History quiz

[Belisarius II]

@ gaelic cowboy

Was it John A. Costello? That is if wiki can be trusted.

[gaelic cowboy]

It was indeed during an off the cuff press conference to the amazement of everyone

[Belisarius II]

Alright then...

What famous general was so passionate of his soldiers, that his last wishes were to take his skin and use it to make a drum, so that he could still continue to lead his men even after death?

[Belisarius II]

BasharCaptWill got the answer correct.

Jan Zizka was a Hussite leader that fought for the Hussites (more specifically the Taborites) against the Catholics during the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. He was one of the only generals in history to never lose a battle.
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Due to technical difficulties, BasharCaptWill has asked me to post his question:


In the 16th-17th century, this person was approached by 5 men who sent to kill him (yet did not know what he looked like). Because of this, when they asked him where he lived (by mentioning his name), he replied, "There he lives (pointing to his home), and here he stands."

Who is this person?

[The Wizard]

Grutte Pier?

[BasharCaptWill]

Grutte Pier?

Indeed! The answer is correct!

[The Wizard]

Okey dokey:

I lived in the late 20th century. I was the son of an infamous military strongman. I was infamous myself for the instability of my character and my murderous rages. Once, I beat a man with a cane in the middle of a birthday party (hosted by another strongman) before stabbing him to death with an electric carving knife, because I believed he'd insulted my mother. That man was my father's bodyguard. I died in a gunfight together with my brother when my father's regime was toppled.

[aimlesswanderer]

That sounds crazy enough to be Uday Hussein, Saddam's erratic oldest son. Lovely chap by all accounts.

[The Wizard]

Correctomundo, good job!

[aimlesswanderer]

Ok, here goes:
After the fall of the Western Jin capital of Luoyang and the barbarian occupation of northern China, the remnants of the Jin court moved south to this city on the Yangtze, which remained the capital of varying amounts of southern China till the Sui dynasty reunited the country several centuries later. The city is now known by another name, and was the site of an infamous event last century.

[Kagemusha]

Ok, here goes:
After the fall of the Western Jin capital of Luoyang and the barbarian occupation of northern China, the remnants of the Jin court moved south to this city on the Yangtze, which remained the capital of varying amounts of southern China till the Sui dynasty reunited the country several centuries later. The city is now known by another name, and was the site of an infamous event last century.

Nanjing?

[aimlesswanderer]

Yes, though I should have specified the old name, Jiankang. Over to you.

[Kagemusha]

Thanks! Allright.During the battle of Sekigahara. Which was the first contingent of Tokugawa´s Eastern army to make hostile contact with the Western army?

[InsaneApache]

the 7Bear7 clan.....

[Kagemusha]

the 7Bear7 clan.....

Well ehrmm..

[aimlesswanderer]

Well, there were a number of preliminary skirmishes, but would it be Ii Naomasa, and his Red Devils?

[Kagemusha]

Well, there were a number of preliminary skirmishes, but would it be Ii Naomasa, and his Red Devils?

Correct.Your turn.

[aimlesswanderer]

Ok:

The Aztec formed an alliance with these two city states, and this Triple Alliance would go on to dominate the area, with the Aztecs becoming the dominant player in the alliance. What were the Aztec's two allied city states?

[the tokai]

Ok:

The Aztec formed an alliance with these two city states, and this Triple Alliance would go on to dominate the area, with the Aztecs becoming the dominant player in the alliance. What were the Aztec's two allied city states?

Texcoco and Tlacopan (with many thanks to Age of Empires...)

[aimlesswanderer]

That's right tokai, over to you.

[the tokai]

I'm gonna need the names of the two centurio's who played an heroic role in the defence of Quintus Cicero's camp against the attack of the Nervians in the winter of 54 B.C., as described by Caesar in his De Bello Gallico.

[_Tristan_]

That would be T. Pullio and L. Varenus, inspirations for the characters of Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus in the Rome TV Series

[the tokai]

That would be T. Pullio and L. Varenus, inspirations for the characters of Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus in the Rome TV Series

That is indeed correct.

[Ibrahim]

allright, here's is my question (im in a partying mood atm):

the founder of my family was a Kurd; his distant relation, and commander, was also a Kurd, who fought in the Holy land during the crusades.

who is he (the commander)?

[InsaneApache]

Saladin.

[Ibrahim]

Saladin.

correct!

now you should ask the next question.

[InsaneApache]

I was born in north of England in the 18th centuary. I am a clergyman and philosopher. I was an early supporter of the French Revolution, in fact my views became so alarming that I was forced to flee to America, when a mob burnt down my home in England.

Earlier in my career I gave lectures on anatomy and temperature and after meeting with Benjamin Franklin, electricity. I'm also responsible for coca cola, pepsi, Dr. Pepper et al.

Who am I?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Joseph Priestley.

[InsaneApache]

over to Louis

[Louis VI the Fat]

I speak excellent French. I was schooled in Brussels.
I've got two famous sisters.
All three of us died young. I myself from tuberculosis, owing perhaps to the turbulent weather conditions in my homeland. A word for which ended up in the title of a book I wrote.


Who am I?