Cumulative PM-based History Quiz II

[LouLong]

Err... Adler, did you get my PM ?

 

[Adler17]

Yes, I got it but I was away yesterday. New scores:

sydhe: 28 pts.
Loulong: 16 Pts

Okay, everyone can take part, nothing is decided yet.

Adler

 

[Adler17]

Ciceronian answered by mostly solving the picture quizzes getting 26 points. Hoewer he has still the chance to take the lead as he did only answer 3 questions.

sydhe: 28 pts.
Ciceronian: 26 pts.
LouLong: 16 pts.

Adler

 

[Adler17]

Time extended to Suturday morning due to technical reasons. So you can still try your luck!

Adler

 

[Adler17]

Okay, rien ne va plus.

Score:

sydhe: 28 pts.
Ciceronian: 26 pts.
LouLong: 16 pts.

Congrats, sydhe. It´s over to you.

I will soon post the solution.

Adler

 

[Adler17]

Okay, since I have time here is my quiz even today:

1. I was a ruler of a country. Who was I and what country did I rule? (3 pts.) Bonus: Name the pictures (1 pt. each). Bonus: Explain the pictures in correlation to the man I am looking for. (2 pts each).

2. We were a group of men. Who were we? (3 pts.) Bonus: Name the pictures, except the mushroom (1 pt.). Bonus: Explain what the pictures have to do with the group (2 pts. each).

3. Why was a damaged British destroyer glad to see German fighter planes during the Channel Dash? (2 pts.)

4. Who was the Vampire of Hannover? (3 pts.) Bonus: Can you tell me the rhyme about him? (3 pts.)

5. What famous ancient Greek polis had 2 kings? (1 pt.)

6. After whom is the state of China named? (1 pt.)

7. The O.K. Correl became famous of what reason? (1 pt.)

8. The Great Elector ruled Brandenburg from 1640 - 1688. To which house his mother belonged to? (2 pts.)

9. Who was Elias Lönnrot? (2 pts.)

10. What is:
a) Kalevala
b) Sampo
c) Väinämöinen
d) Louhi
e) Ilmarinen
f) Kantele
(2 pts. each)

11.Who was Jakob Waltz? (2 pts.)

12. In 1914: What was the northern most town of Germany? (2 pts.)

60 pts. in total. Time until Wednesday 5th of October 2005, about 9 o`clock morning CEST.

Adler

P.S.: Question 1 slighly modified. Due to technical problems time extended by one day.

The quiz was tough indeed, but solveable. Perhaps I will not post such a difficult quiz again, as only 3 took part. But here is the solution:

1. Frederic the Wise, elector of Saxony. He hided Martin Luther on the Wartburg (pic #1), where he translated the bible. Hans Luther, DVP, once Reichskanzler in the Weimar Republic, was Luther´s Great great... Grand nephew. The monk is Johannes Tetzel who was an enemy of Luther. The last picture shows Sir Peter Ustinov. In his last role he was playing Frederic the Wise in the movie Luther, a movie which is disappointing and only good in his role as Frederic.

2. The Beatles! Picture 1 shows Liverpool, their original city. The next picture is the city hall of Hamburg, in which the Beatles had their break through in the Starclub on St. Pauli. The skeleton is Lucy. Lucy was named after the Beatles song "Lucy in the sky with diamonds", which was played shortly before the discovering. And the last picture shows a mushroom as the hair style of the Beatles is known in Germany as mushroom style (Pilzkopffrisur). Since this was not the English name of that I would have accepted all logical answer.

3. Durin Operation Cerberus 6 British destroyer were the biggest ships of the Royal Navy to attack the German fleet. One of them, HMS Worcester damaged heavily by gthe CA Prinz Eugen. She was disabled and burning when British bombers appeared. The crews thought it was a German ship and attacked. However German fighters appeared and saved the ship as they assumed an own DD is distress! However this bombing run was not the only friendly fire the British bombers made on that day. Of 242 British bombers only 39 attacked the Germans! Much more... HMS Worcester run on a mine in 1943 and was declared a total loss and scrapped.

