Here's proof it was 2 cents in 1907.

Rev

Incorrect. Don't try again. The Devil's in the works.

Correct.

Congratulations!!

Next.

What was the cost of a donkey cart licence in Guyana 106 years ago?

Sir Gilbakka:

* The Rev may be devilish in Political, but over here in social he's rather angelic.

https://guyana.crowdstack.io/topic/re...5#446455307718282395

Rev

14.00

No. Remember, it's donkey, not horse or mule.

In Georgetown  $4.00

Elsewhere        $2.00

4.00

Django gets first prize --- Title of DonkeyMan.

Anjali gets second prize --- No Title.

glad I'm late for this one

Sir too funny!

Congrats Django I uh amm ok won't say anymore on the title  but boy am I ever glad I came second  Thanks Sir Gil, that was real funny

Anjali, remember Donkey Man from the old Bollywood movies? He was kinda funny

Hi Riya, yes and we would laugh so much at his antics, he was a comic actor for sure

ass rani was funny mo dan dankey man

I give it a pass,will deal with him planning to take

a trip to Canada. we know each other.

Donkey/horse cart trivia:

Licences for carts drawn by donkeys and horses represent tax revenue to government. The British colonial government had introduced it in British Guiana to get funds for road repairs. In fact, the idea of taxing animal-driven carts was born in Britain.

At the end of the 18th century, Britain was at war with the French, Dutch, Spaniards, Americans, everybaddy. Wars cost money. You gotta feed and clothe soldiers, make or buy weapons and ammunition and ships and other transports, etc. Wheh de money go come from?

The British Prime Minister at that time, William Pitt, was a smart man like Rev and Django. In 1794 he introduced a tax on carriage horses. First time ever. Encouraged by the result, the following year Pitt started to levy a tax on open carts drawn by one horse. It worked, and the tax remained during peace time and was extended to the British colonies in the form of licences.

So, next time you see a draycart or donkey cart in Guyana, look at it closely. There is a number painted on it, representing the licence number. If a policeman sees a cart without a number, he will haul cart and cartman and poor donkey to de station and charge dem.

And if you're nearby and hear the cartman cussing Ramotar, just whisper to his ear: "Is nat Danald. Is William Pitt."

Is this the guy Donkey Man (Jagdeep)

Good morning.

What was the cost of a licence to operate a cook shop in New Amsterdam 110 years ago?

Good morning

$12.00

Django, not him but Rajindra Nath (at least that's who we would call 'dankeyman'

Far too high. Try again.

$1.00

Correct. Next time you visit a cook shop in New Amsterdam, collect a free gilbakka curry and rice with my compliments.

Congrats!!

so a donkey cart licence cost more for just a few years difference, did that price go up in the few years Sir Gil?

Today is Friday. It's also May month.

Sixty-eight years ago, one day in May, fire destroyed a Georgetown landmark building? What was it and where was it located?

congrats Django enjoy the curry

Thank's bhai.

Truly, I cannot say. When I was growing up in the 1950s-'60s prices hardly changed for a lot of things.

The Savoy Hotel fire on Regent Street

ok, no probs., was just curious.

Eureka! YOU got it!

The Savoy Hotel stood on the north western corner of Regent & High Streets/Avenue of the Republic. The fire started around 9 PM, a busy hotel time on a Friday night. Imagine the scene.

Congrats!!

Class dismissed for the week.

Thank you Sir Gil .

Good morning!!

Today is a special day. You will get a half holiday after answering one quiz.

Let's go.

Our mystery man lived in a humble Georgetown cottage. His work among the working poor was known around the world and one of Stalin's men invited him to Russia. When he returned to Guyana the newspapers called him a "communist" and a "bolshevik."

However, he was given a medal of the Order of the British Empire [OBE].

Who was he?

Cheddi Jagan

oh and good morning!

No. Try again.

Good morning

H. N. Critchlow

I thought that was too easy

Correct!

Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow founded the first trade union in the English-speaking Caribbean, the British Guiana Labour Union.

He was mainly responsible for the 8-hour workday in Guyana and he campaigned steadily many years for May 1 to be declared a national holiday. On May 1, 1958 his dream came through but he died a few days later.

The then Premier Cheddi Jagan idolized Critchlow and built a monument for him in 1964 in the Public Buildings compound.

Congratulations!!

Class dismissed.