History quiz

**gaelic cowboy** · 04-03-2012, 12:20

It's supposed to be some sort of noturnal bird or flying thingy that kills birdeens and robs theres nests in Ireland. Although the only noctunal bird in Ireland is an owl so it's probably just a racial memory of something far far older I bet.

Incidently no one would even remember it as a term now except for the fact it came back across the atlantic from America by way of Hollywood.

**The Lurker Below** · 04-03-2012, 18:09

jaywalk! am giggling atm thanks for that response. here on my side of the state line we can't stands us some jayhawks and any derogatory remarks for them is golden.

gaelic cowboy you have the correct answer, however your answer is interesting. am not understanding what you mean with the hollywood thing? in my neighborhood (Kansas/Missouri state line) a jayhawker had quite the well known reputation starting around 1858 till 1864. had anticapated answer that referred to that jayhawk. the irish bird myth was the answer i was looking for.

**gaelic cowboy** · 04-04-2012, 14:30

The term jayhawk as Americans came to understand it eventually, would only now be heard in Ireland on telly in some American tv programme or movie.

So nowadays an Irish person might here the term but assume it was a purely American phrase, the same way trick or treating at halloween is an American invention sent back to us.

We gave you halloween as an idea but you americans sent us back trick or treating as YOU understand it, this activity was incorporated and adopted in Irelands idea of halloweeen probably through the influence of television.

**The Lurker Below** · 04-08-2012, 15:22

ah i see. you quiz us now?

**gaelic cowboy** · 04-08-2012, 15:59

What is the origin of the surname Walker

**The Lurker Below** · 04-13-2012, 17:11

the finishing process of wool now known as fulling used to be called waulking, or walking. so the same process has given us both the Fullers and the Walkers. Other woolen guilds included those wonderful Dyers as well as the Weavers.

**gaelic cowboy** · 04-14-2012, 00:22

indeed fire away with your own question.

**The Lurker Below** · 04-15-2012, 17:14

the boys of summer are back on the field. they aspire that their successful play might someday get them an invitation to Cooperstown, home of the baseball hall of fame, from whom/what does Cooperstown get it's name?

- the U.S. senator that named Cooperstown had a son who lived most of his adult life in Paris, continuing to publish best selling fiction novels in English as well as nearly every European language.

**xxrulerofswedenxx** · 05-06-2012, 01:15

i don't know tell us

**The Lurker Below** · 06-27-2013, 18:51

James Fennimore Cooper was a best selling novelist in France and England, as well in the U.S. His father was a Senator from New York, who founded his own little village on a peaceful lake there.

Literature may not be a popular history topic. How about music history? For whom (several options) did Michael Jackson sing back up vocals?

**rickinator9** · 06-28-2013, 13:40

Jackson 5

**The Lurker Below** · 10-03-2013, 19:04

Michael was lead vocalist on their first hit, as well as their last, and the majority of songs between. Their were three other acts for whom he never sang any lead, but did backup vocals. However since there were a few songs in which he backed up Jermaine and Marlon, we'd be glad to respond to your question.