Hint- Lived in the 20th century, his secratary became famous
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Hint- Lived in the 20th century, his secratary became famous
JFK? john f kennedy?
nope, its a nickname
bill clinton?
Harold Wilson?
Hitler?
1930s Chicago, an certian nickname, he was involved with what become a big crook
hmmm a all capone's buddy?
Johnny Torrio?
Uh well, The_Stranger got it right sort of, but Motep actually got the name, I dont know, everyone, who do you reckon should get next question out of Stranger and Motep?
Motep had the more exact answer. Al Capone prolly had several buddies, so TS answer could mean any of them.
Whoever gets here first... ~;)
HA! :grin2:
Which reknowned general got his military start in the 4th regiment of the French Army in the Franco-Prussian wr?
Foch?
I knew that one was to easy....your go...:bigcry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
It was Foch? Wow, I'm a lucky guesser.:scholar:
In which ancient authors work can you find tales about the Gold Age of Men, Narcissus and Ceres' daughter?
Ovid?
Seneca :P... its probably Ovidius... There is another one who it could be... but I forgot his name...
:S I'm always to late for the Whoever Gets Here First Race.
Tsssh, you won the race to the egg, what are you complaining about? ~;)
And that's like the most important Whoever-Gets-Here-First race. Live off your glory days; it's what Bob Geldof has been doing for the last 20 years.
tsss... Stop being a smartass! :D
Quizzes have that effect on people... :scholar:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Stranger
Lord Motep, you have the honor of asking the next question.
Who was the fourth of the Hanan dynasty?
(is this one better?)
Jesus is the answer too all.
Thats a wacky philosophy...:sweatdrop:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ichigo
Wing wong ching chong?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Motep of Kendermore
Pachacuti
Obviosly I suck at making questions. Its your go.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggonyDuck
I was sooooo close
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Originally Posted by Ichigo
:inquisitive:
I'm looking for an historical person.
This person was the first Briton to set foot on Japan. He helped the Shôgun to build the first Japanese ships of a western type. He also became a close and trusted advisor of the Shôgun in matters related to western trade and diplomacy; eventually he received the title of hatamatoand became a direct retainer of the Shôgun. He was the first foreigner to become a samurai. He helped organise the Dutch-Japanese and Anglo-Japanese trade and made several Japanese Red Seal trade expeditions along the coasts of South East Asia. He remained in Japan for the rest of his life and died there.
So who is the person I'm looking for?
William Adams?
Aye, correct. His story is definately interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adams_%28sailor%29
Don't really have any inspiration for a difficult question, so here's an easy one:
Where was Tiberius' palace situated, what town?
Capri?
Capri indeed, your turn again.
hmmmm..........
Who is Lotario de' Conti di Segni better known as?
the lovely Pope Innocent III
very interesting person in the Middle Ages.
I think he also belongs in the topic "most bloodthirsty".
(i'm not good at asking questions. The first one after me can ask the next question, in case i'm correct of course...)
:idea2:
Arch
Not a nice man! He was born in a small town near Rome, Anagni as were 2 other Popes, while another, Boniface VIII was arrested there by King Phillip of France.
Correct!
Next Question:
Mary Fifield was the mother to which famous rebel?
Wasn't it Samuel Adams?
family tree
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Originally Posted by Archayon
.........I must really suck at making questions.......your turn.
i don't have much time now to look at the forum
(pre-columbian history exam coming up)
so whoever is first can ask the next question
Well, keeping said spirit:Quote:
Originally Posted by Archayon
Who was Tecun Uman?
Last leader of some Mayas in Guatemala?
Close enough. He lead the Quiche against Pedro de Alvarado.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
Who was the last emperor of the Mexica?
(I mean real emperor, not a puppet)
Was it Cuauhtémoc?Atleast he was the one that finally surrendered Tenochtitlan.
Yes I meant Cuathemoc, I'm fond of the guy ever since AoE II: The Conquerors.
Allright i guess its then my turn to ask.This is pretty easy. What was Uesugi Kenshin´s original name?
Nagao Kagetora.
Correct.Its your turn to ask.Btw good looking avatar you got there.:bow:
one hit kills have come to rule this thread...
seen as though noone has asked a question for several days, allow the general to step in and offer you a question:
Who am I?
