Cumulative History Quiz #3

[Waku]

Originally posted by Andu Indorin:
Another interesting website Waku.

Thank you Andu!

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae:
Andu, you will find that my good friend Waku is the Master at finding information on the internet.

Thank you AoA!

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae:
#13 What czar was accused of murdering his father for the good of the state?

Nothing yet <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/frown.gif" border=0>
You see Chris?! I'm not even half the good u think I am <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif" border=0>


[This message has been edited by Waku (edited July 24, 2001).]

 

[Az]

About Q#13 I think it was Alexander I who participated to the assassination of his father Paul I

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[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Originally posted by Az:
About Q#13 I think it was Alexander I who participated to the assassination of his father Paul I

You have got it, Az!

Next question, please.

Originally posted by Waku:
Nothing yet
You see Chris?! I'm not even half the good u think I am

Your just being modest, Manolo.

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[Az]

See AoA and Waku? Some people don't even need to search the internet to answer questions <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/tongue.gif" border=0>

Question #14: Name the American countries that have been empires in their history. (british empire in Canada not counted)
I mean those countries that were called Empires. Like Japamn f.i.

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[This message has been edited by Az (edited July 25, 2001).]

 

[Andu Indorin]

Excluding European colonies and pre-Columbian native empires, the only two Empires in I can think of are the Empire of Brazil of Pedro I and Pedro II (1822-1889); and the short-lived Empire of Mexico of Augustin Inturbide I (1822-1823).

Are there any other "legitimate" empires?

 

[Az]

There's one more

And mexico had two Empire periods. The other one was in 1860 with Maximilian I

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[Magnus]

shot in the dark:

Was Paraguay ever an empire - especially when they got their butts handed to them in the War of the Triple Alliance? (1870's I think).

 

[Az]

nope

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Az, are you going for the Inca as the third empire?

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[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by Az:
There's one more<IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/tongue.gif" border=0>

And mexico had two Empire periods. The other one was in 1860 with Maximilian I

One of the reasons why I used the word "legitimate" in my answer; Juarez remained President-in-Opposition -- needless to say, Mexican history does not recognize Maximilian's reign (nor, needless to say, did Lincoln -- though similar but obverse to the Zimmerman Episode, Jeff Davis and the C.S.A. did. On the other hand, initially, the U.K. adopted a typical "wait and see and what may be our best interests" attitude). ...

Wait a second, it's starting to ring a bell for the third Empire ... I'm thinking to guess Haiti ... just let me look it up. ... YES!!!!

Jean-Jacques Dessalines made himself Emperor of Haiti ... (Should have been L'Ouverteur; that was my first guess for the Emporer).

Is that the third "Empire" that you were thinking of?

If correct: A question customized for you, AZ

. Having played a national bar trivia game tonight with the topic of Athens, Greece -- and having helped my local watering-hole attain 7th in the nation -- a question I missed in the heat of competition, and a question I missed by a mile (or stade):

The "Parthenon," the magnificent structure atop the Acropolis that has inspired Western Civilization for centuries, means/(is named after): WHAT!!!

 

[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by Andu Indorin:
One of the reasons why I used the word "legitimate" in my answer; Juarez remained President-in-Opposition -- needless to say, Mexican history does not recognize Maximilian's reign (nor, needless to say, did Lincoln -- though similar but obverse to the Zimmerman Episode, Jeff Davis and the C.S.A. did. On the other hand, initially, the U.K. adopted a typical "wait and see and what may be our best interests" attitude). ...

Wait a second, it's starting to ring a bell for the third Empire ... I'm thinking to guess Haiti ... just let me look it up. ... YES!!!!

Jean-Jacques Dessalines made himself Emperor of Haiti ... (Should have been L'Ouverteur; that was my first guess for the Emporer).

Is that the third "Empire" that you were thinking of?

If correct: A question customized for you, AZ <IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/beerchug.gif" border=0>. Having played a national bar trivia game tonight with the topic of Athens, Greece -- and having helped my local watering-hole attain 7th in the nation -- a question I missed in the heat of competition, and a question I missed by a mile (or stade):

Question 15(???): The "Parthenon," the magnificent structure atop the Acropolis that has inspired Western Civilization for centuries, means/(is named after): WHAT!!!

 

[Andu Indorin]

Remind me again how to hit edit as opposed to quote.

Oopsie!!!!

 

[duke o' york]

The name comes from one of the titles of Athena, Athen's patron goddess:
Athena Parthenos, which is her incarnation as an unmarried virgin

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[Andu Indorin]

Duke o' York

That sounds like one hell of a better explanation/answer than that provided by the NTN Network!

If I was right on Haiti being the third Empire of the Americas, then, having answered my presumptive question, next question should be yours!

 

[Az]

Andu!!!

Duke!!!

Duke Question 16 is yours!

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[duke o' york]

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Another easy one, I'm afraid:

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Edit: D'oh - forgot to number it.

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[This message has been edited by duke o' york (edited July 26, 2001).]

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Heinrich Schilemann, I presume?

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[duke o' york]

Well you didn't spell his name right, but it was very easy and from the depths of my magnanimity I shall present you with the wonderful opportunity to spellbind the fanatics with question 17.....

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[willemvanoranje]

What do you mean by 'believed'. Was he wrong or something, or is it just not proven yet?

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[duke o' york]

How do we know that it was actually Troy that he dug up?

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