Yes! 4 already...!

(The other one has only 195 replies but is kind of dead so I decided to open a new one now)

Anyway Andu's last question is:

Question #1What was the last battle in recorded history where Elephants were used militarily (as opposed to simply transport/supply)?



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While searching for the answer on the net I found that:

Alexander was so impressed by the elephants of the army of an Indian king called Poros that he immediately added them to his army. The battlefield was even dominated by a combination of the phalanx and the elephants during the era of the diadochs after the death of Alexander http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/lol.gif. The power of the elephant was even more increased when battle-towers were placed on the back of them. In this tower were normally a pikeman and an archer who could attack enemies who attempted to stop the elephant from breaking through their formations. The elephant was controlled by a driver who was of Indian origin. The driver was armed with several javelins.

And this:

The Asian elephant was used in battle as early as 1100 B.C., but it was not until 326 B.C., at the Battle of Hydaspes, that the first European commander encountered elephants in battle. Alexander the Great defeated an army commanded by Poros at Hydaspes, in modern Pundjab, and of the 200 Indian war elephants deployed there Alexander captured 80 animals which he later incorporated into his own army. In the course of his campaigns, Alexander was able to gather as many as 200 elephants in his army. King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at the battle of Heraclea (280 B.C.), on the Gulf of Tarent, primarly because of the 26 Indian elephants in his command.


Interestin uh?

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I think it was Indians vs British, but I'm not sure. http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/confused.gif

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Are you talking to me?

Myanmar?

Come on Andu, give us a clue at least.

It started with a legal case, Barnum & Barnum vs. the City of Detroit. That turned ugly fast.

Seriously though, I'm stumped.

:confused: :confused: :confused:

No, I dont' know the answer, but I thought the above post was funny... :lol:

Yes, the battle I was thinking of was British versus Indians, and took place in the 18th century.

COuld I make a small request - could this be moved to the history forum?

(or ill blow your brains out!!!! - oh yeah no threats, ermmmm, or I might blow ya brains out (but in a non threatning manner))

Moved to our new History forum.

(or ill blow your brains out!!!! - oh yeah no threats, ermmmm, or I might blow ya brains out {but in a non threatning manner})
LOL!

But to the point. In my opinion, since it's been over MONTH, and
nobody has got the right answer, and altough multiple requests,
there has been no tips, AND considering that this is propably
the most used topic in whole forum, Ill suggest:..

Let's get another question. Agreed? :slay:

Fine by me.

I believe the battle was Plassey in 1757 between the British under Robert Clive and the Indians of Nawab Siraj-ad-Daula; apparently, Clive's artillery did quite a number on the Nawab's elephants.

Anyone who wants to ask the next question, feel free to do so.

Ok, here's an easy one after that last brain-buster:

Who founded the city of Kiev, and for what purpose?:confused: :)

Damn! Damn! I was going to put Plassey as part of my stab in the dark with Myanmar above, but I had one of those less than amusing things when it doesn't register your post and so I lost the chance for my vain attempt to bump this back to the top to be right. Damn! :cry:

According to legend, Kiev was founded by the Polianians, named after the eldest brother Kii, so the kinfolk could live together.

If I'm right, do I get to post the next question?;)

Sounds good joe:)

How many countries fought in all of WWII as active participants?

If your really cool, name them too!

OK, I assume you mean at any part of World War II so we include Germany after they surrendered and the Pacific War was fought, for example, but do you want us to put countries within the British Army as a seperate country(note: I don't know the answer of the question, but this question might arise)

The pacific war started much earlier and lasted longer into 1945, but for the purpose of this question, lets use the time frame of 1939-1945, all theatres of war, all countries individualy.

That oughta hold the little bastards...;)

Thanks for pointing that out, Warlord.:goodjob:

Here's what I can remember:
Allies
USA
UK
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
S. Africa
India
The Netherlands
Greece
Norway
New-Ziland
China
Canada

Axis
Germany
Japan
Italy
Austria
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Romania

Mr Spaniel, do you actually know the answer to this question or not? Your response to Warlord's quibble would suggest not. I know I don't. :)

Mr. Duke,

Yes I know the answer, but it would spoil the fun if I just answered my own question, wouldn't it?:D

G-Man got the major ones already, but theres more...:confused:

If I remember right, I think a couple other obscure countries that had minor roles in the war which G-Man left out were the USSR and France. :p

Some others were Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Egypt (although occupied by British), Yugoslavia, Lithuania, and Mexico.

Yep, :goodjob: Apollo!

But...:rolleyes: theres more.

Ok, ok, I have an answer, not a particularlly good or correct answer, but an answer none the less.

How about...

...all the countries that weren't Switerland? :D

Portugal
Cuba
Finland (attacked by Soviets, later joined Axis to attack Soviets)

Heh, wish I had Churchill's History of the second world war with me, but it's at home. It will list all the allies for me.

Edit here: Oh, and Iran. I would list Syria, Lebanon, and Algeria, but those are colonies of France.

Thailand (technically neutral, but cooperated with Japan). Also Manchukuo (Manchuria, occupied by Japan, but figuratively ruled by Pu Yi, the last Chinese emperor, and separate from the rest of China).

Also, did Ghurkhas fight in the war? If so, then Nepal.

And weren't the Philippines granted independence by the US after their liberation but before the Japanese surrender (I think they were)? If so, then include the Philippines. India, on the other hand, was not granted independence until 1947.

And besides Manchukuo, there were technically "two" Chinas--the nationalists (who later became Taiwan), and the communist forces....

Also two French, Vichy France (Axis) and Free French forces (Allies).

How could I forget the soviets? Maybe it's like PinkyGen forgot to check out if someone else wrote Finland.... Anyway, who's gonna get to ask the next question? So far 4 different people has answered this.

Well they may not have had an active army, but I think that Switzerland played a very active role in the Second World War. Apart from storing vast quantities of Nazi gold and artwork stolen from persecuted Jews, they provided an ideal escape route for agents of both sides due to their neutral status.

I think that Signor Spaniel will choose the next questioner when he is satisfied that the answer is correct. Seems a bit of a ridiculous question though.

Wait, he said HOW MANY countries, not WHAT countries... So I'll put my bet on... 32

Originally posted by Apollo
(..)Some others were Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Egypt (although occupied by British), Yugoslavia, Lithuania, and Mexico.

Baltic States (estonia, latvia, lithuana) we're conquered by
USSR just before WW-2.