My dad was Gnaeus Pompeius magnus and my mother was wwhore
will add more later got to go
that would be Gnaeus Pompeius also known as Pompey the younger
wrong
more info:
It has been coined that Gaius Julius Caesar was my father but it is false....also my mother was Julius maiden for many years...since i was ten in fact.
I married Claudia Pulchra
In 46 bc i was the governor of gaul
In 49 bc i followed Pompey the younger to greece during the civil war
Brutus?
it is of course Marcus Junius Brutus, Senator of rome and accused of caesars assasination...if anyone has read the emperor series by conn iggulden (they are gd books) it falsely portrays Brutus as the same age as casaer and his best friend.....wrong
Brutus was 15 years younger than caesar and didnt know him till he went to gaul
Brutus was the illegitimate son of Gnaeus Pompeiius magnus with a high class whore servilia, who was also general crassus maiden too
your question conradus
Brutus was a gamble based on not being the son of Caesar and going to Greece with Pompey, still it was correct :)
To the day 62 years ago there was a large meeting of some of the most influential leaders to discuss the new world. Which one of them won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
God she had two names didn't she? Umm... I know one was Gabriel? something.
gabriela mistral (pen name of lucila godoy y alca yaga)
I'm looking for a male:scholar:
herman hesse?or thomas stearns eliot?
He was one of the 3 leaders his country had during WWII
Churchill.
of course he won it in 1953
Correct Pannonian, your turn.
Can anyone explain me why you were thinking about mistral? I don't even know her.
A group of Soviet prisoners served in the Wehrmacht as an alternative to POW camps. Repatriated after the war, they were feted as heroes by the USSR. Who were they?
nkvd.....now known as kgb
So is that where the Spanish Omelette came from?Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
You said something about the new worldQuote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
me then think South America.:idea2: :wall:
Just one guess so far, and it's wrong. The NKVD didn't serve in the Wehrmacht.
Was it Russian Liberation Army?
If you're talking about Vlasov's lot, they weren't exactly lionised by the USSR. The bunch I'm talking about was mentioned in the Pravda in 1946 as heroes, and a film was later made about their exploits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tran
The 822nd Georgian Infantry Battalion, who rose up against the Germans at the Dutch island of Texel from 5th April to 20th May 1945.
Took me a while to figure it out....like about five hours or so... :wall:
Brilliant. Your turn.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggonyDuck
A relatively easy one with lots of clues. ~;)
He was a son of a Belgian father and a Irish mother. He joined the British Army and fought in the Boer War and was injured by a shot through the lung. He was an active hunter and sportsman, and his time before WWI was spent in different roles in the army. In 1914 when fighting against the "Mad Mullah", he was shot in the face, thus injuring his left eye and forcing him to wear an eyepatch. By 1915 he was sent to the Western Front. There he commanded successively three battalions and a brigade. In the course of the battles in France, he was awarded the VC and was wounded seven times during the war, losing his left hand.
After the end of WWI he was in command of a British mission to Poland. During it he became close to the Poles and he was given a use of an estate on the Pripet Marshes. He spent his time there hunting until July 1939, when his mission was re-established. After the Fall of Poland he returned to to England. In April-May 1940 he was in command of a British fiasco, which later led to the resignation of the British Prime Minister.
He was then sent to North Ireland to train a division. In April 1941 he was sent on a new military mission to Yugoslavia, but on the way there his plane crashed in the sea. After swimming a one mile stretch to the coast, he was captured by the Italians. He made five unsuccessful attempts at escape, but was eventually repatriated in 1943.
After his return to England, he was sent on a mission to China. He worked there until the Japanese surrender in August 1945. After that he moved to Ireland and spent the remaining days of his life in retirement hunting wildlife and fishing.
Who is this fine fella?
Adrian carton de Wiart?
(did i spell it right?)
Aye, you answered correctly. Your turn now!
This man was the son of a very powerful man. He even served his father for some time, but decided that he was to work on his own. His father was against this, and fought the son. The son won this fight and began to work seperatly from his father. They later healed their old wounds and fought together, side by side, in many conflicts to come.
Who are the two?