History quiz

[Conradus]

I'm sorry you misread the question Innocentius, though I'm sure you'll have better luck next time.

[Veho Nex]

Finally back from my vacation and now all the questions being asked i have no clue though the dreadnought one was there but i thought it was a myth anyways thanks for clearing it up

[Veho Nex]

Yo we've busted 1000 post congradulations

[The Foolish Horseman]

yay....AggonyDuck, myself, Jkarinen and Conradus + Warmaster Horus seem to keep this thread ticking.

Yo wheres the next question?

Fed up of waiting so here it is:

What was the names of the 3 battalions in the German 3rd Guard division in the battle of the Somme?

[Innocentius]

yay....AggonyDuck, myself, Jkarinen and Conradus + Warmaster Horus seem to keep this thread ticking.


If more than every 100th question was about something apart from WWII I think more people (including me) would have a fair chance to join in. Perhaps we should start separate threads for seperate eras?

[Decker]

What was the names of the 3 battalions in the German 3rd Guard division in the battle of the Somme?
Are you talking about Regiments or what 'cuz I cant seem to find the German 3rd Guards Division and this is what I found from the Imperial War Museum: http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00o001004001

[shlin28]

yay....AggonyDuck, myself, Jkarinen and Conradus + Warmaster Horus seem to keep this thread ticking.

Yo wheres the next question?

Fed up of waiting so here it is:

What was the names of the 3 battalions in the German 3rd Guard division in the battle of the Somme?

Are you sure its the Third? I swear its the Second...

(Does quick Google search) http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00o001004001
There's no 3rd division there...

But ignore me if im wrong

[Warmaster Horus]

If more than every 100th question was about something apart from WWII I think more people (including me) would have a fair chance to join in. Perhaps we should start separate threads for seperate eras?

I agree. This thread is limited (apparently) to the 20th Century, and mostly the World Wars.

[Antagonist]

No it isn't, it just happens that for the last few weeks only 20thCentury questions have been posted. More breadth of knowledge here people, it's bad enough that we focus almost exclusively on military history, we should at least explore all of it. :book:... ~:)

Antagonist

[Innocentius]

it's bad enough that we focus almost exclusively on military history

True. Very true.

[Veho Nex]

you know for all you people whom want a non military questions that not 20-21st century here:

Q: when was the Taoism era in china?

[Innocentius]

Has there been a Taoism era? In that case my guess is a couple of hundred years BC - present.

[Warmaster Horus]

More precisely: 142 AD (founding of the way of the celestial masters) to present.

Thanks JKarinen.

[Veho Nex]

warmaster go ahead

[Warmaster Horus]

Thanks again.
So, two questions.
The easy one: name the two most prominent assassins of Gaius Julius Caesar (hint, the assassins were linked by blood).

The harder one (I consider it harder): What was the nickname of the Marian Legions?

[shlin28]

1. Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longius

2. Marius' Mules

[Warmaster Horus]

Right! Your turn shlin28.

[shlin28]

A slightly harder one...

Which African king lived until he was 90 and fathered 10 sons?

[Innocentius]

Oh, yes of course! The Kingdom of Africa has always interested me!:juggle2:

Any chance you could give a clue about where in Africa?

[shlin28]

A clue? you disappoint me... :inquisitive:

His kingdom is in the north-west of Africa, and its before 1AD.

Good luck!

[edyzmedieval]

Masinissa, King of Numidia. ~:)

Simple. :grin:

[shlin28]

Correct!

You can ask the next question now

[edyzmedieval]

Easy one, because I couldn't find a harder one.

31st of May, 1223. What happened, who were the leaders, and what was the relation of the general of the victors in contrast with the emperor of the victors?

~:)

[Warmaster Horus]

Battle of the Kalka river, between the Mongol armies under Subotai (I think that's his name, might be different spellings) against the Kievan Rus and the Cumans, directed by Mstislav the Bold.

Subotai was one of Genghis Khan's Dogs of War. He was also his primary strategist and Lieutenant.

[edyzmedieval]

CorrecT!
Good work Warmaster. :bow:

Your turn.

[Warmaster Horus]

Thank you.
390 BC: What's the famous quote from that year? Who said it, and why?

[Antagonist]

Vae Victis - "woe to the conquered" or sometimes "the vanquished"

Attributed (by Livy IIRC) to Brennos, chief of the Sennonian Gauls who after routing the Romans at the Battle of the Allia sacked the city and besieged the fortress on the capital. For various possible reasons he decided to withdraw after a time if the Romans would pay him off. They agreed, but when their gold was weighed out they objected that the scales were not balanced, Brennus replied by tossing his sword onto the pile and uttering his famous line.

I have also heard a version (can't rememeber the source) where Marcus Furius Camillus burts in at that very moment with some pithy reply and drives the Gauls away. But that might be a little serendipitous.

Antagonist

[Warmaster Horus]

Exactly! Your turn Antagonist.

