History quiz

[Decker]

Patton

[Snite]

Patton never commanded in a low-priority area, he was in the Bulge.

Clark? Commanded in Italy in the mountains and took Rome, but was overshadowed by the war in France. Don't know about abuse and quarreling though.

[A Very Super Market]

Yep, Mark Clark, commander of the US Fifth Army. I'm not sure if he was an anglophobe, but he sure didn't work well with Oliver Leese of the British Eight Army. And under the command of Harold Alexander, they quarreled freely until Italy turned into to separate campaigns. Clark wasn't exactly the nicest commanding officer either, and angrily sacked the fairly competent Lucas at Anzio, in addition to several more examples before and after. Clark was driven to capture Rome after Monte Cassino in order to try and receive some last minute recognition before D-Day kicked off. He had the front page for a day before Italy slipped back from everyone's minds.

It ends as well as it could. As the war was ending, Clark managed to create some pseudo-cooperation with the two armies in Italy. The Po valley was occupied after some decent planning in his part, but he still never made the fame he wanted so much.

Your question, Snite.

[Snite]

I really didn't think a WWII answer would be correct.

Here goes:
Despite their technological superiority, the British had trouble contending with this enemy weapon whilst fighting in Afghanistan in the 19th century.

[Fisherking]

Could you be talking about the tactic of Ambush rather than a technological weapon?

[Prussian to the Iron]

the composite bow?

[aimlesswanderer]

The first things that came to mind were IEDs, utes and AK47s, but they're for a different Afghan war. Good thing that history doesn't repeat itself, and that lessons were learnt!!! :oops:

Camels and horses perhaps? Caves? Holes in the ground? Poppies? Corruption?

[Snite]

Anyone else having trouble using the forums?

Anyways, none of those are correct. Another hint: There Afghans who used this weapon were given a name that was "weapon-name"ichi. There's been talk lately of instituting a a kind of Afghan privateer and calling them ___ichis in order to give them a historical aspect to draw upon.

[Fisherking]

Hum, I can‘t find a thing about any type of weapon used by the Afghans.

I can leave you with a little poem of Kipling‘s...


“When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, just roll on your rifle and blow out your brains. And go to your God like a Soldier.”

[Snite]

A Kipling poem does have the name of what I'm looking for. Which is funny that posted that.

EDIT: But the setting of the poem is in the wrong country

[Fisherking]

Well, that should make it easy. There are on a few hundred of those...:laugh4:

Anyway what ever the weapon it has to be able to be used from horseback as that is the traditional way the Afghans fought.

Whether sword, lance, or gun though I couldn’t say. It is almost imposable to glean anything about Afghanistan other than about the current conflict and if you don’t know the name already it is tough.

Afghan horsemen were feared by the British though and routed them on more than one occasion.

The only unique weapons I have found in the area are throwing disks but I can’t find any accounts of their use in battle and no mention of weapons used by Afghans in any of the three Anglo-Afghan Wars.
:shame:

[Snite]

I'm gonna reiterate an earlier hint: Today there is talk of creating Afghan privateers to battle Al-Qaida and naming them after this weapon. Follow that line and you will find it. If not, then tomorrow I'll give the answer and the next question away cuz it's been almost a week already.

[Subotan]

Jezail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STxMpmVceoY)?

That video is awesome btw

[Snite]

Yes, the Jezail which greatly out-distanced the British muskets despite being poorly - and individualy - manufactured and mostly assembled from scavenged parts.

On to you Subotan.

[Subotan]

-Person
-Korean
-Manchukuo
-Industrialisation

[Subotan]

Heh, I like mine to be difficult, and hard to use Wikipedia to find the answer

[Prussian to the Iron]

kim-ah jong-ah eeeeeel

[Subotan]

kim-ah jong-ah eeeeeel

Kim Jong Il has nothing to do with Manchuria :inquisitive: I was expecting at least Kim Il Sung...

Alright to make it easier, I'll change it to

-South Korean

[Prussian to the Iron]

i was joking....but thanks.

[Subotan]

...Anyone?

Ok, another clue.

-Gyeongsang

[Snite]

I honestly don't know much about Asian history and I only use wikipedia when I know who I'm thinking of but can't remember the name.

[Subotan]

It's not very obscure, so just muddle around on 20th Century Korean History, and you should find him.

[aimlesswanderer]

Had a bit of a gander, came up with nuthin at all. Gyeongsang is a region in the south of the Korean peninsula, it was no help to me at least.

[Subotan]

Hmm. Maybe one final clue is required.

-Coup de Etat

His characteristics are such that they're either extremely obscure or painfully obvious. I tried to strike a happy balance between the two, but it looks like I failed :shame:

[Jolt]

Park Chung-hee.

EDIT: I should make it known that I had no :daisy: clue who this guy was.

[Fisherking]

Chun Doo-hwan

He seem to fit the clues...:sweatdrop:

Or was it someone else who fled to China for a time?:inquisitive:

[Subotan]

Park Chung-hee.

EDIT: I should make it known that I had no :daisy: clue who this guy was.

Correct, and that doesn't matter, although Fisherking's guess was good too.

Your Question.

[Jolt]

A very difficult (I think) question:

Who was supposed to be the first Portuguese Vice-Roy of India in 1504 but did not go due to an illness?

[Fisherking]

Tristão da Cunha sometimes spelled Tristão d'Acunha

could not take up this post owing to temporary blindness

[Jolt]

Correct. Your turn, Fisherking.