Originally posted by Juize


Baltic States (estonia, latvia, lithuana) we're conquered by
USSR just before WW-2.

According to my sources, they were taken during the campaign to take Poland, the beginning of which was the official beginning to WW2.

Good job guys. OK, the answer is 80 countries. I know some of you are saying "WHAT!?!", but, according to the book '2194 Days of War', thats it. I admit some of these 'countries' must have been colonies and such, so I'm gonna take another look at it sometime.

Anyway, since the cats out of the bag, how about a new question...

How many countries make up the UN as it stands today?

That shouldn't be too hard.;)

Originally posted by joespaniel
How many countries fought in all of WWII as active participants?


Limiting the number of countries to those with the sovereignty to declared war on the Axis (or be militarily invaded by the Axis powers, who generally did not bother with such niceties); and limiting the number of countries to those that contributed military forces that saw action:


The Axis (7): Germany, Italy, Japan; Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Finland.

The Allies (21): Great Britain and the British Empire (includes India and others); the Commonwealth nations of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa; France and the French Empire; Poland, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Greece; Ethiopia; the U.S.S.R.; the United States, Mexico, and Brazil; China, the Philippines.

Total number of countries active in military operations: 28

(Note that most of Latin America declared war on Germany, but only Brazil and Mexico contributed military forces that saw action; likewise, this list excludes countries occupied prior to 1939; excludes proxies such as Vichy France -- even though they did get a few shots off against the U.S. landing in Algeria; excludes Spain, even though the Spanish Blue division that voluntarily fought for the Germans.

Re: On the Baltic countries. Estonia and Latvia were declared within the Soviet "sphere of influence" under the German-Soviet entente of 1939. With German connivance, all three Baltic Republics were occupied militarily in June, 1940; after which, pro-Soviet administrations were established, and they "requested" admittance to the Soviet Union. This incorporation officially took place on July 21, 1940.

A good argument and I'm not going to argue with it. I have to sit down and read this big-ass book again.

Sounds like good material for another thread though.

Now I have to appologize to everyone as I have seen a totaly different figure on a WWII web site.

56 countries and it goes way back to early japanese aggression in the pacific before the european conflict.

>sigh< I bow my head in shame...

Guess you cant believe everything you read.

NEXT QUESTION PLEASE!

Since I screwed that up I now offer this link for everyone to enjoy.

http://www.fieler.com/terror

Everyone should try this!!!




I will post a list of countries later today for those of you who answered the doomed question...

Icould I ask the next one?

please?

Why not? (But only if it's not about Greece :lol: .)

Please do!

I think anyone should be able to put a question now... AZ hasn't published one yet... let's say that if 48 hours after his post he still don't put a question, everyone are free to ask the question. I don't want this thread to die

Ok Andu it won't be about Geece...

...but about France :p
Question 5:

which French colonies were conquered without fighting one single battle and by who?

Was it colonies in the New World (here)?

By Verrazano?

Louisiana. Spain.:|

you are on the wrong track (maybe it's my fault)....

When I say "by who" I mean by which person.

But he still did it in the name of France andthe lands he conquered became colonies of FRANCE....

;)

I'm guessing Cambodia which asked to be a French 'protectorate' by its king Norodom.

the answer was french congo which was conquered by Brazza. That's why they've kept the name Brazzaville for their capital

Question 6

Which planet has places with Greek names and why?

:p

A planet has Greek names? Eeeer.... Maybe it's Venus, because it was discoevered by them.

Forget that! The answer is Earth! Because Greek people live there and founded cities there.

Of Course! It's so obvious! Earth has lots of Greek names because that's where Greeks come from!:lol: :goodjob:

If you mean other planets besides Earth then I don't know.

:lol:

LOL

but no...

:lol:

LOL

but no...

It a planet in our s.system and it's NOT earth!!!

:p:p:p

Mars has the 25 km high mountain Olympus Mons but I think there is a mountain with a similar name somewhere on planet Earth as well but only about 1/10 the height of the Martian one ;)

And there is a Hellas on Mars as well (Hellas Planitia to be more specific) ;)

That's correct!

But I asked why too!

;)

Many of the names on Mars goes back to the work of G.V. Schiaparelli's map of Mars, published c. 1880. However, as an Italian astronomer with the experiences of the Risorgimento still fresh in the memory, it strikes me as odd that he chose Greek names rather than Latin names. But then again, Romanticism was still an influence in European culture; and, in general, Romanticists preferred ancient Greek culture to ancient Roman culture.

Originally posted by Juize
FYI, Az, you posted 2 posts with almost exactly the same content...
Deleted other at once!
You spammer (I'm not? ;))

Juize, you posted 401 posts with almost exactly the same content...
Delete them at once!
You spammer (I'm not)

Ahem <cough>

No, I actually have 366 posts at same continent...
Remember that WTC thing? LOL americans got offended
REALLY EASY. (40 posts for that) Others are quite a spam. ;)
But seriosly Az has these 2 posts:

:lol:
LOL!

but no....

and:

:D
lol!

but no....

Its a planet in our s.system and its NOT earth!

He could delete the first, no?

Could someone just answer so we can get on.

Because Mars (Aries) is a Greek God?

Juize just stop talking about that!

I just made a mistake damn it! Isn't that obvious?

Are you so ****ing stupid that you can't understand that by yourself!

I would't think that anyone would need any clarifications about this double post of mine. It seems though that you have a lot of free time! Well I suggest you use it to increase the quality of your posts!

Now would you stop ruining my topic!



About the answer I'll give you till tonight to find it...

;)

There are other planets with greek names. In fact most of the moons have greek names, while the main planets have roman names. i don't have time to find a good answer, but I guess it was because of the renaissence and the influence of classic culture in the astronomers of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Nobody found it!

I'm surprised!

The Greek names were given by Eygenios Antoniades (1870-1944). He was the first one to make detailed maps of Mars. He was working with the Grande Lunette of the Meudon observatory, Paris.
His work was incredibly precise and his maps can easily be compared to the curent ones.
While the great astronomers of his time were seing "tunels" and "canals" on Mars which were said to be roads built by the Marsians he was between the few saying there was no sign of life on this planet.
The reason the greek names remained is because his observations were a lot closer to reality (as we saw later) than those of his collegues (Schiaparelli, Lowell) who had given Latin names.

