My dad asked me to make up some question about history for a pub quiz.
So far I have two:
1. When was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815.
2. Who commanded the British fleet at the battle of Trafalgar?
Nelson.
Can you guys help me make up some more? ~:)
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My dad asked me to make up some question about history for a pub quiz.
So far I have two:
1. When was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815.
2. Who commanded the British fleet at the battle of Trafalgar?
Nelson.
Can you guys help me make up some more? ~:)
Who commanded the Spartans at Thermopylae?
Leonidas
Always a good one for some reason.
Who ruled the largest empire?!
Genghis Khan
who said, Forwards, Forwards till the last shot and the last drop of gasoline and then go forwards on foot.
:General Patton
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Wich terrorist organisation killed Arch Duke of Austria in 1914
The Black Hand
who created the Beefeaters? Henry VII. People usually assume its Henry VIII...
what was the name of the operation that took place on the 6th of June 1944
Operation Overlord, he is sure going to get alot of D-Day answered on this question
I would guess it was 'King Henry V'. ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by King Henry V
about the Q's, *making up one*
- Which Samurai Warlord was the first Shogun after the Sengoku Jidai period?
* Tokugawa Ieyasu
A hard one, I know.
this one is the best.
Who is the greatest spammer on the .org after the JAG period.
Emperor umeu 1, Tough one, i know. ~D
and with the same post he proves the answer ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Umeu 1
ofcourse......nobody could do it better......maybe craterus could.....but he has retired.
How about...Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March of which year?
44BC
Q: In which year of the Second World War did the German forces possess the most tanks?
A: 1945 (plenty of tanks, no fuel)
In the movie Zulu, what are the two largest historical errors.
A. They weren't a welsh regiment at the time, they were the Warwickshires, and B. They never sang Men of Harlech.
Who was the first emperor of Rome?Augustus.I know many people who would answer Julius Caesar. :bow:
What was the surname (I think that's right, or would it be nickname?) of the Duke of Normandy who invaded England?
William the Bastard
Thank you, there are some good ones. ~:cheers:
Can you dumb them down a bit down a bit. ~D
look this one up:
some guy gave Charlemagne an elephant.
The question will be " what did person X give to Charlemagne?"
I got that a couple of years ago but my entire team was history undergrads and grads: we got it (we got 100% on the history section of that pub quiz).
Don't do that. You want to shred egos...
Who was the Korean admiral whos innovatove methods sent the Japanese back to Japan?
Yi Sun-sin
Which model of the Spitfire was produced in the greatest quantities?
The Mk. XI. Well, the Lf. XI, if you're being picky.
how far in history do you want to go? cos i have some DAMN hard questions about dinosaurs tht NOBODY will get. You want them...if not then
Q.when was the first powered flight?
A. December 17th 1903
Surname's Plantagenet I beleive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steppe Merc
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaiser of Arabia
Plantagenet was the surname of the Angevin dynasty which came to the throne of England in 1154 upon the accession of Henry, Duke of Anjou, to the English throne. Before that, William I's (William the Bastard) family was surnamed de Normandie, after their duchy, Normandy, in Northern France. :book:
Q: Which German created the Holy Roman Empire?
A: Otto the Great
Q: What was Otto outnumbered by at his victory at Lechfeld?
A: More than 5:1
Q: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, was Emperor over Germany, parts of France, parts of Italy, and _______________
A: blank=Sicily
Q: Who was the mythic founder of Rome: Aeneas, Remus, or Romulus?Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinus
A: Romulus
Q) Who was the mythic founder of Britain?
A) Brutus
Who commanded the Light Brigade during its fateful charge: Lord Cardigan.
Or was The Battle of Balaclava, at which the Charge of the Light Brigade, a victory or defeat for the British Army? Victory.
Wich king drowned due his own armour, on his way to Jeruzalem.
Barbarossa, Emperor Friedrich II
Who surrendered the german troops at stalingrad in winter 1943 (42)
General Paulus
Ok, keep them coming. ~:)
Q: Which Roman Emperor conquered Britain and added it to the empire?
A: Claudius
Q: When did the battle of Agincourt take place?
A: October 2th 1415
Q: When did Queen Victoria die?
A: January 22nd 1901