[Fisherking]

This is a two part question because you will need the first to find the second I think.

During the War of 1812 one particular Indian Tribe fought as allies with the United States from the beginning of The Red Sticks War all the way through the Battle of New Orleans.

What was the Tribe?

Also there was a Chief of this tribe who was commissioned a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army during that war and later laid to rest in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington D.C.

What was his name?

[_Tristan_]

Apushamatahahubi (aka Pushmataha) of the Choctaws

[Fisherking]

:2thumbsup:

go for it!

[_Tristan_]

Though I am born in Brazil, I served in the French forces during WWII and remained, until my death, "the most decorated man of France".

I also wrote several acclaimed accounts of my wartime experience.

Who am I ?

[Fisherking]

Pierre Henri Clostermann

Thanks to my wife who googled in French!

:laugh4:

In English and German you only end up with Audie Murphy.:wall:

[Snite]

Pierre Henri Clostermann

Thanks to my wife who googled in French!

:laugh4:

In English and German you only end up with Audie Murphy.:wall:

This is a natural result since any reference to bad-assery will always think of Audie Murphy first.

[_Tristan_]

Yes, Pierre Clostermann..

Le Grand Cirque (The Big Show) is a must-read for any fan of WWII war-stories

Fisherking, you're up

[Fisherking]

Since it is New Year's Eve I will ask about years.

What was the shortest year in English History and why?

Bonus if you know how many days and which were missing.

[_Tristan_]

1700 because of the change from the Julian to Gregorian calendars ?

10 days missing, the 5th of October have been decreed to be the 15th instead.

[Fisherking]

Sorry!

Well you got part of it right. A very small part. It was a change of calendars but all the rest is wrong.

The year, month, and number of days are all incorrect.

But keep trying. I know you will find it.

[_Tristan_]

It must be 1582 or 1752 then...

[Fisherking]

1752 will do it. :laugh4::balloon2:

They dropped September 3rd through the 13th in that year to bring it in line with everyone else. That was an 11 day change.

It could also be argued that the previous year (1751) was shorter because that New Year started March 25th and ended on January 1st but the months all had their proper days.

You’re up now Tristan de Castelreng

[_Tristan_]

What epic medieval tale of treachery and valour depicts the fight of one knight and his men against impossible odds ?

Name the knight, the traitor and the battle.

Bonus : what items played an important role in this tale ?

[Subotan]

Roland? I can't remember the rest, although the magical object is his horn.

[_Tristan_]

You've got the right knight but I'd like a few more answers to my others question before giving the hand to you.

[Subotan]

Ok then, Roland, Ganelon, and the Battle of Ronscevalles. And the Horn is the bonus item.

[_Tristan_]

Got it... Though there was a second item involved... Roland's sword Durandal, that wouldn't break...

Your turn, Subotan

[Subotan]

Thanks Wikipedia :beam: Although the first answer was from my own memory.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Wuhan, when the Chinese retreated from the Japanese, the Chinese had a last ditch secret weapon which they hoped would buy them enough time to escape. Two and a half thousand creatures were trained how to throw grenades and attack Japanese officers by Chinese soldiers. Unfortunately, the plan never came to fruition. What were the creatures?

[Prussian to the Iron]

uuuuuh....................pandas?

that sounds like a kickass weapon if it had worked. panda cavalry that throw grenades? epic win.

[InsaneApache]

Monkeys.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I'm quite positive those were ewoks.

[Prussian to the Iron]

the mighty ewok uprising of 504 A.D.? out of the time frame i think. but good guess :P

[Subotan]

Monkeys.

Warmest so far. But still not quite there.

[aimlesswanderer]

Orangutans?

[Prussian to the Iron]

gorillas than. must be.

or siberians. they are like gorillas.

[Subotan]

Orangutans?

Correct. The Chinese wanted to train 2,500 Orang-utans to throw grenades and attack the Japanese, although it never came about. The most ridiculous part of the whole scenario is that somewhere along the line, someone must have thought "What a great idea!", as if explosive-wielding monkeys was not ridiculous enough already. (http://www.mariowiki.com/images/8/8d/Subspace_diddykong.PNG)

[aimlesswanderer]

Whoever though it was a good idea must have been using some good product!


Ok, a fairly easy question, so more parts.

This eunuch led a series of massive naval expeditions, which were eventually abandoned when opponents successfully argued that they were not cost effective.

Who led the expeditions, which continents did they visit, what was their main mission, and who was the ruler who authorised them?

[seireikhaan]

Zheng He. Visited Asia and Africa. Purpose was trade, diplomacy, and extracting possible tribute to the Emperor. Was commissioned by Emperor Cheng Zu of the Ming dynasty.

[aimlesswanderer]

Right on, over to you Yaseikhaan.

[seireikhaan]

I'll pass it to whoever wants to ask.

[Fisherking]

Okay, quick and easy.

English Queen who never set foot in England during her husband's lifetime, and who was her husband?

[_Tristan_]

Richard I the Lionheart

[Fisherking]

yes but what was his wife’s name?

And then ask the next question....and then if someone could please answer the geography quiz question I would be very happy...


:laugh4:

[_Tristan_]

Berengere of Navarre.

Question : though I mostly lived in my husband's shadow, it is through my agency that he took the first step thta would lead him to greatness.

My descendants have born crowns from Sweden to Portugal, from Nowrway and Greece to Brazil.

Who am I ?

[aimlesswanderer]

Hmm, the problem is that the Euro royalty all married each other with disturbing regularity, so it could be nearly anyone! My knowledge is not detailed enough...

