Question

For 10 points, answer the following about objects that may have fallen from heaven.
[10e] This European country’s national flag, which legendarily fell from the sky during the 1219 Battle of Lindanise, consists of a white Nordic cross on a red background.
ANSWER: Denmark [or Danmark; or the Danish Realm; or Danmarks Rige; or Danmarkar Ríki; or Danmarkip Naalagaaffik; or the Kingdom of Denmark; or Kongeriget Danmark; or Kongsríki Danmarkar; or Kunngeqarfik Danmarki]
[10h] This set of twelve shields kept by the Salii in the temple of Mars include the original one that fell from heaven during the reign of Numa Pompilius, and the eleven copies he made to deter thieves.
ANSWER: ancile [or ancilia]
[10m] “Himmelsbrief” that supposedly fell from heaven are among the earliest-known examples of these documents. These documents facilitated a Depression-era scheme to “send a dime” as well as “recipe exchanges” in the early 1990s.
ANSWER: chain letters [or chain emails; prompt on letters; prompt on emails; prompt on luck letters; prompt on curse letters]
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