Today's Quiz was slated to feature the return of guest Quizmaster Boxjam; however, our Chicago colleague being temporarily incommunicado, we've had to reschedule his resumption of the quizmaster's chair, and instead offer this trivial tidbit for you to chew on.
According to United Nations-provided statistics, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country with the largest percentage of teenage brides -- that is, women from 15-19 years of age who are or have ever been married.
Using the same standards, what nation boasts the highest percentage of teenage husbands?
No googling, please. One guess per comment, though you may guess as many times as you like The first correct answer posted to comments wins a packetful of antibacterial wipes, courtesy of everyone's most hygenic pal, Henry the Hand.
India, I say! It must be India!
Posted by: Gavin on December 6, 2002 11:22 AMUnless it's China.
Posted by: Gavin on December 6, 2002 11:22 AM'tis not, not, & not.
Posted by: BT on December 6, 2002 11:40 AMIndonesia?
Posted by: Gavin on December 6, 2002 12:00 PMIreland?
Posted by: Rory on December 6, 2002 12:08 PMOr... Nigeria?
Posted by: Rory on December 6, 2002 12:10 PMNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno.
Posted by: BT on December 6, 2002 12:17 PMSaudi Arabia?
Posted by: bootsy on December 6, 2002 12:31 PMThe Uninety States of America?
Posted by: Rory on December 6, 2002 12:40 PMunh-uh.
Posted by: BT on December 6, 2002 12:44 PMHere's a clue -- Many young american men are likely to pay a visit to this country within the next year.
Posted by: BT on December 6, 2002 01:06 PMIraq.
Posted by: boxjam on December 6, 2002 01:49 PMWell done, sir. I am off, but I congratulate you -- and it's only fitting that this week's winner be next week's Master of the Wombats.
Posted by: BT on December 6, 2002 01:52 PMWombateer, give yourself an Alex Hamilton! Great questiotone!
Posted by: bootsy on December 6, 2002 02:31 PMWombateer, give yourself an Alex Hamilton! Great questiotone!
Posted by: bootsy on December 6, 2002 03:00 PM"Great questiotone." Indeed, thees wus a stumper, worthy of high praise. And this bootsy, we know how she is of the double post, weeth de cleek and the cleek again. But I wonder thees to myself; could the very same thot occur to a person twice in one day, *one half-hour* apart?!? Could thees not be an attempt to heepnotize an unsospecting pobleek weeth the help of thees Alex Hamilton?
Posted by: Jonathan on December 6, 2002 05:18 PM