[Subotan]

Catherine de Medici?

Just a random guess.

[Fisherking]

Maria Sofia of the Palatinate-Neuburg?

[_Tristan_]

One more clue : My husband's rise to power was as sudden as his fall and he had to suffer exile from his homeland twice.

[Veho Nex]

Joséphine de Beauharnais

probably wrong but i dont know any other leaders who were exiled twice

[_Tristan_]

No, you're right...

Your turn, Veho Nex

[Veho Nex]

Ehhh...
Well lets see... There were 6 of us atop that mountain as that picture was taken. We were brothers in arms fighting for our country on a foreign land. The picture of us became one of the most famous photos ever to come out of that war. Can you name us?

[Veho Nex]

Whoa.... Double post.

[Prussian to the Iron]

thats the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima....mount......Suribchi? i cant think of it right now.

anyway I know it's Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, and Harlon Block.

i gotta think of one...give me a couple days.

[Fisherking]

Well if your other 5 are right, the last name is Ira Hayes. He was a Pima Indian from Arizona.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Well if your other 5 are right, the last name is Ira Hayes. He was a Pima Indian from Arizona.

uhhh.....



anyway I know it's Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, and Harlon Block.

i meant thinking of a question. coulda worded it better :oops:

[Megas Methuselah]

You really knew those names? Just took them from the top of your head? Just like that?

[A Very Super Market]

That picture is quite famous. It's also got a rather blunt name, so any one could search it up.

[Veho Nex]

i think its the first hundred or so pages under famous "flag" or "photo"

[Prussian to the Iron]

You really knew those names? Just took them from the top of your head? Just like that?

actually, my dad is a marine so he has lots of WWII books and stuff. one has the picture right on the cover. wasnt difficult to look up in the index.

anyway...


during the latter half of the 16th century, on an august 2, Ivanovich Barbashin soundly defeated the Livonian Brothers of the sword, causing them to dissolve. what battle was this and in what year did it take place?

[Subotan]

*Checks front page of Wikipedia for answer*

[Prussian to the Iron]

*Checks front page of Wikipedia for answer*

lol..not that easy this time :beam:

[Fisherking]

The Battle of Ērģeme (also Battle of Ermes) (Estonian: Härgmäe lahing; German: Schlacht bei Ermes; Russian: сражение при Эрмесе; Latvian: Ērģemes kauja) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Latvia (near Valga)

[Prussian to the Iron]

yes.

[Megas Methuselah]

I find it rather strange that the quiz is open-book.

[Fisherking]

Philippe the IV of France is famous for his seizure of the Templars.

He charged them with heresy and sodomy but it was not the first time he used these very same charges.

Some years earlier he had intended to charge someone else of these crimes but was foiled.

Who was the intended victim of the earlier charges?

[Prussian to the Iron]

I find it rather strange that the quiz is open-book.

you honestly expect each and every single person here to know every question that is poised off of the top of their head? that is more surprising i think.

[Snite]

I agree with both sentiments and play the game in a sort ofmiddle ground. If I know what it is I'm looking for, I'll look itup. For example, I might not know the name of the guy I'm thinking of so I'll research whatever incident I'm tieing him to find his name. Or, "I know what he's talking about, I've read it before. That's over here... found it!" kinda deal.

[Subotan]

I do what Snite does.

[aimlesswanderer]

Yes, me too.

[_Tristan_]

Philippe the IV of France is famous for his seizure of the Templars.

He charged them with heresy and sodomy but it was not the first time he used these very same charges.

Some years earlier he had intended to charge someone else of these crimes but was foiled.

Who was the intended victim of the earlier charges?

Bernard Saisset , Bishop of Pamiers

[Fisherking]

No this was a different person. But a good try :balloon2:

I know that Philip the IV used such charges repeatedly. That is partly why I asked the question.

This incident involved Guillaume de Nogaret.

The intended victim was never presented with the charges nor did he appear before the King.

[_Tristan_]

Then, it must be another man of the cloth Boniface VIII

[Fisherking]

That's the one!

Can you imagine the cheek of accusing the Pope?

However we must remember how self serving these men were, and also how cynical.

Philip IV would have found himself excommunicated had that Pope lived a little longer.

What gave him the loophole to try all of this was the inquisition vs. the Cathars. The extraordinary powers of the French Inquisitor allowed them to charge anyone.

Clement V pulled those powers and abolished the French Inquisition when it came to light that the King was using it as a weapon and he also sacked the Inquisitor, who by the way was in the King’s pocket.

Clement V also pardoned the Templars and absolved them, he had already heard of the questionable practices from de Molay prior to those events and they had both planed reform.

However, Philip had caused such an outcry that the Pope feared publishing the fact, something that only came to light in 2001.


Ask away!

:laugh4:

[rajpoot]

This Philip IV sounds like a downright louse.....Had heard that he'd pressed the charges against the Templar, but the fact that he used similar charges against others time and again, and still managed to get the Templars convicted is quite amazing.

[_Tristan_]

Still, he's considered among the fiercest and the greatest of French rulers...

Must tell something about the French...

Someone can have my turn

[Fisherking]

Okay, I'll be a hog and ask another about the Templars...


What famous religious object was said to have been held by the Templars and even used in some initiations.

This is not a mythical object and its whereabouts is known today.

It is in a Cathedral...


In all likelihood it was taken by Templar Knights when the Christians sacked Constantinople and not from the Holy Land.

I think that when you find the answer you will be mildly surprised.

