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How well do you know your world history?
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William Laughlin
David Colloby,
Yes, it was still in use.
The last person to be executed by guillotine in France was Hamida Djandoubi on September 10, 1977.
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Feb 5, 2025 1:28PM

mikeyparry
11 / 15. I should have done better!
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Sep 12, 2024 3:47PM

William Laughlin
Alan Conyard,
It is not a myth.
In ancient Roman architecture, vomitoria were designed to provide rapid egress for large crowds at amphitheatres and stadia, as they do in modern sports stadia and large theatres.
The word does not mean a place to vomit food. It is an egress.
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Jul 30, 2024 2:45PM

William Laughlin
David Colloby,
The last time France used the guillotine was on September 10, 1977, when Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian migrant worker, was executed in Marseille for the torture and murder of his girlfriend, Elisabeth Bousquet. The execution was bloody and unpleasant, and came at a time when capital punishment was already being debated in France.
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Jul 30, 2024 2:41PM

David Colloby
The guiottine was still on the statute books but I dont believe it was in use
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Jun 27, 2024 11:48AM
Ilias Tsiabardas
I can see that many of us got the Vomitorium wrong 12/15
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Feb 25, 2024 7:34PM

JRW
Jetty Newnham, vomitorium existed. But they were not for vomiting. They were hallways that allowed people to leave quickly. Or to 'spew' forth.
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Feb 3, 2024 5:57AM

Jetty Newnham
I got the vomitorium question wrong. I'm sure it's for existing.
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Jan 20, 2024 6:03PM

Alan Conyard
14/15 got the vomitorium question wrong. Hadn’t realised it is a myth, but will check.
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Dec 10, 2023 2:37AM

Stephen Huskisson
David Roy, She wasn't that old.
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Dec 9, 2023 4:34PM

billyboy915
lucky57,
Vomitoria are a series of entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman amphitheater or theater.
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Nov 24, 2023 6:10AM

David Roy
Lawanta , yep!!! 😁😁
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Nov 9, 2023 1:47PM

Lawanta
David Roy, I'm sure you mean 1952 😉
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Jul 26, 2023 3:27PM
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