Cumulative History Quiz #4

[germanos]

Originally posted by Andu Indorin


Clue: WoW

Apollo !!


Seriously: King Richard

 

[Andu Indorin]

Not Eiffel (too late) nor Richard (too early). A. Smith is still the closest.

 

[Kennelly]

Sir Isaac Newton

 

[Andu Indorin]

Originally posted by Kennelly
Sir Isaac Newton

Correct! For nearly the last 30 years of his life, Newton was Warden, and then Master of the Mint, during which time he vastly increased consistency -- and hence the value -- of British coinage. During his tenure, the inscription of DECVS ET TVTAMEN was replaced by ribbing as the means to reduce skimming and counterfeiting of silver and gold coins, thus contributing to the stability of the early English capitalism that would eventually finance the Industrial Revolution.

Next question is yours, Kennelly.

 

[Kennelly]

If this quiz is like the Geography Quiz in OT (without looking up) its a bit harder,if not its only 1 google away:

When did Ukraine and Byelorussia become members of the U.N.?

 

[Knight-Dragon]

After the Soviet Union broke up?

OK, OK, 1992? Wild guess....

 

[Serutan]

Originally posted by Kennelly
If this quiz is like the Geography Quiz in OT (without looking up) its a bit harder,if not its only 1 google away:

When did Ukraine and Byelorussia become members of the U.N.?

They were original members. So the date would be either
when the UN treaty was signed in 1945 or the first UN meeting
(IIRC 1946). Think this was a concession by Roosevelt
to get Stalin to sign up.

 

[Kennelly]

Correct Serutan,

Belarus 24 Oct. 1945
Ukraine 24 Oct. 1945

both belonged to the 51 original members.Was relatively easy,but normally you could think they joined after USSR collapsed.

 

[Serutan]

Question is:

Who build the first steam engine?

 

[philippe]

watt,i think

 

[napoleon526]

Was it Fulton? Or was that the first steam boat...

Wait! It was Aristotle, wasn't it!!!!

 

[Knight-Dragon]

This thread is over 300 posts long. Someone shld start a new thread. Conveniently when a new question is being posted.

As for the answer, it was someone in Alexandria, a Greek. Appriachus or something like that.

 

[Apollo]

That rule only applies to Off-Topic. In on-topic forums like this it doesn't apply, that's why there are large threads in some of the Civ3 forums. (I think )

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Is it? Then we'll just leave it, until the mods tell us otherwise or something.

 

[Lucky]

The first steam engine was invented indeed in Alexandria, ancient Greece.

But it was Heron who built it. The greeks used it only as a toy or novelty, not for real applications though.

So one could argue that the first "real" steam engine was invented during the Industrialization era.
At the end of the 17th century a guy called Dionysos (sp?) Papin published plans for a high-pressure steam engine.
But it wasn´t until 1698 that Thomas Savory held the first patent for a working steam engine. Another Thomas Newcomen (sp?) actually made the first "real" engine a few years later, the so called "Newcomen engine".
Then in the middle of the 18th century James Watts revolutionized the steam engine, making it much more efficient and powerful than before.

It helps having engineering as part of ones studies.

 

[Serutan]

Originally posted by Lucky
The first steam engine was invented indeed in Alexandria, ancient Greece.

But it was Heron who built it. The greeks used it only as a toy or novelty, not for real applications though.

{snip}

It helps having engineering as part of ones studies.

Correct.

It's true Hero's (that's how I remember the name) engine didn't catch on, but it worked.

Your turn, Lucky.

 

[Lucky]

Hmm, let´s see!

Of which nationality was Czarina Catherine II. the Great? Where was she born and which noble house did she belong to?

 

[Kennelly]

She was German.
Her noble house was Anhalt-Zerbst I think.
But where she was born? wild guess: Dessau?

 

[Lucky]

Not fair, you should let NON-germans answer this!

But only 2/3 correct, the birthplace is still missing.

 

[philippe]

birthplace wild guess and i think i rember it in a quiz.....:is it kiel?
and she was German
noble house:Anhalt-Zerbst(just taking the answer of kennely)