[al Roumi]

Is it the Holy Lance or Spear of Destiny? Currently in either St Peter's Basilica and/or Armenia?

[Prussian to the Iron]

I believe that was the head of John the Baptist, is it not? they were also accused of warshipping it as an idol.

[Fisherking]

Sorry guys those two are not the one.

I believe it is on display this year, and it is a very studied object...

That should give it away.

[Prussian to the Iron]

shroud of turin? a shard of the original cross?

[Csargo]

Shroud of Turin. Posted by this guy about 5 hours ago.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=2418547#post2418547

[Fisherking]

Yes!

Go for it Boss

It is yours PI

[Prussian to the Iron]

i had a feeling it was that or the head of john the baptist. in fact the shroud was the first thing that i thought of :P


Within Judaism, this prayer is said at all services, a prayer for the dead and sick. The version of the prayer said for this specific reason is the mourners-(insert prayer name here)



honestly it's my favorite; i had to learn it for my bar-mitzvah and it has a good tune....i find myself singing it occasionally :laugh4:

[Subotan]

Is that the one that starts with a Haiku?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

The Kaddish.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Is that the one that starts with a Haiku?

:inquisitive:




..............what?


The Kaddish.

yep. i think there are like 5 or 6 different versions of it, but instead of actual differences they are just longer or shorter.

your move.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Who is the man usually credited with the revival of the spoken Hebrew language?

[The Wizard]

Eliezer Ben Yehuda

[Subotan]

:inquisitive:




..............what?


שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
יְהוָה אֶחָד

Haha, I know more about Judaism than the Jew :laugh4:

[Prussian to the Iron]

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל
יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
יְהוָה אֶחָד

Haha, I know more about Judaism than the Jew :laugh4:

is that the beginning of the kaddish? I don't think it is...I'm a little rusty on my hebrew, but I'll try to trasliterate it:


Echad Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Yisrael Shaba


correct? once again I haven't read it in like half a year, so I'm not sure if it's right. pretty sure that isn't the kaddish though.

admittedly i don't know a lot about my religion; i simply don't really care. the closest services are an hour away, as is the rest of the jewish community. so I don't go there much.

[Subotan]

It's the Shema, and you've translated it back to front (Or maybe I pasted it in back to front). Notice the 5-7-5 rhythm.

And no, I know barely anything about Judaism either

[Prussian to the Iron]

oooooohhh........yeah the shaba was shema....and no, I just didn't think about that when I copied/pasted into word to make it bigger. my bad. you put it in right.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Eliezer Ben Yehuda

:bow:

Go ahead.

[The Wizard]

Alright I'll have a go...

What peculiar substance did Herodotus say the Scythians bathed themselves in?

[Subotan]

Urine

[aimlesswanderer]

Mmm, how lovely, though is that better than the Mongols who reportedly didn't bathe at all?

[Prussian to the Iron]

Mmm, how lovely, though is that better than the Mongols who reportedly didn't bathe at all?

no. the smell of pea is probably worse than the smell of old horse $**% and saddle-jerky.

talking purely from speculation, and not experience.......:laugh4:

[The Wizard]

Nope, wasn't urine... hint: it's not a fluid

[Megas Methuselah]

Steam?

[A Very Super Market]

The other bodily waste: feces?

[Prussian to the Iron]

burnt, leathery bacon? they wrap it around their body, particularly their feet. gets all the ladies goin...

[Subotan]

The other bodily waste: feces?

That's not washing

[Veho Nex]

Mercury?

[miotas]

A hemp steam bath I think.

[aimlesswanderer]

Blood? Sweat? Tears? Herodotus had some 'interesting' ideas, so it could be anything!

[Subotan]

Giant Ants

oh wait

[Fisherking]

In smoke, more specifically in the smoke of kannibis seed.

Why it is spelled with a k, I don't know, but I guess it could be some other plant.


:laugh4:

[Subotan]

Oh, I remember now. :wall:

[The Wizard]

A hemp steam bath I think.

:yes: :balloon2:

Your go.

[Megas Methuselah]

Hey, I said "Steam" first!!!!

[Prussian to the Iron]

while I agree that Meth deserves it, admittedly he didn't say "Hemp" in it, which may or may not be critical to it. I don't know the cleaning properties of hemp steam, but maybe he wanted specifics.

[The Wizard]

It wasn't steam, it was weed smoke ~;)

[miotas]

Meth's steam response did spark my memory, but the hemp part was the bit that was strange about it.

I like this question question because it invokes a "what the..." reaction.

In what year did Australia invade and take German territory? For bonus points, what was the territory called?

[A Very Super Market]

German New Guinea, obviously. 1914.

There's a reason why it's called the Bismarck sea...

[miotas]

Yep, Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and surrounding islands, your turn.

[A Very Super Market]

I was captured in peacetime in an odd way. I was vomiting into some knee high water, in a modern day capital of a nation. A large crowd of people had seen me jump in, and I was quickly apprehended. My crime? [euphenism] Roadwork. [/wordplay]

[Veho Nex]

Not a clue...

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

If I am correct, it is such an easy answer, but so beautifully presented as to make it complicated. Gravrilo Princip?

[A Very Super Market]

Excrutiatingly close, but Gravrilo was on dry land.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Of course, it would have to be Cabrinovic. The roadwork refers to the crater he created with the bomb, correct?

