Tim, I've read your list and with one exception it all looks very reasonable. (As an hobbiest, I'm amazed at just how much I have picked up.)
The set of questions I'm not sure I understand is the 'What version did ... appear?' questions. This, to me, doesn't seem to indicate any programming experience or expertise. A question asking 'Do you understand different versions?' and 'How would you find out whether a particular version can do a particular thing?' (i.e. which version can you use on GAE?) would seem to give good information. 'How do decorators work?' would seem to give good information. So my question is: what information are you looking for by asking which version introduced decorators? With respect, Den -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list