Note: the saying can also be: Vae Victus, and the gallic chief Brennus. For the difference of one letter, though...

[Conradus]

Brennus is most likely only the latin version of Brennos, though I doubt that was his real name. Doesn't 'brenn' mean 'leader' in celtic?

Anyhow, unless I rememeberd nothing from latin courses, vae victus is just wrong, it shouldn't be nominative.

[Warmaster Horus]

I think bren was king or something like that in celtic -or at least from what EB says.

Now that I think of it, Vae Victus is wrong. Sorry, my mistake :oops:
The mistake comes from Rome Total War, one of the quotes is "Vae Victus".

[Antagonist]

I recall Brennus translated as "Duke" for some reason. Support for it being a title would be that the leader of the Gallic invasion of Greece a century later is also Brennos. Vercingetorix is a similar thing IIRC, means "Supreme Commander of the Infantry" or something to that effect.

I have a nice hopefully non-military question, I need to double-check my sources but I'm going out soon so it may have to wait a few hours, sorry.

Antagonist

[Antagonist]

Turns out the question I had in mind wasn't really valid. *sigh* I'd liked to have come up with another more interesting, preferably non-military one, but it'll be busy tomorrow and I need to think about these things, so I'll have to throw something out of the top of my head instead:


"A Briton commanding a French army defeats a Frenchman commanding a British army."

This somewhat over-simplified description refers to which pre-20th Century battle?

Antagonist

[shlin28]

At least tell us what time period it is... ~:confused:

[Warmaster Horus]

pre-20th Century battle

France and Britain didn't really exist until the middle-ages, so that limits it a bit. I'm thinking a Crusade battle, but I'm probably wrong.
Unless it's to do with the American revolution... LaFayette was a Frenchman who helped the americans gain their revolution.

[Conradus]

I was thinking along the lines of a Hunderd Year War-battle (with french being Burgundian) or a colonial battle for India or Africa( though I doubt the latter)

[Antagonist]

Okay, some hints:

1) Post-HYW, pre Napoleonic.

2) Not colonial, involved regular armies of the countries involved (ie not sub-states or rebels, the actual nations) although the rhyme simplifies the composition of the armies somewhat.

3) A significant, large-scale engagement, thousands of casualties on both sides.

Antagonist

[Innocentius]

Gah, I still have no idea... My guess is it's during either the Italian Wars or the Thirty Years' War though, where generals and armies of several nationalities came and went a lot.

[Incongruous]

Hmm... Is this to do with Conde? Spanish succession?

[Antagonist]

Hmm... Is this to do with Conde? Spanish succession?

That would be on the right track. Another hint: It's anniversary was very recent, and it came within days of a much more important anniversary in British history.

Antagonist

[shlin28]

Hm... (Checks a book)

Is it the battle of Almasa? (or something like that)
The British commander was the son of a French and the French commander was an illegitimate son of King James II.

Edit: And it happened on 25th of April

[Tran]

Let me try:

Battle of Almansa, which occured in April 25, 1707

Between the combined British-Portuguese-Dutch forces, led by a French commander Henri de Massue, 1st Earl of Galway, versus the French-Spanish coalition led by James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick who was an illegitimate son of King James II of England.

EDIT: shlin28 beat me by 4 minutes to it!

[Antagonist]

Correct! Well done to both of you, although since I only asked for the name, shlin28 wins by 4 minutes.

The quotation is simplified because it featured in fact at least 5 different nations (France and Spain one side and England, Portugal and the United Provinces/Netherlands on the other) whose armies contained detachments from still more (such as part of the Irish Brigade in the former side, and Germans and French Huguenots in the latter.) The significant date I referred to was that 6 days later, exactly 3 centuries ago, the Act of Union combined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Trivia: The Duke of Berwick was the illegitimate son of James II by Arabella Churchill, whose brother John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough was the most celebrated English commander of the war: Berwick was his nephew. I don't think they ever fought in the same battle though, that would have been interesting.

Anyway, your turn shlin28! :book:

Antagonist

[shlin28]

Here's my question,



Under which leader did the Goths invade Italy in 405/6, whose survivors became part of a much more famous Gothic group.

[Conradus]

I know they sacked Rome under Alaric, but that was in 410 or something

[shlin28]

Some surivors of the group i was talking about did join Alaric.

[Conradus]

Hmm, second attempt? I was fooled by the Goths in your question, forget to overlook the other people invading at that time.

Radagaisus?

[shlin28]

Correct!

This must be a record, answered in 2 hours.

[Conradus]

Nah, just bad luck I was online :2thumbsup:

Hmm, I can't think of anything better at the moment:

Who is always referred to as ' the shepherd of the army' or ' the mighty Atreide'?

[Tran]

Atreide? Are you talking about Dune?

[Decker]

Nah, just bad luck I was online :2thumbsup:

Hmm, I can't think of anything better at the moment:

Who is always referred to as ' the shepherd of the army' or ' the mighty Atreide'?
Duke Leto Atreides I

[Incongruous]

Hmm, ine never heard of that one.
Who was he?