[A Very Super Market]

Yep. In the most poorly executed assassination attempt in history, Cabrinovic makes himself stand out by forgetting his grenade's timer, missing the archduke's car anyways, making a fool of himself by ingesting poor-quality cyanide and vomiting, and misjudging the Miljacka river by a good 10 feet.

Your turn.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

The French named a bridge after me for concluding an alliance with them that was the result of the fall of a brilliant statesman, only two years before my untimely death caused by an inflammation. Who am I, and what was the alliance?

Bonus points for whoever gets the bridge and the other statesman.

[_Tristan_]

It is the Alexandre III Bridge named after the Russian Tsar Alexandre III.

The first stone of the bridge was laid in 1986 by Nicholas II, two years after his father's death. It commemorates the Franco-Russian Alliance signed in 1893.

The other statesman would be Bismarck (though not so sure about this...)

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Correct, though I think you meant 1886 and not 1986.

[A Very Super Market]

Oh those time-travelling Russians...

[Veho Nex]

Pfft Communist can't travel back in time, they are required by the law of the universe to stay in the present time, only totalitarian dictatorships that have focus on space and time technology can go back and forth through time.

[Snite]

This thing seems dead. Let us attempt to revive it with something a little easy:

What European people checked the expansion of the following empires/migrations into their lands: The Romans, The Magyars, The Mongols, and the Turks?(though that last one involved a coalition of numerous other nations).

[aimlesswanderer]

Hmm, well, the Germanic tribes fit the description the best, though the Mongols were stopped more by the death of the Khan than by a battle or battles. The various European armies (including Germans) got thumped repeatedly from memory.

[The Lurker Below]

guessing Slavs just based on proximity

[Prussian to the Iron]

the ruskies? though romans wouldnt fit that...

maybe the greeks. probably seems like an odd choice for magars and mongols, but considering the proximity to constantinople and the rest of the eastern roman empire, it should work.

[Snite]

aimlesswanderer got it. And my understanding was that the Mongols got defeated at Vienna, same as the Turks would be later.

[aimlesswanderer]

As far as I have read the German Empire/HRE stood around and did nothing about the Mongols. The Mongols made it to the Adriatic but left, and the death of the Khan meant that offensive operations ceased. They never got that far into Europe again.

My question:

I was the second son, and largely through my military leadership our family re united the fragmented country, which had fallen into chaos when the previous dynasty had over allocated resources to war and great engineering projects. My father became Emperor, but I objected to my older brother as his successor and a civil war followed. After winning the war I became Emperor, and in the eyes of many I am thought of as one of my country's greatest rulers. Who am I?

Extra clues if needed.
Our home area was the base which previous dynasties had sprung from, and was known as "the land between the passes", and we took the name of our original fief as our dynastic name.

[The Lurker Below]

the people that started at the castle of the hawks were in so many places for so long. hmmmm

[A Very Super Market]

Li Shimin, Second emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

[aimlesswanderer]

That's right AVSM, Tang Taizong (reign name), second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Over to you.

[A Very Super Market]

I will pass it to the next poster

[Prussian to the Iron]

During the Salem Witch Trials, what slave supposedly taught the girls the fortune telling technique, and was subsequently named as a witch?

[gaelic cowboy]

It was Tituba

I'm alnost 99% certain this correct so here is my question

Who supposedly in anger at a diplomatic snub by Harold Alexander at a state dinner in Canada declared his country to be a republic.

should be easy enough this one

[aimlesswanderer]

Now, if I can just remember back to the 0.000001 second we spent on Canadian history at school.... Wayne Gretsky? Thank you winter olympics for that deep knowledge.

[gaelic cowboy]

Now, if I can just remember back to the 0.000001 second we spent on Canadian history at school.... Wayne Gretsky? Thank you winter olympics for that deep knowledge.

Eh :confused: wha?? No thats not correct guess again

[Belisarius II]

@ gaelic cowboy

Was it John A. Costello? That is if wiki can be trusted.

[gaelic cowboy]

It was indeed during an off the cuff press conference to the amazement of everyone

[Belisarius II]

Alright then...

What famous general was so passionate of his soldiers, that his last wishes were to take his skin and use it to make a drum, so that he could still continue to lead his men even after death?

[Belisarius II]

BasharCaptWill got the answer correct.

Jan Zizka was a Hussite leader that fought for the Hussites (more specifically the Taborites) against the Catholics during the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. He was one of the only generals in history to never lose a battle.
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Due to technical difficulties, BasharCaptWill has asked me to post his question:


In the 16th-17th century, this person was approached by 5 men who sent to kill him (yet did not know what he looked like). Because of this, when they asked him where he lived (by mentioning his name), he replied, "There he lives (pointing to his home), and here he stands."

Who is this person?

[The Wizard]

Grutte Pier?

[BasharCaptWill]

Grutte Pier?

Indeed! The answer is correct!

[The Wizard]

Okey dokey:

I lived in the late 20th century. I was the son of an infamous military strongman. I was infamous myself for the instability of my character and my murderous rages. Once, I beat a man with a cane in the middle of a birthday party (hosted by another strongman) before stabbing him to death with an electric carving knife, because I believed he'd insulted my mother. That man was my father's bodyguard. I died in a gunfight together with my brother when my father's regime was toppled.

[aimlesswanderer]

That sounds crazy enough to be Uday Hussein, Saddam's erratic oldest son. Lovely chap by all accounts.

[The Wizard]

Correctomundo, good job!

[aimlesswanderer]

Ok, here goes:
After the fall of the Western Jin capital of Luoyang and the barbarian occupation of northern China, the remnants of the Jin court moved south to this city on the Yangtze, which remained the capital of varying amounts of southern China till the Sui dynasty reunited the country several centuries later. The city is now known by another name, and was the site of an infamous event last century.

