History quiz

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Originally Posted by pleasy

Can't be Hitler, he was lower middle class, no noble blood at all. I'm cluelss about who else it is though.

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OT, but isn't it just a myth that Hitler grew up in poor sircumstances stated by himself in Mein Kampf? IIRC, he grew up in a upper middle class family, his only real difficulties as a child would've been his father with who he didn't "get along" very well.

His father was a Custons official. They won't have been rich but they weren't starving by any means.

Apparently Hitler was a real "Mummy's" boy though and his father was pretty severe. If you've ever seen a picture of his father he doesn't look like he was a barrel of laughs. Though it must be said, neither was old Adolf!

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Originally Posted by Antagonist

Okay, here I am. Unfortuantely me original question proved not to be as "historical" as I thought, so I give you a fairly off-the-cuff replacement. Another "who am I?" (historical figure, promise :yes:) I just hope it isn't obvious to anyone but me:

I'm looking for an insane nobleman. Raised unwillingly between two powerful nations, he served in a great war, fighting in a place not to be confused with Spain. Subsequently dispatched to a far-flung outland, he refused to raise a white flag when the regime he served was overthrown and rebelled against those who had taken power, though in practice he actually impeded the war effort against them. As time went on, he became fascinated by the culture he had found himself in and became increasingly immersed in its traditions and beliefs. These became the basis in his unbalanced mind for a fantasy future in which he and his ragged band of followers would sweep away all those who had ruined his nation and put everything to rights. These grandiose visions culminated in a short-lived attempt to resurrect one of the greatest and most terrible names in history, but in truth was never more then the megalomanical dream of a madman. Extraordinarily cruel and violent, his brutality was rewarded by posterity with a ghoulish ephithet, though he was by no means the first person from his part of the world to receive it, and some might say he was but one of a long line of colourfully psychotic figures.

Apologies again for keeping anyone waiting. :book:

Antagonist

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another hint maybe? everybody is looking fairly late in history but i think its around roman times... im not sure though... and if its late in history i guess it a person from the east...

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Originally Posted by The Stranger

another hint maybe? everybody is looking fairly late in history but i think its around roman times... im not sure though... and if its late in history i guess it a person from the east...

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Why ask for another hint before he has answered to our suggestions? I think only three people have tried to answer the question this far.

None so far are correct.

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another hint maybe? everybody is looking fairly late in history but i think its around roman times... im not sure though... and if its late in history i guess it a person from the east...

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Not from Antiquity. East is the right area. Also, when I say "nobleman" I mean that he's actually referred to as holding a rank/title, although I'm not sure whether it was a genuine specific title or a generic indicator of vaguely aristocratic birth.

Antagonist

As far east as China? A follower of Mao?... Maybe even Mao...? but it didnt took short but quite long... The red Kmer leader...? it can go for so many persons... im going to check my database...

ill be back

I believe you are Baron Roman Nicolaus von Ungern-Sternberg also known as the Bloody Baron.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Ungern

seems to fit the description pretty good... gee... i learn alot here... more than in history class :P

Correct! Well done, AggonyDuck.

One of my favourite "colourful" minor characters in the tapestry of history. I guess it's difficult to seperate fact from fiction with a guy like that, but it seems clear that he was highly unbalanced, to put it mildly. His activities to "liberate" Mongolia and alleged belief that he was Genghis Khan reincarnated make him particularly fascinating. :book:

Obscure Trivia: There was a pretty obscure FPS released a few years ago, variously called Iron Storm and World War Zero, which posits an alternate history of a never-ending First World War, caused by an antagonist clearly based on von Sternberg, a Tsarist officer who converted to Buddhism and united Central Asia under his sway before sweeping back into Eastern Europe. It wasn't very good, but the setting was interesting at least.

Anyway, your question AggonyDuck.

Antagonist

Oki, lets play recognise the ship. Which ill-fated ship-class does this dreadnought belong to?

https://img486.imageshack.us/img486/...uestionde3.jpg

The only Dreadnought I can find that looks similar is the Bellerophon Class. But I think I'm wrong.

Couldn't give us a date?

The closest thing I can think of is the IJN Satsuma.

Isn't that the one from Tarraks sig ... I doubt this is the correct answer

None are correct. I can help you by saying that these ships were commissioned during WWI.

It looks rather like a Russian Gangut Class battleship, but they were commissioned much earlier than WW1...is it Russian though?

Yup, it is a Russian dreadnought, but it's not a ship of the Gangut-class, albeit they do look very similar. ~;)

How about the Imperatrista Mariya? Commisioned in 1915, capsized and sunk in 1916 due to a cordite explosion.
Like here: http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.u...itsa_maria.htm

Yeah, I think Geezer57 surely has it there...an unlucky class of ship indeed.

The Wiki entry says -
"They were generally similar in layout and capabilities to contemporary Gangut class battleships" !!! Curses. :laugh4:

is it just me or did the picture change into a white box with an red cross/X...

Yup, Geezer answered the question correctly. :yes:

What does William the Conquerer and and Queen Elizibeth the Second have in Common, and its not 'there English' because there not (SORTTA NOT)
Need a hint?

Isn't it Geezer's turn?

They both rule England ? ;):idea2:

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Originally Posted by Conradus

Isn't it Geezer's turn?

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Nah, I'll be glad to pass it on to Warluster.

Well, since your question is pretty global, one hint could help.

I mean they're both Royal, Human, Rulers of England, i can continue...

Uh...Sorry Geezer57,I didnt realise it was who answered correctly, but thanks! HINT-Itis in there name!:yes:

They were both the second.

William II and Elizabeth II

Thats true but not the answer i am looking for

Elizabeth is William's great-great-great-etc Grandaughter?

they're both queens? Queen Elizabeth and from william the coNQUErEr

Nope, its in there name, Elizabeth the Second, William the Conquerer