15 questions about historical events, the origin of words and even evil spirits. Check your horizons

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Answer what was unusual in the uniform of the English police officers of the 19th century and why bald slaves were invited to the ancient theater.

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In the 19th century, the uniform of the police in England was similar to that of ordinary people. What attribute was unusual for our time then worn by constables? (7 letters)

Collar.

It was needed to protect the throat from the attack of the robbers-garrothers, who strangled their victims with a cord or rope, and then robbed.

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The ancient Greeks knew that alcohol abuse was not good. For each symposium (a fun feast where they drank wine), a special manager was invited - the symposiarch. His duties included overseeing the feast, but what else? (11 letters)

Dilution.

The Symposiarch determined how much the wine would be diluted with water. He also determined the number of cups that the symposium participants were allowed to drink.

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In the old days, the Eastern Slavs believed that kikimors - evil spirits in female guise - lived in the swamps. Sometimes kikimors married brownies and moved to them. Because of such a wife in the house supposedly began … What? (10 letters)

Mess.

The Kikimors were full of inventions: they made noise, prevented the owners of the house from sleeping, tangled threads, unbound things, threw garbage, and spoiled food. In a word, they played dirty tricks as best they could.

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In ancient times, in one of the theaters of Ionia, there was a special row of spectators, in front of which sat bald slaves. What kind of spectators were they? (9 letters)

One-armed.

It's about fighters who have lost a limb. The slaves were seated in front of them so that the warriors could applaud the actors, striking the slaves on the bald head.

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Who was originally called "chauffeur"? (7 letters)

Fireman.

The name of the profession comes from the French word chauffeur - "stoker, stoker." Previously, steam engines drove along the roads, in the furnace of which it was necessary to throw firewood or coal.

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In the XII-XIII centuries in England, some knights were required to pay certain sums of money to the treasury as tax. What was it introduced to? (8 letters)

Cowardice.

Money was collected from knights who did not want to fight for the king in the war and risk their lives and health.

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The poet Alexei Surkov wrote the poem "In the Dugout" in the fall of 1941. Later, the composer Konstantin Listov put the lines to the music - and the famous patriotic song turned out. True, the Soviet censorship soon imposed an unspoken ban on it. For what? (12 letters)

Decadence.

The lines "It's not easy for me to reach you, / And to death - four steps" censorship considered too pessimistic. They were demanded to be deleted and replaced by others, to "push" death aside.

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If the wind speed of a tropical storm exceeds 60 kilometers per hour, it is given a name. This tradition originated at the beginning of the 20th century. During World War II, American military forecasters began to name hurricanes. Whom? (4 letters)

Mother-in-law / wife.

So forecasters hinted at a violent feminine disposition. After the war, the US National Weather Service compiled an alphabetical list of simple female names that began to be given to natural phenomena.

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Japanese scientist Nakaya Ukichiro has created a unique collection of photographs. They became the backbone of the museum, which is now located in ice caves on the island of Hokkaido. It is interesting that each exhibit is unique here, never duplicated. We are talking about a museum of what? (8 letters)

Snowflake.

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Before the appearance of serfdom in Russia, peasants could pass from one master to another. They were hired for work in the spring, "for Yegoriy", and received payment in the fall. What word appeared because of this in the Russian language? (11 letters)

Podzmitit.

That is to deceive, to cheat. The Day of Saints Kozma and Demyan used to be considered the expiration date for agricultural transactions. On this day, the peasants received a payment from their owner, which was not always honest. This is where the verb originated.

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In 1717, a gift to Peter I was delivered to St. Petersburg from Germany - a unique globe-planetarium. It was a sphere over 3 meters in diameter. On its outer surface, a map of the Earth was depicted, on its inner surface, the starry sky. What was inside the globe? (6 letters)

Bench.

It was designed for 12 people. It is more convenient to observe the constellations while sitting.

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During the reign of Vladimir Monomakh, the unit of taxation was a lesson. The peasants brought the tribute due to be paid to a special place called … How? (6 letters)

Churchyard.

Special officials - tiuns - sat in the churchyards. They were engaged in calculating the tribute paid and determined the punishment for the debtors.

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The ancient Slavs believed that if you eat nine cones from the sacred willow, you can be protected from this. And in Poland there was such a belief: in order to find a thief, it was necessary to put the thing that this thief touched in the split aspen. Then the attacker, on the contrary, will not be protected from this. What it is? (9 letters)

Fever.

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In Russia, in 1872, special books were introduced for gymnasium students for daily recording of assigned lessons - a prototype of modern diaries. The books had separate columns for grading for academic performance, diligence, attention, behavior, and even for … What? (10 letters)

Neatness.

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The French queen Marie-Antoinette wore hairstyles almost a meter high. Hair for fixation was smeared with lard. When she went to bed, the queen put her head on a special pillow, and her hair was covered with a metal mesh. What was this mesh protecting from? (4 letters)

Mouse.

Such hairstyles were worn for at least a month, so it was important to protect them from rodents.

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The article uses questions from the "Field of Miracles" capital show.