History quiz

[Centurion1]

Yeah sorry Prussian you were too late.

Take it away andros antonius. oh and welcome to the game.

[Andros Antonius]

Thanks. I've been meaning to get in it for a while but couldn't post on this board until recently.

Hmm... here's another pretty easy one. After Napoleon's first exile to Elba, about how long did he stay in power before his defeat at Waterloo?

[Centurion1]

Umm, i believe it was a hundred days. that was off the top of my head though so don't hold me to it.

[Meneldil]

Though the period is called the Hundred Days, it lasted a bit more than this. 110 or 115 I think.

[Andros Antonius]

Yeah, I'll take the hundred days, even though it was a little longer. Centurion, take it away.

[Centurion1]

no i insist that melendlil take it away. He was more accurate. any fool with a basic knowledge of history would say 100, mel got the real answer.

Take it away melendlil

[Andros Antonius]

wow this thread just died after that... anyone want to make up a new question

[Centurion1]

Yeah here is one off the top of my head,

Who was the "crouching dragon"

[Snite]

Had to use wikipedia, but apparently they were Japanese sucide scuba divers who would dive under water and attach mines/bombs to the hulls of ships and blow themselves up in the process.

[Centurion1]

interesting answer but no that is wrong

[Megas Methuselah]

The offspring of the man and woman from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

[Xipe Totec]

Zhuge Liang a.k.a. 'Kongming' (181–234 AD/CE), advisor to Liu Bei. His diplomatic and military skills enabled the forging of an alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei and the subsequent unlikely victory over Cao Cao and the establishment of the Kingdom of Shu, which he ruled as regent to Liu Bei's young son after Liu Bei's death. His nickname 'Fúlóng' translates as 'Crouching Dragon' or 'Hidden Dragon' because he didn't like answering the front door (unless it was the postman.)

[Centurion1]

gratitas xipe take it away

to megas, uh interesting answer is the best i can summon for you......

[Xipe Totec]

Many thanks Centurion1. Here's a slightly off the wall question which may throw some of you a bit. Don't despair - help is at hand.

Who founded the Nuka-Cola Corporation, and in which year was Nuka-Cola invented?

[al Roumi]

Nuka-Cola was invented in 2044 by John Caleb-Bradberton.

[Prussian to the Iron]

isnt that something in fallout 3?

[al Roumi]

yep:

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Nuka_Cola

[Prussian to the Iron]

well....this is supposed to be a history quiz. I don't mind having a game quiz thread too, but lets keep it out of here.
alh, u goin?

[al Roumi]

Shouldn't I wait for Xipe's confirmation? It's only polite... (plus i get time to think of a question)

[Prussian to the Iron]

its obviously right. but i understand it takes some time to think of new things, especially after 76 pages!!!

[al Roumi]

Ok then (and pending Xipe Topec's confirmation of my answer), my question is as follows:

Which order of Catholic monks, through its ideal for self-sufficiency, is famous for pionneering water power and industry throughout Western Europe in the middle ages?

[Xipe Totec]

[Xipe Totec]

well....this is supposed to be a history quiz. I don't mind having a game quiz thread too, but lets keep it out of here.
alh, u goin?

I've been spending far too much time in the wasteland lately.

Maybe I need another hobby.

[Prussian to the Iron]

the Franciscans?

[al Roumi]

the Franciscans?

That's not who I had in mind...

[aimlesswanderer]

Dominicans or Jesuits? They're the only other orders I know.

[al Roumi]

Neither, sorry!

For an extra clue, these monks were also well known as excellent farmers.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Benedictines? Anglicans? Lutherans? Cistercians?

[al Roumi]

Cistercians! Bingo.

But I guess that was just a run through all monastic orders. boo... wouldn't exams be easier with wikipedia and google?

Over to you Prussian Iron:

[Prussian to the Iron]

Yeah, I just barely decided to include them :P

ok:

today would be a great day for Mel Gibson. what event occured today, relating to a certain rebellion?