[Tran]

Hmm, ine never heard of that one.
Who was he?
A quick look over Wikipedia reveal the following:

Duke Leto Atreides I (10,140-10,191 A.G.) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He features in the novel Dune by Frank Herbert and in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

[Conradus]

The person I was referring to is a distant relative of this Duke Leto, (love Dune btw). You can find his name in the Dune-books, but he has more historical grounds, though he's just as fictional as Leto Atreides or Paul Muad'Dib.

[Warmaster Horus]

So, he doesn't really have a place here, right?

[Tran]

Is fictional character allowed here? I checked the first post rules and none mentioned of it...what do you think?

[Antagonist]

There's precedent in the thread for mythological characters if they are well-known and have some "pseudo-historical" background, but a modern fictional character is probably too far out.

Antagonist

[Warmaster Horus]

Who gets to ask the next question?

[Conradus]

There's precedent in the thread for mythological characters if they are well-known and have some "pseudo-historical" background, but a modern fictional character is probably too far out.

Antagonist

Well, he's a well-known mythological character and excavations indicate that there's some ground for the existence of a look-a-like

[Veho Nex]

Alright guys to end all this fus about this fictional crud here is a question to make this move

Q: What incident changed the way ships(private and public) were being made and provisioned(not just food saftey devices also)?
(not would be too easy if i said date but it's still pretty easy)

[Tran]

I'll just guess: The sank of RMS Titanic?

[Conradus]

I'll answer my own question here: I was referring to Agamemnon, in the Iliad he's often referred to as 'the shepherd of the army/the men' or one of the mighty Atreide (his father's name was Atreus). Leto Atreides in the Dune universe claims that his family descends directly from Atreus. (Though Brain Herbert ruined that claim) Agamemnon is a fictional character, but strongly based in classical myth, his kingdom Mycenae, also existed and excavations at Troy indicate that there has been a war over the city.

[Tran]

So...whose turn is it now?

[Warmaster Horus]

Q: What incident changed the way ships(private and public) were being made and provisioned(not just food saftey devices also)?
(not would be too easy if i said date but it's still pretty easy)

That's it. As I have no idea of the answer, I can't give any.
I'll point out that an answer has already been proposed:
RMS Titanic
But Jkarinen hasn't said anything of it yet.

[Conradus]

Well I guess the next question goes to whoever answers Jkarinen's question correctly. I'm sorry my question caused so much frowning eyebrows:scholar:
I figured if one could ask about Cuchulain, it was also safe to ask about Agamemnon. :grin2:

[Veho Nex]

I'll just guess: The sank of RMS Titanic?


Sorry guys havn't checked in a while but that's right

Sorry again

[Tran]

What's the name of strategic pass/point for troops movement, in West Germany that was deemed important by both US and Soviet during the Cold War?

[Veho Nex]

SigFried line?

whoops didnt read cold war thingy

[Redleg]

What's the name of strategic pass/point for troops movement, in West Germany that was deemed important by both US and Soviet during the Cold War?

The Fulda Gap

[Tran]

The Fulda Gap
You got it

[Redleg]

provide the date, conflict, and the name the military officer that gave small-pox infected blankets to Native Americans

[Tran]

Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763, near Fort Pitt during the French and Indian War. British commander Lord Jeffrey Amherst and a Swiss officer, Colonel Henry Bouquet, whose correspondence included a reference to the idea of giving smallpox-infected blankets to Indians...

[Redleg]

Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763, near Fort Pitt during the French and Indian War. British commander Lord Jeffrey Amherst and a Swiss officer, Colonel Henry Bouquet, whose correspondence included a reference to the idea of giving smallpox-infected blankets to Indians...

Correct you even got the point that it was only a correspondence, there is limited to no proof that the event actually happened. Given that at the time smallpox was about 100% fatal to Native Americans, the proof is very hard to come by. Only the document exists that I am aware of. Take some bonus points for that one.

[Tran]

Thank you :grin:

What's the name of conflict which use the name of a famous world company brand in its name? This conflict is known in which the more technologically advanced (invader) forces were defeated by the opposing army.

[Decker]

Thank you :grin:

What's the name of conflict which use the name of a famous world company brand in its name? This conflict is known in which the more technologically advanced (invader) forces were defeated by the opposing army.
The Football War between Hoduras and El Salvador in 1969?

[Tran]

Nope, not 'Football' (is that a brand?). Also, both forces are pretty much equal there (and outdated)

[Decker]

Nope, not 'Football' (is that a brand?). Also, both forces are pretty much equal there (and outdated)
Of course it is:beam:
New guess- The Paquisha War between Peru and Ecuador?

[Tran]

Nope, not that too ~;p
I might give a clue if there's one more failed attempt...

[Redleg]

Well I thought of one but it wasn't a conflict, only a serious of conflicts that resulted in the term "Banana Republic" - so I image this one is not it.

