What country was the main source of the straw hats which became popular in the 18th and 19th century among gold seekers and work crews on a major canal being dug at the time?
The ans is - Ecuador
In the first half of the 18th century in Great Britain, what drug became so popular, particularly in London, that several laws were passed trying to restrict its use?
Which 19th century book has been everything from inspiration to source of intriguing speculation for writers and thinkers from Robert Graves and James Joyce to Sigmund Freud and Camille Paglia?
Which place, used by Russians in 1814 to bombard Paris, became a popular entertainment area in the 19th and 20th centuries, outside the city limits, free of Paris taxes (and where the local nuns made wine)?
