J. G. Sandom ~ Author

September 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the September 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "Who were Theresa Robinson's parents?"  Every one of you got this one right.  It must have been too easy!  The correct answer was, "Bill and Anne Huntington, of the Texas Huntingtons."

Who were Theresa Robinson's parents?

0% Brandon and Mary Calvin, of the Massachusetts Calvins 0% Lain and Tabatha Vellacott, of the California Vellacotts 100% Bill and Anne Huntington, of the Texas Huntingtons 0% Jack and Else Shepherd-Barron, of the Miami Beach Shepherd-Barrons 0% Hugo Christopher Dancy Morris and Lady Jane Nash, of the Rhode Island Morris's

August 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the August 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "Where did Edward Marshall, Solomon Jennings and James Yeates begin their Walking Purchase?"  Only half of you got this one right.  The correct answer was, "Where the road from Pennsville meets Durham."

Where did Edward Marshall, Solomon Jennings and James Yeates begin their Walking Purchase?

0% Downtown Philadelphia 25.0% Pennsbury 50.0% Where the road from Pennsville meets Durham 0.0% A mile below Bethlehem 25.0% On the banks of the Delaware River near Bristol

July, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the July, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "Ben Franklin's coded journal was brought to Nick Robinson in a box of ..."  Almost 67% of you got this right.  The correct answer was, "Running Shoes."

Ben Franklin's coded journal was brought to Nick Robinson in a box of ...

16.7% Chocolates 0% Pigs' ears 16.7% Ball bearings 0% Flowers 66.7% Running shoes

June, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the June, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "What is the name of the hand grip of the Entered Apprentice?"  Great job!  Everyone who answered got this one right.  The correct answer was, "Boaz."

What is the name of the hand grip of the Entered Apprentice?

0% Seneca 0% Chango 100% Boaz 0% Enoch 0% Euclid

May, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the May, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "What did Ian Wilson of the Independence Park Service have dangling from the chain attached to his wallet?"  This was a tough one, but most of you got it right.  Great job!  The correct answer was, "A small Mason's square."

What did Ian Wilson of the Independence Park Service have dangling from the chain attached to his wallet?

0% A gold 4-leaf clover 0% His wedding band 14.3% His daughter's first tooth 57.1% A small Mason's square 28.6% A Phi Beta Kappa pin

April, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the April, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "What did the mysterious stranger from Egypt, who was accompanied by Rabbi Simon Nathan of Philadelphia, bring to Ben Franklin?"  Every single one of you who responded got this one right.  Well done!  The correct answer was, "The codex of an ancient Gospel."  That's right:  The Gospel of Judas!

What did the mysterious stranger from Egypt, who was accompanied by Rabbi Simon Nathan of Philadelphia, bring to Ben Franklin?

0% A brass lamp 0% A Treaty with the Barbary Pirates 0% A portrait by da Vinci 100% The codex of an ancient Gospel 0% An invention to create electricity

March, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the March, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "Where did the terrorist Ali Hammel plant his explosive device on the island of Lanzarote in the Canaries?"  One third of you got this one wrong!  The correct answer was, "In a jukebox featuring The Beatles."

Where did the terrorist Ali Hammel plant his explosive device on the island of Lanzarote in the Canaries?

0% In a Swiss timepiece 66.7% In a jukebox featuring The Beatles 0% In an ambulance 33.3% In a Venieri bulldozer 0% In a Swiss timepiece

February, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the February, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "What did the terrorist Ziad say El Aqrab had told him had been carried from India to Spain by the Muslim Almoravids?"  Only a handful of you were able to answer this question...but you all got it right!  Well done.  This one required some discerning reading.  The correct answer was, "The number zero (0)."  How fascinating that something so light to carry from the East should have had so great an impact on the West.

What did the terrorist Ziad say El Aqrab had told him had been carried from India to Spain by the Muslim Almoravids?

0% The date palm 100% The number zero (0) 0% A golden chalice 0% A bomb 0% The Koran

January, 2009, Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the January, 2009, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "What mathematical constant (often found in Islamic architecture) did Decker leverage to unravel the PC wallpaper used by El Aqrab in communicating with his agents?"  Only 50% of you got this one right.  It was a tough one!  The correct answer was, "The Golden Ratio (phi)."

What mathematical constant (often found in Islamic architecture) did Decker leverage to unravel the PC wallpaper used by El Aqrab in communicating with his agents?

0% Apery's constant 50% Archimedes' constant (pi) 0% Euler's constant 50.0% The Golden Ratio (phi) 0% Brun's constant

December 2008 Readers' Poll

Here are the results for the December, 2008, Readers' Poll.

The question was, "At thirteen, what did Algerian terrorist Ali Hammel become?" You all got this one right. Great work! The correct answer was, "A police informant."

At thirteen, what did Algerian terrorist Ali Hammel become?

0% A terrorist 100% A police informant 0% A murderer 0% An explosives expert 0% A Tuareg chief