And then there is Cinco de Mayo.

And Finally the French Invasion of Mexico, but for the some reason I can't think of any brand name that fits that.

[Tran]

None of those.

Clue: It happened in Africa

[Veho Nex]

So wrong but:

Kasserine gap i know there used to be a small company named kasseraine

[Decker]

I think I got it!
It's the Toyota War- Between Chad and Libya and describes their conflicts.

[Tran]

So wrong but:

Kasserine gap i know there used to be a small company named kasseraine
Nope.


I think I got it!
It's the Toyota War- Between Chad and Libya and describes their conflicts.
You're right. You got it.

[Decker]

You're right. You got it.
About damn time! I'm short on time atm so here is what I came up with, hope it lasts longer than my other question lol.

Won America's first Nobel's Peace Prize, won the Peace Prize for mediating between to sides after a war, he also pushed for the US to take over control of the Panama Canal which is one of his best international achievements.

[MilesGregarius]

Won America's first Nobel's Peace Prize, won the Peace Prize for mediating between to sides after a war, he also pushed for the US to take over control of the Panama Canal which is one of his best international achievements.

Teddy Roosevelt for mediating the Treaty of Portsmouth to end the Russo-Japanese War.

[Decker]

Teddy Roosevelt for mediating the Treaty of Portsmouth to end the Russo-Japanese War.
You're up champ:2thumbsup:

I think I need to think of harder questions:wall:

[MilesGregarius]

Which nation's air force once deliberately bombed its own nation's flagship and why?

[Conradus]

Can't think of any nation who would do that, but to make a guess: France, to avoid them being captured by the Germans?

[MilesGregarius]

Can't think of any nation who would do that, but to make a guess: France, to avoid them being captured by the Germans?

Nope. Easier to just scuttle in such a case.

[Incongruous]

Germany?

[The Wizard]

The Soviet Union?

[MilesGregarius]

No and no.

[Furious Mental]

The Turkish air force sunk its own flagship by mistake when they invaded Cyprus.

[MilesGregarius]

The Turkish air force sunk its own flagship by mistake when they invaded Cyprus.

Interesting, but I'm looking for an intentional bombing.

Hint: it's not in Europe.

[Tran]

Hmm...I'm not sure about this...

But is it the British RAF that bombed its ships to avoid being captured and used by the Germans? I'm thinking the ships themselves are located in Egyptian coasts or Libya, somewhere in Northern Africa coast?

[MilesGregarius]

No. No connection to Europe or WWII at all.

[The Wizard]

Japan or Russia during their 1904 war?

[Tran]

I'm beginning to think that instead of war, it has something to do more with celebration of something. Most probably the ship is old or outdated anyway and sunk by the air force...I just have no idea.

[MilesGregarius]

Japan or Russia during their 1904 war?

An air force in 1904?

[MilesGregarius]

I'm beginning to think that instead of war, it has something to do more with celebration of something. Most probably the ship is old or outdated anyway and sunk by the air force...I just have no idea.

No, not a celebration. The ship was probably obsolete by US or UK standards, but was still frontline for the nation in question.

[Andres]

December 1940 Thailand, who had the support of Japan at that time, decided on an incursion into Cambodja (at the time French Indochina). During the conflict, Thai aircraft bombed their own flagship (January 1941). Correct?

[The Wizard]

An air force in 1904?

Note that artillery can also bomb things ~;)

However, since that's obviously not the question (and I forgot about the "air force" part in your post)... Was it Pakistan or India?

[edyzmedieval]

December 1940 Thailand, who had the support of Japan at that time, decided on an incursion into Cambodja (at the time French Indochina). During the conflict, Thai aircraft bombed their own flagship (January 1941). Correct?

No connection to WWII at all. ~;)

It's really interesting. Nobody can find the answer..

[Warmaster Horus]

I don't suppose you actually have it...
I looked through Time Archives, dating back from 1923. I couldn't find anything.
That would mean...
Maybe russian revolution? But no, they were too poor.
I don't see the answer....
Tell us, please, and you can decided the next guy who asks the question. Of course, you can torment us for a few days more...

[Decker]

Are you talking about the bombing of the Greenpeace boat Rainbow?

[Incongruous]

Rainbow Warrior? Unlikley, it was not part of any nations fleet, was a Greenpeace boat.

Hmmm, would it be Argentina or something?

[MilesGregarius]

Seems I've finally found a google-proof question.


December 1940 Thailand, who had the support of Japan at that time, decided on an incursion into Cambodja (at the time French Indochina). During the conflict, Thai aircraft bombed their own flagship (January 1941). Correct?

Close, but no cigar, as far as I know, all the Thai losses were due to French action.


Tell us, please, and you can decided the next guy who asks the question. Of course, you can torment us for a few days more...

I'll give it to Andres since he at least got the right country, if the wrong incident.