:p

TheViking

Mars has the 25 km high mountain Olympus Mons but I think there is a mountain with a similar name somewhere on planet Earth as well but only about 1/10 the height of the Martian one


You don't know Olympus???
It's the Gods' mountain in the Greek mythology!
Nowadays the highest mountains of three "places" are named Olympus : Greece (2917m), Cyprus(1926m) and Mars (25000m)

;)

Srill, I'm really surprised no one came up with at least a close answer to that!
Quetion 7

What is known as the "Pirate Wars"

Clue: Nothing to do with Greece ! :p

Mt. Olympus is also the name of the highest mountain in the Olympic Mountains in Washington State in the US, at 2,428 meters. Its not the highest peak in the state, as there are other mountain ranges, but it is the highest for a long ways around.

As to the question, would this be the raiding done by pirates stationed along the Barbary Coast, in what is Tunisia and Algeria today. This eventually ended when the US sent a fleet to Algiers.

Originally posted by Az
Nobody found it!

I'm surprised!

The Greek names were given by Eygenios Antoniades (1870-1944). ... The reason the greek names remained is because his observations were a lot closer to reality (as we saw later) than those of his collegues (Schiaparelli, Lowell) who had given Latin names.


Ah, but Schiaparelli did use Greek (as well as Latin) names.

"Rather than follow Proctor and use the names of past, and in some cases still living, observers of the planet, Schiaparelli drew his appellations from his intimate knowledge of classical literature and the Bible. The ancient Greek founder of physical geography, Dicaearchus, had drawn a line through the middle of his map of the Mediterranean world running from the pillars of Hercules in the west to the Taurus Mountains in the east, which he had called the "great diaphragm." Schiaparelli drew a similar line on Mars running between the belt of dark markings to the south and the lighter regions to the north. The main dark areas, which were given the names of bodies of water, were, proceeding eastward from the Herculis Columnae (Columns of Hercules) in the extreme west: Mare Sirenum (Sea of Sirens), Mare Cimmerium (Sea of the Cimmerians), Mare Tyrrhenum (Tyrrhenian Sea), Mare Hadriaticum (Adriatic Sea), Syrtis Major (Gulf of Sidra), Sinus Sabaeus, Margaritifer Sinus (Pearl-bearing Gulf, the old name for the rich coast of India), Aurorae Sinus (Bay of the Dawn), and Solis Lacus (Lake of the Sun, recalling the legend according to which the Sun rises "in the baths of the ocean"). The bright areas were named for lands. Thus Ausonia (Italy) was separated from Libya by the Tyrrhenian Sea, and other lands included Hellas (Greece), Aeria, Arabia, Eden, Chryse, Tharsis, and Elysium, names which have since become a rich part of Martian lore.

See, for example,
The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery (http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/online.bks/mars/chap05.htm).

Appollo, no the Pirate Wars were not in the mediteranean,

Andu you are right, Schiaparelli also used greek names

Is it the one in the Carribean when English pirates like Francis Drake kept attking and capturing Spanish galleons on their way home fr the Spanish American empire?

Was it the british in the Persian gulf?

Wern't the pirate wars fought around the fillipines ,with spain against the Moros? (i think the 18-19th century)

Originally posted by SKM
Is it the one in the Carribean when English pirates like Francis Drake kept attking and capturing Spanish galleons on their way home fr the Spanish American empire?

To be more precise the Pirate Wars were fought between the Spanish and Pirates who were payed by France and Britain, whose colonial empires were at that time a lot weaker that the spanish one.

But you got it.

;)

Question 8 is yours!

Oops. :p

I suppose I am to ask a question? Here's an easy one then (easy to me at least :)) : -

The Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party - 1920s to present) was originally organized along the lines of which organization?

Was it the Communist International organisation?

Close but not quite. ;) You are getting there.

I know that the Kuomintang Party advocated a parliamentary system for China; but as for internal organization, I haven't the foggiest idea.

I dont know.:confused:

I think I read something about Confuscius and the 'name' of the Koumintang... Kemin=Revolution?

The Min character for Kemin and Kuomin is different (I think; having NEVER studied Chinese in school so not that sure). Kemin, like you said, means revolution although I don't know why you connect it with Confucius. Kuo means country, state, nation etc. Min means people. Tang means party. So in overall meaning, means the Nationalist Party. The Min in Kemin is something else, not really sure.
Anyway, my question is the KMT was originally organised along the lines of which political organisation?

I guess some American party, just because that would be ironic in a way.

I think it's the furthest thing fr an American political party. Duke of york almost got it right.

Since it's been some time and nobody has answered, the correct answer is the Bolshevik party i.e. the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Here's another question, to continue the quiz : -

How did Cyprus the Great (of the Persians) died?

Originally posted by SKM
How did Cyrus the Great (of the Persians) died?

Andu, if you don't put words in your post, I can't read them. Neither can I read your mind. :lol:
I will rephrase my question. What was Cyprus the Great doing when he passed away?

SKM - Its Cyrus, not Cyprus. ( You know, like 'whales' :lol: )

Cyrus 'bit the dust' during a military campaign against an eastern tribe. I dont know the name.

Joespaniel, you are correct. The tribe's name is the Masagatae and the location is in north-eastern Iran, somewhere near the Caspian Sea. Next question is all yours.

I could have sworn that it's Cyprus. That's the problem with quoting fr memory. :o

Name the military unit that liberated Kuwait City in 1991.

Supported by U.S. Marines, the honor of liberating the hastily evacauated Kuwait City went to Kuwait's 35th Armored brigade, aka the "Martyr Brigade."

You left out the Saudi Royal Marines, but its good enough for government work, as they say.

AI, its your question.

At the Battle of Lechfeld (ad 955), after the Magyars routed the Bohemians and Swabians, whom did Otto the Great dispatch in order to restore the rear at the rear of his army before launching his decisive attack

Perhaps too obscure ...

By way of a hint: Otto entrusted this task to a noble who the previous year -- and in rebellion against Otto -- allied himself with Magyars and aided their crossing of the Rhine at Worms, resulting in the devestation of northeastern France and Burgandy.

It's Duke Conrad of Lotharingia, but I'm afraid that I can't be bothered to come up with another question before I leave work and so will throw it open to whoever comes next to this thread. The question is yours! :)

Duke Conrad is correct; interestingly enough, he died at the moment of Otto's victory -- which raises the remote possibility that Otto decided that Conrad was too much of threat and had him killed in battle once the victory was secure.