[Kagemusha]

Ok, here goes:
After the fall of the Western Jin capital of Luoyang and the barbarian occupation of northern China, the remnants of the Jin court moved south to this city on the Yangtze, which remained the capital of varying amounts of southern China till the Sui dynasty reunited the country several centuries later. The city is now known by another name, and was the site of an infamous event last century.

Nanjing?

[aimlesswanderer]

Yes, though I should have specified the old name, Jiankang. Over to you.

[Kagemusha]

Thanks! Allright.During the battle of Sekigahara. Which was the first contingent of Tokugawa´s Eastern army to make hostile contact with the Western army?

[InsaneApache]

the 7Bear7 clan.....:laugh4:

[Kagemusha]

the 7Bear7 clan.....:laugh4:

Well ehrmm..:laugh4:

[aimlesswanderer]

Well, there were a number of preliminary skirmishes, but would it be Ii Naomasa, and his Red Devils?

[Kagemusha]

Well, there were a number of preliminary skirmishes, but would it be Ii Naomasa, and his Red Devils?

Correct.Your turn.:bow:

[aimlesswanderer]

Ok:

The Aztec formed an alliance with these two city states, and this Triple Alliance would go on to dominate the area, with the Aztecs becoming the dominant player in the alliance. What were the Aztec's two allied city states?

[the tokai]

Ok:

The Aztec formed an alliance with these two city states, and this Triple Alliance would go on to dominate the area, with the Aztecs becoming the dominant player in the alliance. What were the Aztec's two allied city states?
Texcoco and Tlacopan (with many thanks to Age of Empires...)

[aimlesswanderer]

That's right tokai, over to you.

[the tokai]

I'm gonna need the names of the two centurio's who played an heroic role in the defence of Quintus Cicero's camp against the attack of the Nervians in the winter of 54 B.C., as described by Caesar in his De Bello Gallico.

[_Tristan_]

That would be T. Pullio and L. Varenus, inspirations for the characters of Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus in the Rome TV Series

[the tokai]

That would be T. Pullio and L. Varenus, inspirations for the characters of Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus in the Rome TV Series
That is indeed correct.

[Ibrahim]

allright, here's is my question (im in a partying mood atm):

the founder of my family was a Kurd; his distant relation, and commander, was also a Kurd, who fought in the Holy land during the crusades.

who is he (the commander)?

[InsaneApache]

Saladin.

[Ibrahim]

Saladin.

correct!

now you should ask the next question.

[InsaneApache]

I was born in north of England in the 18th centuary. I am a clergyman and philosopher. I was an early supporter of the French Revolution, in fact my views became so alarming that I was forced to flee to America, when a mob burnt down my home in England.

Earlier in my career I gave lectures on anatomy and temperature and after meeting with Benjamin Franklin, electricity. I'm also responsible for coca cola, pepsi, Dr. Pepper et al.

Who am I?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Joseph Priestley.

[InsaneApache]

:bow: over to Louis

[Louis VI the Fat]

I speak excellent French. I was schooled in Brussels.
I've got two famous sisters.
All three of us died young. I myself from tuberculosis, owing perhaps to the turbulent weather conditions in my homeland. A word for which ended up in the title of a book I wrote.


Who am I?

[BasharCaptWill]

Who am I?
Could this be Emily Brontë?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Could this be Emily Brontë?Well done. Nine posts, and you make them count!

It's all yours.

[InsaneApache]

I intially thought of the Brontes. I only live a few miles from the Parsonage an awl. I feel all bitter and twisted now. :whip: :laugh4:

[BasharCaptWill]

Ok, then. In the 8th century Japane there was one Buddhist cult which become incorporated within the Japane warrior class. How it is called?

[Kagemusha]

Tendai Buddhism?

[InsaneApache]

Bushido.

[Kagemusha]

Bushido.

Bushido is a very late phenomenom.Originating from Sengoku period. The ideal of Bushi is earlier thing, but neither is really a Buddhist cult.

[InsaneApache]

Well it was only a guess. It spoils the fun to wiki everytime. :)

[BasharCaptWill]

Bushido is a very late phenomenom.Originating from Sengoku period. The ideal of Bushi is earlier thing, but neither is really a Buddhist cult.

Allow me to add few words here. Bushido as such – to which we often refer when someone points out the word ''Bushido'', was formalized into Japanese Feudal Law under the Togukawa Shogunate.

Bushido overall is much ''larger'' topic and many points out that Bushido as such (it's principles) were already founded in Muromachi period. However the Buddhist cult (which name I guess will soon be mentioned) in a large scale influenced on ''the way of the warrior''.


Tendai Buddhism
It is not.

[Kagemusha]

Well do you want Zen Buddhism as answer?The problem is that zen wasnt a individual sect in Japan earlier then 12th century.

[BasharCaptWill]

Well do you want Zen Buddhism as answer?
No. This is not the right answer.


zen wasnt a individual sect in Japan earlier then 12th century

I'm aware of that.

Focus on ''esoteric Buddhism''. Tendai is part of that, BUT I asked for the name of the specific cult and not for particular ''school'' of Buddhism. I apologize if I was not clear enough.

[al Roumi]

Ok, then. In the 8th century Japane there was one Buddhist cult which become incorporated within the Japane warrior class. How it is called?

Shinto?

[BasharCaptWill]

No. Shinto is indigenous religion of Japan.

