Nope - I don't remember John Brown's body being quartered after his hanging.Originally Posted by Quintus.JC
O.K. folks, another hint - think mainland (not island) colonies south of the equator. That should narrow it down enough.
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Nope - I don't remember John Brown's body being quartered after his hanging.
O.K. folks, another hint - think mainland (not island) colonies south of the equator. That should narrow it down enough.
My father's sole piece of political advice: "Son, politicians are like underwear - to keep them clean, you've got to change them often."
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So its either south America or Southern Africa, still doesn't have much idea...
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Think of a colony that later becomes a large country, one that takes up a substantial portion of the continent.
My father's sole piece of political advice: "Son, politicians are like underwear - to keep them clean, you've got to change them often."
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So....Brazil?
"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton
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You're right about the location - now how about the historical figure?
My father's sole piece of political advice: "Son, politicians are like underwear - to keep them clean, you've got to change them often."
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I'm pretty sure it would be:
Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, nicknamed Tiradentes
"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton
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We have a WINNER!!!
The torch passes to you, TevashSzat.
My father's sole piece of political advice: "Son, politicians are like underwear - to keep them clean, you've got to change them often."
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Okay,
I would come to power during turbulent times and rule my country tyrannically. However, my rule would only last for a year. After disposing my right hand man, I was arrested. I tried to commit suicide in prison, but failed and was forced to sit through my trial before being executed
I think this shouldn't be that hard
"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton
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Not sure about other people but I need a bit more clue please...
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He is European and this occurred after the Reformation.
"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton
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Robespierre?
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Yep, his fate was basically sealed after killing off Danton in the Committee of Public Safety
"I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." - Issac Newton
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I spent far too long agonizing over this, right after I'd written a paper on Robespierre.
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Well as far as I'm concerned, you may ask the next question then Evil Maniac.I spent far too long agonizing over this, right after I'd written a paper on Robespierre.
I can't think of one and I don't really frequent this forum any more.
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Thank you.
The question:
My father was a major in one of the most important wars in European history, one which caused immense colonial reshuffling in the Americas, where it was known by another name. I was minor nobility, born to a fairly prominent family. I enjoyed collecting and labelling various items in nature, including flora and fauna. I studied finance, but my interests soon returned to my childhood roots. I travelled to Latin America in a voyage considered to be very important to science. I died at a ripe old age, with my body being borne through the streets of my hometown. My name lives on in my hometown and around the world as the name of important institutions, towns and cities, and even species of plants and animals. Who am I?
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Alexander von Humboldt?
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Right 'o.
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Nice one, Evil Maniac. I was trying to figure out if Darwin ever received a title, or Wallace ever took a trip to South America, not to mention a couple of British Baronets I wasted time on. (Not technically members of the nobility, but people often let that slide.)
Ok ...
1: I was a king almost all my life, but much of the time others ruled in my name.
2: My title as king was disputed, until my enemies captured and killed me.
3: I was crowned in Paris, but you would not expect to find me on a list of kings of France.
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Henry VI of England.
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Yes.
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Doesn't have anything good right now. Next poster feel free to ask question please.
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I was a mercenary in one of the biggest wars of that time. I commanded an army towards many victories but was dissmissed due to mistrust on part of my employer. Latter on when the tide turned against my former employer I was rehired. However a few years latter I was stabbed by a group of my own men on the order of my employer. Who am I?
When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples
-Stephen Crane
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Albrecht von Wallenstein.
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correct
When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples
-Stephen Crane
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I began life in a small town, the son of a minister. I was introverted and quiet, and my peers perceived me to be very thoughtful. Sent to boarding school, I despised the distance from my family, but it was at my next school that I learned what I would become famous for. I was only fifteen when I began working on the love of my life, but I was fired for preaching to customers about how a certain something was treated as a simple commodity to be bought and sold at pleasure. My most famous works may have been strongly influenced by my stillborn brother, whose name I was given. I gave an important part of myself to a prostitute, and my depression led to my eventual suicide. I died two days after the attempt of a mortal wound. Who am I?
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Vincent van Gogh?
If I am right, then Evil Maniac can make the next question. I expect to be busy for a while and don't want to hold everyone up waiting for a question.
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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I've made two on the same page, so I'll leave it open unless nobody makes one until after Christmas.
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Since no one has taken up the Evil Maniac's offer, I will take back the question, and see if I can get things rolling again.
Can you name one religious use for astrolabes in early Islam?
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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I'm guessing they could be used to determine prayer times and would help in determining the direction to Mecca?
My father's sole piece of political advice: "Son, politicians are like underwear - to keep them clean, you've got to change them often."
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Prayer time and direction to Mecca are both correct.
In those simple times there was a great wonder and mystery in life. Man walked in fear and solemnity, with Heaven very close above his head, and Hell below his very feet. God's visible hand was everywhere, in the rainbow and the comet, in the thunder and the wind. The Devil too raged openly upon the earth; he skulked behind the hedge-rows in the gloaming; he laughed loudly in the night-time; he clawed the dying sinner, pounced on the unbaptized babe, and twisted the limbs of the epileptic. A foul fiend slunk ever by a man's side and whispered villainies in his ear, while above him there hovered an angel of grace . . .
Arthur Conan Doyle
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