I was looking for Thailand during the 1951 coup. During one of Thailand's eighteen 20th Century coups, the Thai navy seized then Prime Minister Plaek Pibulsonggram (Phibun for short) and held him hostage aboard HTMS Sri Ayutthaya. The air force simply blew the ship out of the water.

I originally read about it in The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia. The only web references I could find were Phibun's wiki entry and here:

http://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.com/coups-in-bangkok.html


Coups in Bangkok 1951 – 1960 (4 coups)

On 29 June 1951, during handover ceremony of the
dredging vessel, Manhattan by the US government,
marines and navy abducted Phibun to the battle ship
Sri Ayutthya.

In what was dubbed "The Manhattan Coup", fierce land
air and naval battles broke out. Loyal garrisons
fought the navy rebels in Bangkok. The Air Force
bombed and sank the rebel battleship Sri Ayutthaya.
Phibun survived at a cost of 3,000 casualties.

Take it away, Andres.

[The Stranger]

hilarious

[Didz]

Oops! sorry out of sync. I thought I was on the last page.

[Andres]

After I was released by my master, I crossed Gibraltar in the 92nd year of the Hidjra and started to conquer a peninsula.

Who am I and who was my former master...

[Conradus]

Tariq ibn Ziyad (Tariq the one-eyed)

and his master Emir? Musa ibn Nusair?

[Andres]

Conradus is right.

Your turn :bow:

[Conradus]

Thanks Andres

The person I'm looking for was a great sage, yet he didn't leave us any writings. He wasn't poor, but ultimately he could only survive through his students. In the end he chose his own faith and died, even though he could've lived some more years.

Who am I looking for?

[MilesGregarius]

Thanks Andres

The person I'm looking for was a great sage, yet he didn't leave us any writings. He wasn't poor, but ultimately he could only survive through his students. In the end he chose his own faith and died, even though he could've lived some more years.

Who am I looking for?

Socrates?

[Csargo]

I do believe you are correct.

[Conradus]

Milesgregorius is indeed correct, your turn, Miles

[MilesGregarius]

A partnership of three, we dominated our region politically and militarily for nearly 100 years, forcing tribute from our neighbors, despite having neither metal weapons nor mounted troops of any kind. What were our names?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Moe , Larry and Curly?

[Laman]

A partnership of three, we dominated our region politically and militarily for nearly 100 years, forcing tribute from our neighbors, despite having neither metal weapons nor mounted troops of any kind. What were our names?

The Triple Alliance (Tenochtitlan and the two others)?

[Csargo]

Tenochtitlan, Texcoco,and Tlacopan?

[edyzmedieval]

Tenochitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan.
1428-1521.

[MilesGregarius]

Laman was on the right track, but Ichigo got all three names. Take it away.

[Csargo]

Someone else can have my turn.

[seireikhaan]

May I have the next question, in that case?

[Csargo]

Sure.

[seireikhaan]

Ok, here we go.

I am a Theban commander who defeated the Spartan King Cleombrotus in 371 B.C. However, Athens and other cities forbade me from pursuing the Spartans and prevented me from obtaining a complete victory. Upon defeating the Spartans in battle, I would propel Thebes to a position of power and authority among the city-states until my death nine years later. Who am I?

[Laman]

Epaminondas perhaps.

[seireikhaan]

Right. You're turn.

[Laman]

Presumably in Akragas in Sicily a certain Tyrant had a hollow bronze bull he used to cook people in. One of them was the inventor of said bull (the tyrant wanted to test it). What was the names of the tyrant and the inventor.

[Warmaster Horus]

The inventor: Perillus of Athens, and the tyrant: Phalaris.

My question, if I'm right.
The story of Perillus and his invention is more or less the same as that of another. Who was the other, and who ruled then? Also, when was it used and abused?

[Laman]

You were correct.

[Warmaster Horus]

Question asked again:
The story of Perillus and his invention is more or less the same as that of another. Who was the other, who ruled in his country at the time, and when was it over-used?

[Veho Nex]

Guillotine, Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, King Louis XVI, Reign of terror

or

the Scottish maiden.... but dont know much about it

[Warmaster Horus]

Guillotine, Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, King Louis XVI, Reign of terror

That's it. Your turn.

[Veho Nex]

Charles Martel every thing and anything about him? GO!!

[Csargo]

Charles the Hammer. Won the battle of Tours. that's about all I know.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Well then you win as youve met his criteria , Your turn :laugh4:

[Csargo]

Well then you win as youve met his criteria , Your turn :laugh4:

WOOO. :wall:

[Veho Nex]

lol yeh go ahead could think of a question so i said first peron that was on page 11 of the history part of the forum

[Csargo]

someone else can have my turn.

[Veho Nex]

ill take it:

Founding of rome, what lead up to it, what is the legend about the valley, who where the first leaders?(note the legend of the valley can be found in Dante's Divine comedy-Inferno)

[seireikhaan]

Ok, do you want the legend of how Rome was founded? If so, here's what I'm remembering off the top of my head.

Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, were cast out into the wild as infants when their family died at the hands of Etruscans. The brothers were raised in the wild by a wolf. The brothers would grow up in the wild and begin to found a new town. When competition arose for leadership, Romulus murdered his brother to take power, and the town would be called Rome from then on.

I'm not sure I got all the details right, and I'm sure there's more I didn't get, but I'm going off my head here and my memory's a little fuzzy.

[Conradus]

Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, sons of the wargod Mars who were fostered by a wolf until a shepherd found them. He raised them as his sons and they restored their grandfather to the throne of Alba Longa from which he was driven by his brother (who ordered the death of Romulus and Remus' mother, that's how they got in the river in the first place)

So the first leaders were romulus and remus, though Romulus killed his brother in a quarrel over the site of the city. Romulus was named king.

[Veho Nex]

no ones said anything about the legend of the valley

[Warmaster Horus]

Eh, what is it? I don't know of any legend.

[The Stranger]

the legend of the valley...? i do know the real story of the valley...

i think the correct answer has been said

[Veho Nex]

you can have it greaterkhan

but the legend of the valley is it was an un fertile area that had two rivers going by on the east and the wast and a lady lived there she killed her self and went to hell dante's inferno tells all about how she killed her self to save her soul and make the land fetile for the wolves that lived in it

read the inferno and you all will understand

[Innocentius]

read the inferno and you all will understand

Yes, Master Yoda.

[seireikhaan]

I was a Samurai general who fought in the Hogen rebellion. I was forced to flee and ultimately ended up in exile on a small island. I was famed as a great archer. As enemy ships approached, I sank one by piercing its hull below the water line with an arrow. However, I realized that I had no hope of victory, so I committed Seppuku, the first Samurai of note to ever do so. Who am I?

[Veho Nex]

Sakai Incident?

[seireikhaan]

Sakai Incident?

The answer is a person, not an event.

[Warmaster Horus]

Saigo Takamori?

[seireikhaan]

Saigo Takamori?

Nope.

[Veho Nex]

Minamoto Yorimasa?

[seireikhaan]

You're getting warmer...

[Motep]

Aha! I actually know this one! (Cause the arrow sinking the boat thing...)

Minamoto no Tametome...or was it Tametomo?

[seireikhaan]

Well, you're right with one of those, Motep. Can you remember which one it is?(without googling, of course)

[Motep]

Well, you're right with one of those, Motep. Can you remember which one it is?(without googling, of course)

Now, I know who it is, just cant really remember how to pronounce it...Im leanin' towards Tametomo, though....(tametome doesnt sound right...)

[seireikhaan]

Well, in that case, yes, you're right. The official answer is Minamoto Tametomo. I wasn't sure if you just had different spellings, or if you had Tametomo and some other Minamoto that I'd never heard of before. Next question is yours.

[Motep]

Name another famous japanese archer, this one who was famed for shooting a fan off a ship, which was reputed to keep the ship safe from arrows (hahahaha, oh the irony). He later went on to become a Bhuddist monk, founding a temple that was past down to his eldest son, to son's eldest son, and so on right up to the temple's destruction in WWII. So, who is this archer-monk?

[Motep]

Nobody cares to even guess?

[Warmaster Horus]

Eh, not really my style of questions... I'll let someone else try to find it.

[Veho Nex]

google has failed me i dont know

[Motep]

google has failed me i dont know

Bwahaha! Do you folks give up?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Nasu no Yoichi.

If I'm right, someone else can take it.

[Motep]

Nasu no Yoichi.

If I'm right, someone else can take it.

oooooh....correct

[Warmaster Horus]

Okay, I'll take it.
Name the 4 legions present in the Roman Invasion of Britain, as well as the General in charge, the leading political person of the time, and two of Legates (two from the 4 legions).

[shlin28]

Legio II Augusta, Legio IX Hispana, Legio XIV Gemina and Legio XX Valeria Victrix, the general was Aulus Plautius and two of the legates were Vespasion and Gnaeus Geta.


That was a quick answer! :laugh4:

[Warmaster Horus]

Yeah, that was quick. I expected it to be, though.
Your turn.

[shlin28]

A Swiss Protestant priest voiced similar opinons to Martin Luther, but later when Martin Luther went to meet him, they parted over differences on a small part of their teachings, without shaking hands!

Name the priest and the different teachings which he and Martin Luther taught.

[cutepuppy]

A Swiss Protestant priest voiced similar opinons to Martin Luther, but later when Martin Luther went to meet him, they parted over differences on a small part of their teachings, without shaking hands!

Name the priest and the different teachings which he and Martin Luther taught.


Zwingli?

He wanted to abolish indulgences and celibacy

What do you exactly mean with the second part of your question?

[TevashSzat]

I'm just gonna throw a random guess in here. John Calvin?? Martin Luther started Protestantism while Calvin did Calvinism.

[shlin28]

Maybe i wasnt really clear with the second part, but i want you to find the slight difference between the teachings, just a clue, its about communions.