I thought that someone here might be a practioner of koryu bujutsu. Here is another clue:

Fudō Myō-ō - there are deities related to mentioned one. One of those is the answer. Don't forget on the words ''Buddhist cult''.

[BasharCaptWill]

How it goes from here onward? If no one won't give a correct answer then I will post it soon, so that this thread will go on with fresh questions.

[Louis VI the Fat]

How it goes from here onward? If no one won't give a correct answer then I will post it soon, so that this thread will go on with fresh questions.You can try more hints, maybe? Drop a name / place / event that makes for easy googling or something.

Apparantly, we are not well versed in Buddhist cults. I would've thought that maybe some Shogun enthusiast would've known the answer, but apparantly not. I myself haven't the faintest clue, I don't know anything about this stuff. You've beaten us all!!

[Decker]

Tendai Buddhism?

[Ironside]

Shugendö, with its Yamabushi tradition?

Or possibly Shingon, but I find that less probable.

[BasharCaptWill]

You can try more hints, maybe? Drop a name / place / event that makes for easy googling or something.
I think this won't be needed. :)


Tendai Buddhism?
This was already mentioned but no.


Or possibly Shingon, but I find that less probable.
Shingon Buddhism is one of the mainstream major schools of Japanese Buddhism and one of the few surviving Esoteric Buddhist lineages that started in India from the third to fourth century B.C. that spread to China, Korea and Japan. The cult to which I refered is indeed part of Shingon Buddhism. Despite you have not mentioned the name of it specifically, I won't be grumpy and regarding the fact that you are the one who came closer to the answer then anyone else, I say that you deserve to take the place and I approve your answer as correct one. Well done Ironside!

The full answer would be the cult of Marici elsewhere known as Marishi-ten. The origins of Marici are obscure, however she appears to be an amalgamation of Hindu, Iranian, and non-Aryan antecedents spanning 1500 years. She is however identified as a Buddhist "goddess" of light, Marici.

Because of the influence of the Budo after WWII, most people believe that Zen was the core of samurai traditions and that it also influenced Bushido but that's not really the case. Marici was adopted by the Samurai in the 8th century BC as a protector and patron. Marici predate Zen. It is geared towards a similar meditative mode in order to enable the warrior to achieve a more heightened spiritual level. He lost interest in the issues of victory or defeat (or life and death), thus transcending to a level where he became so empowered that he was freed from his own grasp on mortality.

For those who would like to know more about this should read ''Marishiten: Buddhism and the warrior Goddess'', Ph.D. dissertation, University of California at Berkley, 1990 by David A. Hall or "Marishiten: Buddhist Influences on Combative Behavior" in Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. Koryu Books, 1997, pp. 87-119 also written by David A. Hall.

On the internet I've also found one short article and it is titled ''Religion on the Battlefield: Esoteric Buddhism and the Japanese Warrior'' (http://www.scribd.com/doc/24560459/Religion-on-the-Battlefield-Esoteric-Buddhism-and-the-Japanese-Warrior).

Ironside the hall is yours.

[Decker]

Bugger... But thanks for the insight. Very interesting :thumbsup:

[Ironside]

I guessed correctly that Shingon was the branch of esoteric buddhism, but since Shingon didn't go to Japan until the 9:th century and doesn't have that warrior focus, it couldn't be the full answer.

To the quiz:
One of the more successful pirates in history. Ended up commanding a vast fleet consiting of several hundreds of ships (over a thousand according to some sources) and tens of thousands of pirates. Defeated any fleet sent to stop the piracy, until internal strife had weakened the fleet enough for the pirate in question to accept a general amnesty for the vast majority of the fleet, while keeping the loot. Died peacefully many years later, running a gambling house/brothel.

[BasharCaptWill]

but since Shingon didn't go to Japan until the 9:th century and doesn't have that warrior focus, it couldn't be the full answer.
You might be interested to read the book "Marishiten: Buddhist Influences on Combative Behavior" by David A. Hall as mentioned above.

When we are already talking about the east, was that pirate name ''Ching Shih''?

[Ironside]

When we are already talking about the east, was that pirate name ''Ching Shih''?

Among others. Dang, I take it she became a bit too famous for this quiz. Your turn.

[BasharCaptWill]

What is the name of a general who served to a king, who's son later became one of the most known figures in the history - as warrior, as leader and as a king. He was always commanding the left wing. This general was not in any way implicated in the conspiracy against the king, yet the king (referring to the king's son) sent his officers to kill this exceptional commander.

[gaelic cowboy]

Parmenion

[BasharCaptWill]

Parmenion

This is the answer that I was waiting for. Well done. Your turn.

[gaelic cowboy]

I contributed to the eventual development of quantum mechanics through my work

I am quoted as saying Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?

I carved this during a flash of inspiration on a bridge while walking in town one day

i² = j² = k² = ijk = −1

[_Tristan_]

William Rowan Hamilton

[gaelic cowboy]

William Rowan Hamilton

Correct

[Louis VI the Fat]

No new question for two weeks. Here goes then:








https://img155.imageshack.us/img155/555/questionx.jpg


What, when, where?

[gaelic cowboy]

I guessing it's the return of Napoleon Bonaparte's ashes in 1840 so it would be his ashes in the giant urn looking thing and its the Arc de Triomphe

Second funeral of Napoleon
15 december 1840
Passing under Arc de triomphe

[Louis VI the Fat]

I guessing it's the return of Napoleon Bonaparte's ashes in 1840 so it would be his ashes in the giant urn looking thing and its the Arc de Triomphe

Second funeral of Napoleon
15 december 1840
Passing under Arc de triompheNo, it is not the second funeral of Napoléon in 1840 at the Arch of Triumph.


