.com/

New Mexico was named during the 1500s. The country
called Mexico came into being hundreds of years later in 1821.

I don't understand why the name New Mexico would be used before
there was an "old" Mexico. England came before New England, Spain
before New Spain (i.e. Mexico), France before New France (i.e.
Quebec), Guinea before New Guinea, Wales before New South Wales, etc.
How could there be a "new" Mexico without an older Mexico (not
necessarily the country now called Mexico) preceding it?

The older Mexico was Mexico city, capital of what was then
New Spain.

Then in fact Mexico *_is_* the correct answer to this question.
Whether the older Mexico in question is a city, a country, or a tuna
sandwich is irrelevant. The question becomes merely a semantic cheapo.
Perhaps if you phrased it as "What country was New Mexico named
after?" then you would have something. But as "What was New Mexico
named after?", the answer is simply "Mexico."

Excellent point. Add one to your "Correct" tally -- it isn't fair
saying that you are incorrect when the wording of the question is
flawed. I will change the wording in the future.

[16] Who is buried in Grant's tomb?

Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia.

Incorrect.

You sure about that? To mention just one source, the World Book
Encyclopedia (1988 edition) says "Grant died on July 23, 1885 ... His
body lies in a tomb in New York City ... Mrs. Grant died in 1902 and
was buried at his side." Have they been exhumed since then?

Nope. The World Book Encyclopedia is wrong about his wife.
Grant and his wife were entombed, not buried. Grant's tomb i
s an above-ground structure and thus nobody can be "buried" in it.

Another semantic cheapo.

I respectfully disagree. By the time someone has gone through
the 15 previous questions, it should be obvious that these are
purposely constructed to be tricky questions. "Buried" and
"Entombed" have distinct meanings.

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Guy Macon
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