| We may never know the answers to the interesting questions given to Epoch Times reporters from the U.S.A. to New Zealand when they asked locals: |
 New Jersey, U.S.A. Christopher Columbus. I would ask him what it was like traveling all the way from Spain and finding land in the Caribbean. |
 Lima, Peru I would ask Jose Andres Razuri, who was an officer in the Liberation Army in Peru. In the Battle of Junin, he had a great performance in command of the regiment Hussars of Peru which later changed its name to Hussars of Junin. In this battle, when the patriot army was being beaten, he deliberately changed the order of “withdrawal” to “attack.” In this way the Peruvian cavalry transformed the defeat to victory. I would like to ask him, “Why did you give the countermanding? What inspired it?” |
 Puerto Montt, Chile One of the things I like the most is music and listening to “Moonlight Sonata.” I would like to ask the great Ludwig van Beethoven how he was able to compose such beautiful melodies despite his inability to hear. Most of us who can hear can never achieve all the wonders that he was able to create. Truly he was someone who can be praised and admired for his artistic achievements. |
 Sofia, Bulgaria I would ask Charles Darwin if he believes in the evolution of the mind, and whether he thinks that evolution is what is happening right now to contemporary society. I would also ask him if there are other species in nature (like Homo sapiens) that destroy their habitats (despite existing alternatives) without taking into consideration their long-term survival. |
 Gotland, Sweden I would ask the architect Hemon about how he constructed the Pyramid of Cheops, as this is a question that has eluded researchers for a long time. Maybe then we could finally get an end to all these history programs on TV about the pyramid, and all the theories on how it might have been built. |
 Cartagena, Colombia I would ask the former President Rafael Nunez Moledo. He was president of the Republic for four terms. He was born on Sept. 28, 1825, in Cartagena, Colombia. He studied law, founded the newspaper La Democracia, was a senator and a diplomat, in New York, Le Havre, and Liverpool. What prompted him to create the constitution of 1886? The 1863 constitutional reform needed serious and drastic complimentary changes in order to agree with the conditions of the time. The economic strata, church and political parties—both radical and federal—agreed with that change. |
 Buderim, Australia It would probably be celebrities who overdose and kill themselves—wanting to know why they do it. If they have a family and children, stuff like that. Australian actor Heath Ledger had a wife and child. “Why would you do that kind of thing?” He was so well known. “Why would you throw your life away?” |
 Wellington, New Zealand I’d ask Noam Chomsky if I could hang out with him for a day and just have him tell me stuff about global strategy—who does what to whom and why. … I’d probably just get a better feel about who does what, for what reason. He’s very good at distilling information off people, and basically really knowing what’s going on in the world. Whenever people interview him, he generally interviews them for 15 minutes of the hour. |
| Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question: “What do you recall from the moment you heard about 9/11?” |