At any rate, since I don't have any challenging questions at present, let the next person ask the next question, as the Duke o' York suggested.

I've got a new question everybody! And it's dead easy! :D

In 1615 which company was awarded the national monopoly for North American trade by the Dutch government?

The Dutch West Indies company? Was this the outfit Stuyvesant was part of?

Not according to my saucy source Land o' lakian. :)

The New Amsterdam Co (if it had existed)?

If it had existed then I guarantee you that they would have had the contract, but since they didn't, it's wrong :p.

How about Douwe Egberts? That just popped into my head as I read the last responses.

Does it have something to do with Canada and fur trade?

Was that company competing with Hudson's Bay company?

By way of a clue, SKM has one word wrong in his answer.
Another clue: the wrong word is Amster*** - that would be giving too much away. :)
And the monopoly only lasted for a few years before it was rescinded.

New Rotterdam Co.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

No, no that's not right either. Good guess though. :lol:

The New England Co?

The New Indies Co ?

No! No! This isn't that funny any more. Good guesses, but not right yet! I'll give the answer tomorrow if no-one's got it by then. :)

The New Company?

I think it's time to cough up the answer, or we'll be forced to browse for it ourselves!

Originally posted by duke o' york
I've got a new question everybody! And it's dead easy!
In 1615 which company was awarded the national monopoly for North American trade by the Dutch government?

Dead easy, huh???

According to my source (Langer), in 1614 the New Netherland Company was formed and given a monopoly on trade between the 40th and 45th parallels in North America (roughly what is now Philadelphia north to what is now the northern boundary of New York/Vermont).

Well I'm afraid that my source wasn't that specific, but you're right :goodjob:
Now we can all move on with our lives, forget the whole sorry New Netherland Company episode and have a new question :).

Major John M. Chivington of the 1st Colorado Volunteers distinguished in the battles around Glorieta, New Mexico (March, 1862) when he led a detachment that destroyed the Texas supply train of General Harry Hopkins Sibley; this action forced the otherwise victorious Confederate forces to end their attempts to secure New Mexico and strike at Colorado's gold fields. How did Chivington subsequently gain notoriety in U.S. history, which led to his being cashiered from the army?

Originally posted by Andu Indorin
Major John M. Chivington of the 1st Colorado Volunteers distinguished in the battles around Glorieta, New Mexico (March, 1862) when he led a detachment that destroyed the Texas supply train of General Harry Hopkins Sibley; this action forced the otherwise victorious Confederate forces to end their attempts to secure New Mexico and strike at Colorado's gold fields. How did Chivington subsequently gain notoriety in U.S. history, which led to his being cashiered from the army?

He massacared indians at Sand Creek (in Colorado Territory)? :confused:

That was quick! The Sand Creek Massacre is the answer -- one of the blackest moments in U.S. history.

... Black Kettle, one of the most famous chiefs of the southern Cheyennes, was the leader of the Colorado tribes whose existence had been menaced by the discovery of gold in that territory.
Black Kettle had tried to keep his people at peace with the invading whites, but in spite of his efforts unavoidable clashes occurred between the Colorado gold miners and the Indians of that region. Upon the advice of Major E.W. Wyncoop, commandant of Fort Lyon, some the Colorado Cheyennes went to Denver in 1864 to talk with the governor of the territory. As a result of this conference Black Kettle brought his people in to the Big South Bend of Sand Creek, thirty miles northeast of Fort Lyon. To prove his loyalty to the United States, Black Kettle mounted an American flag over his own tepee.
For no apparent reason other than hatred, Colonel J.M. Chivington and his Colorado Volunteers attacked this camp in a surprise dawn raid on November 29, 1864. It has been charged that the gold field volunteers, fearful of being called east to fight in the Civil War, deliberately attempted to foment an Indian war which would keep them at home. Whatever the reason, the indiscriminate slaughter of the surprised Cheyennes--men, women, and children--was so appalling that some of the most hard-bitten frontiersmen were disgusted. Kit Carson, who could scarcely be called a lover of the Indians, described the Sand Creek affair as a cold-blooded massacre. "No one but a coward or a dog would have had a part of it." -- Dee Brown, The American West

You're up Becka!

Finally got one! Ok, how about a little more Native American history...

In 1838-1839, over ten thousand Cherokee were forced to move to modern-day Oklahoma from North Carolina in what is called the "Trail of Tears". This name comes from a Cherokee phrase that described it, Nunna-da-ul-tsu-yi. What does this Cherokee phrase mean?

Now don't tell me I've killed another thread. Come on people...

Originally posted by Becka
Now don't tell me I've killed another thread. Come on people...

Well, I could look it up on the web ... but that's sort of cheating.

Originally posted by Andu Indorin


Well, I could look it up on the web ... but that's sort of cheating.

Do you think it's too hard? It was in my history book.

I'm afraid the average civ fanatic has not brushed up on his Cherokee lately, what with the release of Civ3 and all.

This one calls for guesses!
"Nunna-da-ul-tsu-yi" is Cherokee for "trail of tears" in English.
or...
"path of sorrow"
"trail of the dead"
"paleface so ugly I wanna cry"
???
:confused:

Originally posted by Becka


Do you think it's too hard? It was in my history book.

Perhaps. It's not the sort of thing I'd remember after 15 or 20 years, which is the last time I've read a book on U.S. history.

Originally posted by Sodak
I'm afraid the average civ fanatic has not brushed up on his Cherokee lately, what with the release of Civ3 and all.

This one calls for guesses!
"Nunna-da-ul-tsu-yi" is Cherokee for "trail of tears" in English.
or...
"path of sorrow"
"trail of the dead"
"paleface so ugly I wanna cry"
???
:confused:

No. But the first one is closest.

I'll post a new question. But first let me think of one. The only reason I picked that one is because it was the only one I could think of at the time.

Alright. Here is another question. World War I history. :D

How did the seven assasins who were planning to kill Archduke Fransis Ferdinand plan to kill themselves? In other words, they were going to kill themselves by what means?

Let's see if someone can get this one. Good luck!

I've killed another thread. It isn't the first time. :( Maybe someone else should choose a question.

Originally posted by Becka
I've killed another thread. It isn't the first time. :( Maybe someone else should choose a question.
Let's ensure that this question won't kill the thread ; It's pretty easy:
In what year and in what country Trotsky died? And how?

Originally posted by Juize

Let's ensure that this question won't kill the thread ; It's pretty easy:
In what year and in what country Trotsky died? And how? Mexico, 1940, killed by a Stalinist agent.

