Bantering
is a non-serious, very serious, conversation, usually between friends. The purpose of bantering may at first appear to be an offensive affront to the other person. However, people engaging in such a conversation are often signaling that they are comfortable enough in each others' company to be able to say such things without causing any offense while they are attempting to educate or good-naturedly challenge a friend's beliefs and understanding.For thousands of years most people have accepted as unquestionable and have diligently professed the religion of their parents; most people also follow in the political footsteps of their parents; and they associate with, vote and base their beliefs on the community within which they live, and they are convinced that the country of their birth is the greatest or the worst country in History. Problem:~ as long as they do so - progress and advancement dies.
A Bantering is designed to make the reader think. To make them question their beliefs, or challenge the accepted wisdom of the day, to look behind the words to assess how they were used to camouflage the truth in a way that would benefit the speaker who uses those words. A Bantering can at first be seen as offensive or whimsical, humorous or ridiculous; but the reader who is used to such challenges of their long held beliefs must read between the lines and try to find qualified fault with the writing, knowing that it is meant only to promote thought.
World Information
"It is impossible
for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for
their presentation is provided or available." Thomas Mann, 1896
What do you know about your World? Part II
A Little Bantering
1: What is the religion of the majority of the Semitic People:
2: Which feared enemy of the Roman Empire was actually a dwarf?
3: What was the religion of British Prime Minister Benjamin D'Israeli (1874 – 1880)?
4: Which English Monarch ended the African slave trade to North America, defeated Napoleon and unified the majority of the Indian Sub-Continent?
5: Which War Hero American President gave the name "Carpet Baggers" to American Jews?
6: Name the Australian Head of State.
7. Which Country is the smallest, yet possibly the most powerful, Country in the World?
8. Which large island is considered to be located upon two individual and separate Continents?
9. William Wallace and Robert the Bruce (of Brave Heart fame) were both descended from recent immigrant families; from which countries did their families emigrate to Scotland?
10. Name one person awarded the United States Medal of Honor in the last 100 years.
11. Name ten US "Comic Book Heroes".
12. What is the fastest animal on Earth?
13. Define an American "Redneck"?
14. Which Country produces the most Olive Oil?
15. What was the Nationality of the Man who invented Instant Noodles?
16. Who invented Pizza?
17. Who discovered Benzene and Electricity?
18. Who was first worshipped as "Lord of Lords, King of Kings, God of Gods, the Resurrection and the Life, the Good shepherd - the god who made men and women be born again"
19. The majority of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America were Anglican (or Episcopalian), how many of the States in the USA are majority Anglican/Episcopalian in 2009?
20. Name the only three Countries in the World where Judges are elected?
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