This is 'the return of the ahses' of Napoléon in 1840:


https://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9563/45603856.jpg



Hint: Who are worshipped more than men of war?

[gaelic cowboy]

ok so

victor hugo's casket
1885 but i dunno the date of funeral other than it must have been around end of may
arc de triomphe

[Louis VI the Fat]

ok so

victor hugo's casket
1885 but i dunno the date of funeral other than it must have been around end of may
arc de triompheExcellent!

Did you notice that the massive sculpture on top of the Arc is no longer there? I've always wondered whether it shouldn't be restored.




'Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal' - Victor Hugo.

[gaelic cowboy]

Here is one for you Louis

I am only the third man in the last 1000yrs and I am the second Frenchman to defeat an army from the British Isles inside the British Isles itself.

Who am I

[Louis VI the Fat]

Éric Cantona. :book:

[aimlesswanderer]

Hmm, I suppose it's not the obvious choice of William the Conqueror. It must be an imported general who commanded during a civil war or invasion, but I have no idea about a name.

Actually the first name that came to mind was Mel Gibson. :laugh4:

[gaelic cowboy]

Hmm, I suppose it's not the obvious choice of William the Conqueror. It must be an imported general who commanded during a civil war or invasion, but I have no idea about a name.



On the right track

my name is not recorded in the places of honor my victories unrecorded in the selfsame places I had fallen out of favor probably due to my own infidelity.

I died destitute in the Americas, after I achieved more victories for my new homeland.

I did not become a king like William of Orange or William the Conqueror I was just a General.

[gaelic cowboy]

Éric Cantona. :book:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHUVPF0YRis&feature=related

[_Tristan_]

Did you notice that the massive sculpture on top of the Arc is no longer there? I've always wondered whether it shouldn't be restored.


I admit it would make a fine addition in the hope it lasts longer than the former before falling in ruins (4 years...)

[gaelic cowboy]

Ok one more hint at the end there

I am only the third man in the last 1000yrs and I am the second Frenchman to defeat an army from the British Isles inside the British Isles itself.

my name is not recorded in the places of honor my victories unrecorded in the selfsame places I had fallen out of favor probably due to my own infidelity.

I died destitute in the Americas, after I achieved more victories for my new homeland.

I did not become a king like William of Orange or William the Conqueror I was just a General.

I once was at the Races of Castlebar

Who am I

[Lord of Lent]

Am I Jean Joseph Humbert?

[gaelic cowboy]

Am I Jean Joseph Humbert?

Good man over to you

[Lord of Lent]

Thanks, cowboy!

I am a noble lady and I was married to Henry VIII. My father was the Count of Mark and he was born in 1490.
His great-grandfather was a nobleman. Who was his successor?

[gaelic cowboy]

Eh I am a bit unclear here I take it your referring to the great grandfather of Anne of Cleves which would be if my googleing is correct

Am I John I, Duke of Cleves

[Lord of Lent]

No, the sucessor of his father.

[Tabuu]

Am I John II, Duke of Cleves?

[Lord of Lent]

Well, I made a mistake while writing the question, but the way it is: Yes, I am John III, Duke of Cleves

It's all yours!

[Tabuu]

I said John II. Is John III another mistake?

Anywho.... I am a famous Roman writer. I've made a 5-book collection and dedicated it to a Roman emperor. My quotes are periodically used in Rome: Total War. Who am I?

[Lord of Lent]

Woops...

I wild guess, am I Publius Cornelius Tacitus?

[Tabuu]

Not quite. Here's another hint.

I made my 5-book collection in the 4th century.

[aimlesswanderer]

It's been a while since ancient history at school, but would it be Plutarch, and his Nine Lives?

[Tabuu]

That is also wrong. I was not as elaborate on the quotes in RTW.

Correction: My quotes are mostly used in RTW.

And maybe this is a giveaway - One of my quotes is: "Valor is superior to number."

[Lord of Lent]

Hmm, am I Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus?

[Tabuu]

Bingo! Over to you, Sadiq! :beam:

[aimlesswanderer]

Ah, good ol Vego, forgot about him!

[Tabuu]

yes the quote was a giveaway I presume?

[Lord of Lent]

Yeah! Listen carefully infidels!

I wrote a romance consisting of 9234 lines. Each line consists of 8 syllables.
I died before my work was finished. Who am I and how is my famous work called?

[Tabuu]

Easy. But I'll let someone else answer this. (Unless you guys get it wrong 3 times, I'm going for it):laugh4:

[Ibrahim]

Yeah! Listen carefully infidels!

I wrote a romance consisting of 9234 lines. Each line consists of 8 syllables.
I died before my work was finished. Who am I and how is my famous work called?

Jehan le Vaillant de Poitiers :clown:

jk..jk.. its Chretien de Troyes. (did I misspell it?). the romance is not a romance per se-Percival aferall, revolved round the quest for the Holy Grail. (or was it the holy rail..or the holy railgun..or even holy handgrenade)


Easy. But I'll let someone else answer this. (Unless you guys get it wrong 3 times, I'm going for it):laugh4:

well, sunshine, that didn't happen now. you should have pounced when ye had the chance :clown:

[Lord of Lent]

I knew it was too easy... but I couldn't think of something else.

Well, over to you Ibrahim...