The guy hit Trotsky with an Ice axe in the head, but it didn't kill him right away, he instead said "He must be taken alive for questioning!", typical of a life long aggitator. ;)Another commie question:

The famous city of Stalingrad can no longer be found on maps.
What is it called now, what was it called before Stalingrad, and why was the name changed?

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae
The famous city of Stalingrad can no longer be found on maps.
What is it called now, what was it called before Stalingrad, and why was the name changed?

I think...
Tsaritsyn -> Stalingrad -> Volgograd

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae
The famous city of Stalingrad can no longer be found on maps.
What is it called now, what was it called before Stalingrad, and why was the name changed? Cos after the death of Stalin, the CPSU became anti-Stalinist due to his past atrocities (?), so they chged the name of the city (which had been renamed to honour Stalin originally). Like goododa had mentioned, it is now Volgagrad.

The two answers are correct, so either can ask the next question. :goodjob:

Hello everybody!

Another tricky question about WWII.
The battle of Stalingrad wasn't actually the first one won by the allied forces.
There were did that battle took place?

Hint: One must admit that it wasn't a big victory but a victory nevertheless... and it took place in 1940.

Battle of Britain?

Well, I didn't think about that ...
Didn't the battle of Britain last for years ...

Well, another hint, it was a battle on ground and sea.

The battle of Narvik.

Yep!

nice move.

Wow. All I had to do is think a little bit, not more than 30 secs and I had it. I'm good. :p

next question:

Which German Division was ordered to capture queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands back in may 1940? And who was the commander?

Originally posted by willemvanoranje
Wow. All I had to do is think a little bit, not more than 30 secs and I had it. I'm good. :p

next question:

Which German Division was ordered to capture queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands back in may 1940? And who was the commander?

couldn't find anything except that she managed to escape.

:( The right answer (I know someone around here knows the answer, AoA), but it was Von Sponcek's Luftlandedivision.

Since nobody answered right, and Nahuixtelotzin asnwered correctly in the closed *new cumulative history quiz*, he can ask the next question. Seems fair to me.

Next for Nahuixtelotzin....

Well, I'll do so if no one objects.

It's a tough one, if you think it's too hard I'll post another one:

What title was given in times of crises to the commander of the combined forces of the 12 Etruscan city-states?

the romans called such a man a dictator*, maybe they got that from the Etrusks?


* the word dictator has the same meaning nowadays, a man who has ALL the power. The only difference with the Romans is that it has a negative sound for us, while back then such a man was a hero. A dictator had his powers for 6 months, then he had to give it back to the senate and consuls, but most of the time the problems were solved before those 6 months and the title was given back before those 6 months.

I don't know the english name, but the latin is Lucumo, I think.

The english name for lucumo or "lauchme" in Etrusc would be "king", but those were, until the 6th century BC, the rulers of the cities. There was however one rank, only given in times of crisis, when the 12 cities had to work together.
But again, it might be too difficult. Shall I make another question?

yes please,
but give the answer of the etruscan title.

The title was "zilath mechl rasnal" or, in latin: "praetor nominis Etruriae".

OK, new question, same topic (italian warfare in antiquity), but easier.


Which weird equipment, according to Livy and still believed by very few historians, did Samnite and early roman soldiers have?

another hard one I think, at least for a 15 year old guy like me......however......I think heavy equipment...........would be very, very, very surprised if you would count that as correct.

Hm, OK, now a "really" easier one:

What was the title given to a Centurio of the Triarii Maniple of the first Cohort in a legion?

The answer to the last question was: Livy said they had only one leg-armor (don't know the exact english expression). He thought that because the gladiators of the "Samnite" type in his time had only one and he didn't know that these were pure fantasy warriors...

What was the title given to a Centurio of the Triarii Maniple of the first Cohort in a legion?

Tribune?

No, a legion had 6 tribunes who were real officers, or better said, they were young officers still in education. But there was only one ".....". Though the "...." was no aristocrat (and thus no proper officer) he lead the whole legion, when the commander (consul, praetor, promagistrate etc.) was absent.

I kow that one! :D He was called the primipulus!

Bingoooo!
Though it's Primipilus

You're next.

Small spelling mistake.........can happen ;)

next: Where was Romulus born?

Alba Longa?

yupz, that's right!

Who were the 3 main competitors in the run for Consul in 64 B.C.?

Darn, I know only 2 of them (I won't give hints), absolutely can't remember the third :mad: *want to look up* :(

Two of them are very clear of course, but I don't know the third either.........:(

maybe it's time for a new question?

I think, M.Tullius Cicero and L.Sergius Catilina are clear,right?There were at least three other candidates,but according to Q.Cicero the most important of them was C.Antonius.

Someone can ask another question.

A bit of an easy one: What were the two Iowa Class battleships that were never completed?

The two *obvious* to me were M. Tullius Cicero and C. Antonius; the ones that became consul......

Originally posted by Simon Darkshade
A bit of an easy one: What were the two Iowa Class battleships that were never completed?

Damn, should know that one... New Jersey, Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsion were the four built ones, but the other two...

Yeah, you got that right. Hint: US Battleships were named after States of the Union, as this is the custom of the US Navy in regards to what they regrd as their capital ships. At this stage, SSBNs are awarded such an honour. Every US state had a battleship named after it.

Except Hawai and Alaska, who were territories at the time, and thus got large cruisers (Alaska class; effectively battlecruisers).

Wasn't there a South Dakota? But I thought that one actually saw service.

I don't know as much about the U.S. navy in the Pacific as I should. :)

/bruce

South Dakota and Washington were built earlier than the Iowas. They fought with honor during the Solomons campaign, one of them demonstrating the fast battleship's (as opposed to the old battlewagons) new part in war while running cover for the carrier Enterprise at the battle of Santa Cruz, using even its massive main artillery to deflect Japanesse bombers.

You might say they were the precursors in that role of the more recent AEGIS cruisers.

They also scored big time fighting together in one of the many night battle near Guadalcanal, the Washington sneaking around while the Japanesse were trying to tear South Dakota apart to attack the Japanesse task group at point blank range, resulting eventually in the loss for the Japanesse of a battleship.

While I don't know the answer, I know a long list of ships which aren't the answer.