[cutepuppy]

Maybe i wasnt really clear with the second part, but i want you to find the slight difference between the teachings, just a clue, its about communions.

Zwingli believed that it was just symbolic, while luther was convinced that they were the real body and blood of christ.

[shlin28]

Right answer, your turn

[cutepuppy]

I'll pass it to someone else. First come, first served. Take your chances, boys and girls.

[Veho Nex]

How bout some literary history for a change?

Give the three titles to Dante's Divine comedy(the Italian names are same as English both will do), what years they were written, and what had happened to him prior writing them and including all his old teachers from his home town.

[Tiberius of the Drake]

part1-canticas
part2-inferno
part3-purgatorio (might be off by a letter or two)

[The Stranger]

i dont understand this last piece


and what had happened to him prior writing them and including all his old teachers from his home town.

could you please explain?

[Tiberius of the Drake]

since Jkarien hasnt come back with an explanation (i was confused to) should someone else post a new question

[Warmaster Horus]

He was last active today, about 8 minutes after your post.

[Conradus]

Dante was exiled prior to writing his Divina Commedia

And excuse me for this late edit, but the three parts of la divina commedia are
Inferno
Purgatorio
Paradiso

[Warmaster Horus]

Jkarinen, could you tell us if Conradus' or Tiberius' answer is correct, and good enough to elicit a new question?

[Csargo]

He said the years they were written also.

[Conradus]

Hmm, somewhere in the beginning of the 14th century, and before he died obviously ( that was 1320-1321?).
I'd guess between 1308 and 1321, but if someone can find the correct answers, by all means.

[Veho Nex]

Conradus is most right and sorry guys my friend borrowed my laptop for a couple days i'm really sorry

[Conradus]

My turn then,

This 'rock' was discovered in 1812, and is now a major touristic pole.
Once it was a thriving city, but foreign occupation soon ended that.
What am I talking about?

[The Stranger]

gibraltar :P

[Decker]

Alcatraz?

[Conradus]

I'm sorry, but both of you are wrong.
This question seems harder than I thought it would be.

[Warmaster Horus]

Fort Ross?

[Conradus]

Try looking back for a 'few' more centuries.

It was on the world news not that long ago.

[The Stranger]

machu pichu?

btw discovered by who? europeans, i mean when people already lived there it was already discovered ofcourse... chinese or arabs could also have discovered it... it can hint towards the continent it lies in...

[Conradus]

It was rediscovered by Europeans, most of the time we call that 'discovering'
Just like Angkor Wat or Machu Pichu, it has been rediscovered, but it isn't one of those two.

[Tristuskhan]

Monomatapa?

[AggonyDuck]

Petra?

[Conradus]

Aggonyduck is correct. I was looking for Petra. Petra is the greek for rock, now a major touristic pole (part due to its recent election as new world wonder) and was rediscovered in Jordan somewhere in the beginning of the 19th century.

Aggonyduck, your turn.

[Warmaster Horus]

I should have known that...

[The Stranger]

hmmm me too :P

[seireikhaan]

Ok, if no one's going to ask a new question, I will.

This man is considered by many Chinese to be the emodiment of intelligence. His nickname was "the sleeping dragon" and he even has an invention of his, an improved crossbow, named after him. Who is he?

[Conradus]

Chu Ko Nu?

[Globe]

Grmbl... I thought I had a unit at Civ: IV named after him, a crossbowmen to.
I thought it was something with... Cho idd ^^

[Conqueror]

Zhuge Liang.

[seireikhaan]

Conqueror's right.

[Conqueror]

I was born ruler of the then greatest empire of the world, at a time when the fate of kingdoms was delivered on a pair of wheels. It was under my reign that the empire reached it's greatest extent, yet also under my reign begun the decline which would bring about it's swift downfall. Many were the great men who fell before my might, including my own brother. Yet to my successors I left a broken kingdom. It was but briefly after my death that my people would face their destruction at the hands of their former vassals, never to rise again.

Can you name me?

[The Stranger]

attilla the hun

[Conqueror]

Not Attila. I'll post more clues tomorrow if no one has guessed right by then.

[Csargo]

Darius? or Kublai Khan?

[seireikhaan]

Mongke Khaan?

[Conradus]

The sentence "at a time when the fate of kingdoms was delivered on a pair of wheels" reminds me of ancient Greece, the Mycaenan time, but there were no great Mediterraenean empires at that time. Cyrus didn't cause the persian empire to fall, and Thutmoses had no brothers. I'm at a loss.

My first gues was Atilla though

[The Stranger]

attila fits the description perfectly :P he took his empire from his bro... was the biggest and faded fast... oh wait... only he wasnt born the ruler... hmm... lets see... i doubt its a european empire they werent that big untill after the romans... maybe a chinese dude... or maybe egyptian... pair of wheels/chariots...

[Laman]

Sargon?

