The definition given for theocracy (the head of state is a religious leader) would work for the UK too, wouldn't it? The British monarchs are the Supreme Governors of the Church of England.
In addition to the British monarchy, at least the Swedish and Danish monarchies would be covered by this definition (as would have Norway until 2012, but I understand Norway has now removed the King as head of the church). The Saudi Kings carry the title of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on which their temporal authority rests, so I think it is quite fair to say - particularly in a state ruled by Islamic law - that Saudi Arabia is a theocracy.
The brief definition is just too concise. In theocracy the head of state is in that position because of his religious role, not the other way round. The kings and queens became monarchs because of monarchic rules and the church leadership is just one of the roles attached to that role. As we saw in Norway, when the church role is removed, the head of state doesn't change. An opposite example is Cyprus under Archbishop Makarios III, who was a democratically elected president and Cyprus had nothing to do with a theocracy.
It's Veld not Veldt! That would be Dutch as opposed to Afrikaans, which seeing as we are talking about South Africa - it's only right to use their language and not someone else's!
As a South African, I can confirm that it's always spelled 'veld'. There is generally no anglicisation of Afrikaans terms when they're used in English. This goes for words like 'braai' (BBQ) and 'kraal' (enclosure). There are numerous places in South Africa which have 'veld' as part of the name, always spelled without the t at the end. Old Afrikaans often had the 'dt' endings, but these have all fallen away. The only place you'd find them now is in surnames that haven't modernised (Brandt, du Randt etc.)
No problem, changed it to veld. Although, in Scrabble, either veld or veldt are acceptable. Good to know in case your opponent plays veld and you have a T sitting on your rack.
Braai is awesome! When I went to South Africa we had a braai at night under a marula tree deep in one of the wildlife reserves around the Kruger. When we left, our guide pointed out that there had been hyenas sitting mere meters behind us, just waiting or us to leave... Very impressive!
Don't like the Wernher von Braun answer, tried aeronautics, aerospace engineering, jet propulsion, ... eventually got what you were looking for but think that the correct terms which describe the relevant field of study and expertise should be acceptable.
I mean ..... He literally gives you the second word 'Science' in the answer.... So it's not going to be 'Aeronautics Science' or 'Aerospace Engineering Science' is it!
There are quite a few other single words that could fit in with that answer and yet they were still wrong: space, jet, propulsion, etc. And "aerospace engineering" is the more precise term for "rocket science." I really don't like that answer either.
The mentioned monastery has as much to do with martial arts as if parkour and circus had a child. In case someone's been dreaming/planning to go and see etc. Then again, acrobatic clowns can be fun, too.
A menorah is a candlestick with 7 branches and it's not used for the holiday in the answer. The candlestick we use has 9 branches and it's called chanukkiah
Technically a menorah is not lit during Hanukah, since a menorah has 7 candles and Hanukah requires 8 + 1 for lighting the others. The menorah used specifically during Hanukah called a hanukkiah, or it can be called a Hanukah menorah (note that using a 7 branch menorah is specifically prohibited). But since both those terms would give the answer away, a simple change would be to change the clue to "During which holiday would one light a 9 branch menorah?"
It's kind of like asking someone to pass the sauce: if there's only one kind of sauce on the table, you'll get what you asked for, but if there's hot sauce and mint sauce it's important to be specific :)
My uncle worked with him during the time of the Apollo missions, and my Dad used to call a Nazi. Though Von Braun was super obsessed with rocketry, and didn't care who employed him. Until he left his Lutheran religion to see what was behind American beliefs. He grew morally after working here.
My Uncle died in his 50s with so much more to do. His coworker volunteered at with me locally, and told me stories. Also of the engineers, Boisjoly and MacDonald, who tried to stop Challenger from being launched with the ruined O rings. I saw the explosion in the Junior High cafeteria. A few years back, I worked at Philips near the Christa McAuliffe school in Framingham.
My uncle's boss lost his mind after the Apollo deaths.
Dutch is my first language, so I'm pretty confident.
Don't know about Afrikaans though :)
It's kind of like asking someone to pass the sauce: if there's only one kind of sauce on the table, you'll get what you asked for, but if there's hot sauce and mint sauce it's important to be specific :)
My Uncle died in his 50s with so much more to do. His coworker volunteered at with me locally, and told me stories. Also of the engineers, Boisjoly and MacDonald, who tried to stop Challenger from being launched with the ruined O rings. I saw the explosion in the Junior High cafeteria. A few years back, I worked at Philips near the Christa McAuliffe school in Framingham.
My uncle's boss lost his mind after the Apollo deaths.
//end sad tangent 😔