Arkansas
New York
Texas
Nevada
Oklahoma
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Mississipi
New Mexico
California
Tennessee
Colorado
Maryland
West Virginia
North Carolina
Washington
Alabama
Massachussets
Indiana
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
Wisconsin

Utah was used as a decomissioned target ship at Pearl. So that's out too.
Ohio wasn't it. I'd know if it shared name with one of the nuke subs.
Alaska and Hawaii weren't state at the time.
Montana was the name of the next-up class after the Iowa. Out.

I'll let you guys guess from there.

Originally posted by Oda Nobunaga
While I don't know the answer, I know a long list of ships which aren't the answer.

Arkansas
New York
Texas
Nevada
Oklahoma
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Mississipi
New Mexico
California
Tennessee
Colorado
Maryland
West Virginia
North Carolina
Washington
Alabama
Massachussets
Indiana
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
New Jersey
Wisconsin

Utah was used as a decomissioned target ship at Pearl. So that's out too.
Ohio wasn't it. I'd know if it shared name with one of the nuke subs.
Alaska and Hawaii weren't state at the time.
Montana was the name of the next-up class after the Iowa. Out.

I'll let you guys guess from there.

Lol, I was just about to do the same list. Thanks for allowing me to avoid the work. :)

By "not completed" I assume that means that construction was actually begun. Otherwise, Montana may be a possible answer.

What's left from your list?

New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
Virginia
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Wyoming
Oregon
North Dakota
South Carolina
Minnesota

Now, pick two.... :)

/bruce

I think you forgot a state or two in there...

Illinois is nowhere to be seen, that I'm sure...

Now that I think of it...

Wasn't the Illinois one of the two? The other...hmmmm...

North Dakota, South Carolina, Wyoming, Kentucky...

Those all rings a bell...ND and SC probably because their other halves state (South Dakota and North Carolina) are on the other list.

That leaves Illinois, Wyoming and Kentucky...

I'll take a guess on that lot.

Illinois and Kentucky.

Correct. BB65 was to be Illinois, and BB66 was to be Kentucky.
They were cancelled in 1945, and scrapped in 1958 and 1959 respectively :( . The bow of the Kentucky was removed in 1956 to help repair the Wisky after a collision.

Gah! How did I manage to get it?

Anyway, my question. Hmm...

Oh, heck. Very easy, I suppose.

Name the *ORIGINAL* names of the historical figures who inspired Toranaga and the Anjin-san in Clavell's novel Shogun.

How about a different question?

Might be a good idea.

BTW, I have a blank right now considering half of my question...I know it, I just can't remember right now what was the original (child) name of the historical figure that served as a base for Toranaga. (Anyone out there remember Tokugawa Ieyasu's child name). The other figure was William Adams, whose story served as a base for the plot of Shogun.

Let's see...

Name the official name of the last four Japanesse emperor (current one included). Those are also known as era names.

Current Emperor... Akihito.. last 3... hmm....
Hirohito, Yoshihito, and Mutsuhito

Era names - Heisei, Showa, Taisho, Meiji

Good answer!

Your turn to ask.

Ok a relatively easy one (hope this hasn't been asked b4 - i didn't read the whole thread)

What european explorer discovered the Archipelago of San Lazaro - and soon died after being shot by posioned arrows - and what is this place commonly known as today?

Ferdinard Magellan (not sure about first name)? The Tierra de Fuelgo (not sure about spelling)? That bunch of islands at the southern tip of South America.

Ferdinand Magellan in the Phillipines

Yep Magellan in the Phillipines is right - Apollo - your turn :-)

What country owns an area in excess of 90 thousand square km in South America, but has its capital located on a different continent? This area is also the oldest overseas position of this country.

wild guess,
French Guyana?

Originally posted by Kublai-Khan
wild guess,
French Guyana?

No fair! You're from South America! :p

Most Americans don't realize that Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana even exist, and I was wondering if our European and Western Pacific friends did. Yup, French Guiana is correct. While Holland and England have given up theirs, France has decided to keep its little corner of South America. Good job Kublai-Khan :goodjob:

P.S.: How'd you end up in Argentina after spending all those years ravaging Asia with your hordes of hairy horsemen? :crazyeyes

Originally posted by Apollo
Most Americans don't realize that Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana even exist, and I was wondering if our European and Western Pacific friends did.Hey, I know that there are three small states existing east of Venezuela, just not sure which one. :p

Oh no, Kublai's gonna give a quiz. :p

In fact, Kublai-Khan is the name of my cat, my cat looks oriental so I decided to baptize him with the name of a far east "important men".
I used my cat name in a chat once and i thought that it was a proper name for a poster in a civilization site.

Well, this is the question.
I dont know if it is very easy or very difficult, if you think that the people here is not going to know the answer please tell me.

This general is an emblematic person of the latin american independence, he was argentinean and he was responsible of the independence of Argentina, Chile and Peru.

A hint, he and Bolivar are the 2 principal figures of latin americas independence.

I know I have read it somewhere but can't for the life of me remember who it was. :crazyeyes

Santiago? Mendez? Mendes?

Nope.....:p

Should i keep the question or change it?

Originally posted by Kublai-Khan
Nope.....:p

Should i keep the question or change it?

Although I don't know the answer I think you should let it stand for a few days before changing it. I know of Bolivar with Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuala, so I'm betting somebody else here will know his counterpart for the southern portions of the continent.

Let's wait awhile and give others a chance. They may know more than you think. ;)

Mine are all wild guesses anyway. :lol:

Bernardo O'Higgens, for whom -- thankfully -- the country of Chile is NOT named after. (or San Martin -- a judgment call between the two ... but with a name like O'Higgens, I've always opted for the former!)

San Martin is the answer,
both of them Co-liberated Chile,:goodjob:

It is your turn Andu Indorin

What was the nickname of Ivan I, Prince of Moscow; and what does it mean?

the only Ivan I know is Ivan the Terrible, named that way because of his orders to slaughter thousands.......but I guess that's wrong.

Ivan Kalita, or "Moneybags." ;)

Correctamundo!

(I wonder if Hitler's Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy goes back to Ivan I???)

What was the worst religious rebellion in China's history?

The Taiping Rebellion. Tens of millions dead. :(

Bump

Any more guesses or a response from AoA?

Night Dragon got it, but it may be 20 million dead.

Finally able to log in after trying all morning and early afternoon. :)

My question : -

What is the name of the first Korean kingdom in history?