[Conqueror]

No answer is correct yet, though you're getting in the right direction by analyzing the clues in the text. Here's some more:

My treacherous brother died by flames in a great city which in later times became famed for it's gates. Following my own death, my two sons would fight each other over the remains of the empire, while their true enemies to the East and South grew in power.

[Conradus]

Nebuchadrezzar?

[Veho Nex]

Lets go for some ROTK( and not return of the king...)

It's Either: Liang Zhuge or Zhuge Liang
And if im right i didn't know he actually existed Though the the Zhuge Nu was just an improvement to the previous cho ku no

Don't you love the RoTK novels :-)

Whoaaaaa trippy... i thought i was at the bottom of that page..... ummmm disregard all that above i will give and answer to the next question.

Cyrus the Great?

[AggonyDuck]

Ashurbanipal, the last great king of Assyria.

[Conqueror]

AggonyDuck has the right answer :2thumbsup:

[The Stranger]

wow :P never wouldve guessed that

though doubt that assyria was the biggest empire... maybe in known europe and minor asia... but nvrmind...

[AggonyDuck]

What was the codename of the largely ineffectual bombing campaign launched by the French Airforce against the Vietnamese supply route to interdict the build up of Vietnamese forces around Dien Bien Phu in the winter of 1953-1954?

[shlin28]

Operation Castor? I think that was the airbourne attack, but I cant think of anything else bout Dien Bien Phu...

Edit: Operation Condor?

Neither of them are right I think, cos Condor is a attack on supply columns by commandos...

[AggonyDuck]

Well seeing as this answer really isn't wiki' or google'able I'll give you a hint that is that.

The codename shares its name with an Italian physicist who invented the barometer.

[edyzmedieval]

Well, the guy who invented it, his name is Evangelista Torricelli.

So, Evangelista or Torricelli?

[AggonyDuck]

Correct, it was codenamed Torricelli. Your turn Edyz.

[edyzmedieval]

I'll let anyone who wants to have a go. I am disastrous at finding hard questions.

[The Stranger]

ill go :D be back with a queston shortly

[The Stranger]

In my days, no one could match my skills on the battlefield. Not in melee nor in archery nor in horseriding. But not only I am famous, so was my noble steed and my weapon. We were the most feared on the battlefield.

Though famous for my courage, I was also notorious for my loyalty. In a few years I betrayed two of my masters, both who adopted me as their son.

I fought when my country fell to chaos and multiple contenders fought for the prestigious throne of one of the biggest empires the world has ever known.

Ironically my downfall (could be read litterally) came when I became the betrayed instead of the betrayer. My enemy rejected my pledge of service, remembering my reputation and had me executed. Thus ended my life.

Who am I?

[seireikhaan]

Lu Bu.

[The Stranger]

correct.

[seireikhaan]

A great King of Kings, I created the first ever documented charter on Human rights. Who am I?

[edyzmedieval]

Hammurabi.

[seireikhaan]

Sorry, but not quite. Hammurabi created the first code of laws, there is a difference.

[AggonyDuck]

Cyrus the Great?

[seireikhaan]

AggonyDuck is correct.

[AggonyDuck]

Who were the two commanders in charge of the two Muslim cavalry forces at the Battle of Walaja?

[Veho Nex]

Busr bin Abi Rahm and Saeed bin Marra

[AggonyDuck]

Yup, correct.

[Veho Nex]

Aight lets get some devastation...

When was the "first pompei"?

[Conradus]

Do you mean the first city destroyed by a volcano and covered in its ashes? Or when the Vesuvius erupted and covered Pompei in 79 AD?

[Beirut]

When was the "first pompei"?

1971
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/PINK_FLOYD_LIVE_AT_POMPEII-0.jpg

[Geoffrey S]

Love that, got it on DVD.

[Veho Nex]

1971
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/horsesass/PINK_FLOYD_LIVE_AT_POMPEII-0.jpg

wow Fantastic

didnt think anyone would get it

but if you guys didnt see earlier i had a major computer problem so i couldnt respond before now

[Veho Nex]

Beirut you gunna post a question

[Tran]

Is it still alive?

[Veho Nex]

dunno

[Innocentius]

Make it come alive again then. Just post a question.

[Lord Winter]

Make it come alive again then. Just post a question.

Okay I'll try to give it a go,

Which ACW general in command of an army did not win a single battle.

[Marshal Murat]

Johnson

[MilesGregarius]

Okay I'll try to give it a go,

Which ACW general in command of an army did not win a single battle.

Burnside? Pope? A.S. Johnston?

[Beirut]

Beirut you gunna post a question

Sorry. Lost track of things. :embarassed:


Which general stopped an invading army advance of 200,000 men with only 10,000 using nothing but deception?

(Hope that's not too cryptic.)

[Lord Winter]

Johnson

You've got the one I'm looking for

[Bava]

Which general stopped an invading army advance of 200,000 men with only 10,000 using nothing but deception?


10.000 = Immortals? If so, Leonidas.