Hmmm, there was the Three-Kingdoms-Period around 1AD with the Paekche, Silla and something else kingdom. :cool:
But I know there was something before that. Some single kingdom around 2000BC, Koson, Choson or such. Not sure about the spelling. But that would be the earliest I know of.
:D

The Three Kingdoms are later. In 1 AD, North Korea is under Chinese rule. ;)

Nope, not Chosun that I'm thinking of. And I don't think any Korean kingdom existed in 2000 BC. Heck, I'm not even sure if any Chinese state existed in 2000 BC. Civilisation in East Asia got off to a slower start than those further west.

Sorry to disagree, but I just looked it up again! :p

In Korean history the Three-Kingdoms period was from 57 BC until 668 AD, with the Koguryo kingdom (the one i forgot), the Paekche kingdom and the oldest and longestliving of all three, the Shilla kindom.

And according to my sources, the oldest known Korean kingdom was founded in 2333BC, the Choson or also called Ko-Choson kingdom. The year is also the reason why I remembered that one! :yeah:

I now see that there is another Choson kingdom, from the 14th till the 20th century, but that is the late Choson period.

I have now also looked up some source on the net and they agree with my memory and the history book I´ve looked up again!

Here: Source 1 (http://www.hellopageskorea.com/insight/history/insight_history_body.htm)
Source 2 (http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/pro-history.htm)

Heck, I'm not even sure if any Chinese state existed in 2000 BC. Civilisation in East Asia got off to a slower start than those further west. NOT TRUE!
Civilisation didn´t start later in East Asia! There were already the first dynasties in China before the rise of Greece, at least according to the legends. The first dynasties date back far beyond 3000BC in China.
:D

Koryu kingdom?

I was thinking of Koguryo, since it was the earliest organized and recognizably Korean entity IIRC. But never mind, I could be wrong. :lol:

Alright, next question's on Lucky. ;)

Well, ok.
Hmmm..... let´s see! :scan:

I´ll try this one:

A single NASA space probe was the first to fly through the Asteroid belt, the first to make closeup pictures of Jupiter and was the first man-made object to leave our solar system.
What name did this space probe have, when did it launch and when did it leave the solar system (year)?

Extra:
How far away (approx.) is it now?
Is it still the farthest away object? If not, why?
:confused:

As you can see my hobby is astronomy, let´s see if someone can answer this!
:D

I can't remember the name but I'm sure it began with a P. Whatever, it's the one with the plaque on the side with an inscribed picture of a man and woman and a diagram of where it came from.

But something else has been launched that was going faster so I thin it has been overtaken by another probe, Voyager I think? .

Yes, quite right!
That´s the answer to the second extra question. :goodjob:

It has been overtaken in 1997 by Voyager 2.

It was the first deep space probe success of the NASA and therefore all its great achievement have been fully published by NASA.

But what is the name of that probe, launching year and year of leaving the solar system?

Someone should be able to remember it, come on!
Think a little: Voyager, Ranger, Surveyor.
Now what could be the one with P...? :enlighten
They are all a bit similar in their name.

It's Pioneer.

Which one? And what about the years?
There have been at least 11 space probes named Pioneer!
:D

Pioneer 10 in 1972.

You don't appreciate the fortunes of being taught by an astronomy crazed brother for more than 17 years until you come to Civfanatics! :rolleyes: !

Correct! :goodjob:

Since nobody seems to know when it left the solar system, here is a small mission summary.
:yeah:

Pioneer 10 was launched on March 2nd, 1972, being the fastest launched object.
It passed the moon after just 11 hours and crossed the Mars orbit after just 12 weeks.
Entered the Asteroid belt on the 15th of July, 1972, as the first man-made object.
Passed Jupiter on the 3rd of December, 1973.
Left the solar system in the year 1986.
The mission officially ended on March 31st, 1997. Half a year later it was overtaken by Voyager 2 as the farthest away object.
It is now over 12 billion kilometers (7.4 billion miles) away heading into the general direction of Aldebaran.


So, Nahuixtelotzin, your turn for a question!
:D

So, now we go back to a more remote historical era :D

Under the persian reign, why was the jewish community of Elephantine disliked by the native egyptian populace?

Bonus: When was their temple destroyed?

IIRC the jews sacrificed lambs that were sacred for the egyptians.

Close, but not all egyptians have lambs as sacred animals. And not all egyptians would have formed a violent mob because sheep are holy animals of some god.

Originally posted by Nahuixtelotzin
Under the persian reign, why was the jewish community of Elephantine disliked by the native egyptian populace?

Bonus: When was their temple destroyed?

Because they doesn't recognize scarabeum like a "sacre creature" ?

During Vespasian Emperor rule ? ( I don't know the year :( ).

Regards

1. nope
2. nope, you mean the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem from 70AD. I meant the destruction of the Elephantine temple.

The History Quiz seemed to be without an answer; so I've cheated a looked up the probable answer. The Temple at Elephantine was destroyed in 410 b.c. by what apparently was a religious uprising inspired by those Egyptians who worshipped Khnum, the Ram-God. And, apparently, these worshippers did take offense to the Elephantine Jewish community using rams for sacrifices, as dictated by their religious beliefs.

(I think, perhaps, Kublai-Khan should be given the honor of the next question, as his answer, while not exact, contains the key aspect of the probable truth for the destruction of the temple at Elephantine.)

Yep, your answer is correct. I would have given Kublai the next question tommorrow anyway, as no one had answered it.
Your turn, Kublai

In the sixties Castro and Che Guevara began to support guerrilla groups in Africa and Latin America sending troops to support socialist insurgencies.

Write the name of at least 3 countries of Africa where this happened and write the name of the Latin American country where Ernesto "Che Guevara" died.

In Africa : Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
Che died in Bolivia, I think.

Che died in Bolivia. As for three African "nations", I recall that Cubans were involved in Angola; I'm guessing that they were also involved in the colonial conflicts in two other Portuguese possessions, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau.

Originally posted by Andu Indorin
Che died in Bolivia. As for three African "nations", I recall that Cubans were involved in Angola; I'm guessing that they were also involved in the colonial conflicts in two other Portuguese possessions, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau.

You are almost right, Che died in Bolivia, and Cuba was involved in Angola and Mozambique but not in Guinea Bissau.
You need one more country.

Originally posted by Michiel de Ruyter
In Africa : Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
Che died in Bolivia, I think.

You have 2 countries of Africa wrong.

As everyone said,Che died in Bolivia.

3 African countries?
Mozambique and Angola have been named. The 3rd one possibly Ethiopia?

Originally posted by Kennelly
As everyone said,Che died in Bolivia.

3 African countries?
Mozambique and Angola have been named. The 3rd one possibly Ethiopia?

Yep, you are right.
There were also Cuban troops in Congo,Argelia and Zaire.

Your turn to ask something Kenelly.

Originally posted by Kublai-Khan


Yep, you are right.
There were also Cuban troops in Congo,Argelia and Zaire.

I love those spanish/latin americans. Some spanish encyclopedist must have made a typo centuries ago and they still confound the "l" and the "r" in Algeria :crazyeye:

Originally posted by Nahuixtelotzin


I love those spanish/latin americans. Some spanish encyclopedist must have made a typo centuries ago and they still confound the "l" and the "r" in Algeria :crazyeye:

In spanish the word for Algeria is Argelia.

It was my mistake to not translate the word.

The spanish typo of the encyclopedist sounds as a very plausible theory to me.:D

Under which Egyptian Pharaoh occurred the best described conspiracy of his harem?

ramses 3

Correct,I knew it were too easy.Your turn Philippe.

ok
who was the 4rd roman king?

Ancus Marcius:king:

and i thought it was a hard one well you are wright
i am very surprised in a good way:D :eek: :crazyeye:

I didn't know this because of my "vast philological knowledge". I've once memorized them all, so it's not such a big deal.

Hm, moving away from antiquity to let other people participate again.

Which pope finally admitted - after decades of struggle and discussion - (in his great mercy) that Indians were "fully human beings"?

bonus (not difficult if you know the right answer): Who were the main combatants in the discussion?

I haven't the foggiest idea of who was Pope (though I do know it was not John XX).

But the first two great debaters on the issue were Bartoleme de las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda.

Don't know of the pope in question, but there was a fine film made of this debate a few years back. It had a very poignant final shot of the empty courtroom where it had been decided that Indians were humans being swept by a Negro slave...

Who was the Pope in the 16th century? Shouldn´t it be that one?

Something like Pope Paul III or IV?

If not, this is at least a *bump* for this thread!
:D

Right, Lucky. It was Paul III in his bull "Sublimis Deus" in 1537. Nevertheless, his bull had to be revoked a few years later on spanish pressure.

It's your turn now!

Cool! :cool:

Let´s try this one:
After Nicolaus Copernicus published his thesis of the correct astronomical order in his De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, many other great scientists of the 16th century tried to prove and refine this theory, among them Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler.
Kepler was the one to formulate the fundamental laws of Astronomy, Kepler´s Laws. But he couldn´t have found these exact formulas without the help of observations of other astronomers and their splendid observation instruments. One was Galilei, sharing his findings and even one of his precious telescopes. :yeah:

Who was the second important scientific colleague in Johannes Kepler´s life and his teacher, whose accurate observations of which celestial object enabled Kepler to formulate his fundamental laws?

The person in question was also teacher of the first globe constructor, one globe is even decorated with his portrait.
But he did not gain such an important place in history, he even died before the release of Kepler´s Laws.

BONUS: When did he live!
:D

P.S.: Anyone visiting Gamecatcher should refrain from answering!

teacher mercator and it was that the planets went around the sound in a oval course

Simple answer?

NO!

Reread my question to understand it correctly, your answer seems way out of place! :rolleyes:

The person I´m looking for was the teacher of both Kepler and Mercator, Mercator was the first globe constructor I mentioned.
And he specialized on observing ONE celestial object.
:D

Tycho Brahe?
1546-1601
I don't know what he observed.

Quite right!
And you really can keep those dates of birth and death in your memory?? Impressive! :goodjob:

Just guess the celestial object with a little thinking. There aren´t that many object that were observable at that time AND close and constant enough to provide sufficient and exact data to formulate fundamental laws with it.
Give it a try!
:D

The Moon?
As for the dates, we just had Keplers law's with Math, and Brahe was also mentioned in it.

If you just had Kepler´s Laws, you should know that he postulated that the planets revolve around the Sun on elliptical orbits! :yeah:

Now, how could he deduct that from observation data of the Moon, which revolves around Earth?

So yes, it is a planet. Which one?
With telescopes of that time, only 3, maybe 4 should come to mind.
:D

the moon also revolves around the earth in elliptical orbits, ALL moons and planets, revolve in elliptical orbits.
as for the planet I think it's probably Mars.

Actually moon orbit are rather circular. Not completely but the distance to the moon is always the same, more or less. If it were like you said, our satellite system would never work. :rolleyes:

But Mars is the correct answer!

So it´s your turn!
:D

The Moon orbits between 354,000 and 404,000 km, i'd call this elliptical.

As for the next question:

Under which emperor did the Roman Empire reach it's greatest size?

I believe that was the emperor Trajan.

So is it my question? :thinks hard to a constipatingly extent about the next question:

Yes, it is your question, Trajan conquered Rumania and Mesopotamia (Iraq), the last was evacuated by his sucessor Hadrian, because it was to difficult to maintain.
So, you're next!!

Okay...here goes:

What was the original insignia of the American 45th Infantry?

(that is, a specific design, like an arrow, or a star, or a Rising Sun....)

geez, I really wonder if the correct answer will be given by an american... :rolleyes:

wild guessing: a bear

the nazi symbol:the swastika

What was the original insignia of the American 45th Infantry?

Originally posted by Nahuixtelotzin
geez, I really wonder if the correct answer will be given by an american...
well, it would have deeply impressed upon the mind of tens of thousands of Italians, Germans, and French.


In WW2 it was the Thunderbird

Who was Jesus Christ REALLY?:)

Philippe was indeed correct, it was a Swastika :goodjob:. (Just like Hitler's private train was "the Amerika, etc.)

Lefty is almost right, they did change it to the Thunderbird (after the war started). Both symbols were rooted in Native American ancestry, and the 45th Infantry came from Oklahoma (I think).

P.S.: I haven't been on in awhile, so sorry for the time delay...

my question:who was the mother of the west-roman emperor
valentinianus3?

This is Galla Placida (or Placidia?), daughter of Theodosius.
So, her dad was an Emperor, she married a barbarian (German?) King, then a Roman Emperor. He died, leaving her to be effectively Regent, and her son was a Roman Emperor.
She was a very powerful lady!

My question: who was fated to be able to see the future, but cursed that no-one would believe her prophecies? This is probably too easy, but anyway.