4. Fritz Haarmann. He murdered 27 boys and there are rumors he made sausages from the bodies of the victims since he had a good running sausage shop. That´s why this rhyme:

1.
In Hannover an der Leine,
Rote Reihe Nummer acht,
Wohnt der Massenmörder* Haarmann,
Der die Leute umgebracht.

Refrain:
Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen,
bald kommt Haarmann auch zu dir,
mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen,
macht er Leberwurst aus dir.

2.
Aus den Augen macht er Sülze,
Aus dem Arsch, da macht er Speck,
Aus dem Darm, da macht er Würste,
Und den Rest, den schmeißt er weg.

Refrain:
Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen,
bald kommt Haarmann auch zu dir,
mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen,
macht er Leberwurst aus dir.

3.
Haarmann hat auch ein’ Gehilfen,
Grans heißt dieser junge Mann.
Und der lockte mit Behagen
Viele junge Männer an.

Refrain:
Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen,
Dann kommt Haarmann auch zu Dir.
Mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen
Klopft er dann an deine Tür.

I have no time to translate it right now.
Haarmann was sentenced to death and executed in 1925.

5. Sparta

6. Qin dynasty or Qin Chi Huang Ti.

7. The gunfight with the Earps and Doc Holiday against the Clanton/ Mc Laury group.

8. House Orange- Nassau.

9. Elias Lönnrot was a Finish poet, who collected several legends to form the Finish national epos Kalevala.

10.
a) Kalevala: Finish National epos, meaning land Kalevas'
b) Sampo, a mill that could make grain, salt and gold, made by
e) Ilmarinen, a smith and brother of
c) Väinämöinen, the hero of the story, a bard.
d) Louhi was the evil counterpart, an evil goddess
f) Kantale: a music instrument and one of the most precious things Väinämöinen owned.

11. Jakob Waltz was a German who found a huge treasure in Arizona. He did not used the whole gold but the very most remained in the mine. He left some hints but the Gold of the Dutchman is not found yet! (P.S. Dear US citizens: It is an offense to call a German Dutch man! )

12. Nimmersatt in East Prussia.

Any comments?

Adler

 

[sydhe]

It is an offense to call a German Dutch man!

As an aside, baseball had two players, Herman Long and Honus Wagner, nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman." Both were of German ancestry. (I assume the title is retired since it's hard to compare anyone to Wagner without looking ridiculous.)

I'll try to get a new quiz up tomorrow.

 

[Adler17]

The word Dutchman comes from the word Deutsch meaning German. The US citizens, when explained they were from Deutschland, thought they were from the Netherlands!

Adler

 

[sydhe]

(1) What was the only Christian nation pillaged by Tamerlane? (2 points)
(2) What historical figure is connected to these five images? (2 points)

(3) a. What do Alexander IV of Macedon, Alphonso XIII, Shapur the Great of Persia, John I of France, and Prince William III of Orange (but not William III of England) have in common? (2 points)
b. All but one of them have something related in common. What is it, and who is the odd man out? (2 points each)
(4) Identify the following. Who does not belong?: Richard IV, Napoleon IV, Charles III, James III, Henry IX, John XX, St. Hippolytus, Felix V. (Note: if you identify them correctly all but that one will have something in common.) Two points each.
(5) What do the following have in common: John Wyclif, Richard III, Pope Formosus, Oliver Cromwell, Francois Duvalier and the answer to question #2? (2 points)
(6) Who is the first person chronologically who has a date of birth in the Internet Movie Database? What movie is responsible for him being there? (2 each)
(7) What is Russell’s paradox? (3 points)
(8) Name the poem and author from which this comes. What is he cooking? (2 points each)

"Its flavor when cooked is more exquisite far
Than mutton, or oysters, or eggs:
(Some think it keeps best in an ivory jar,
And some, in mahogany kegs.)

"You boil it in sawdust: you salt it in glue:
You condense it with locusts and tape:
Still keeping one principal object in view --
To preserve its symmetrical shape."
(9) What is the building and city where you may find this? (3 points)

(10) And in what building and city may you find these? (3 points)

47 points total. Deadline 11:59 p.m. on October 19.

 

[sydhe]

Happy Halloween three weeks early!

 

[thetrooper]

And the last picture shows a mushroom...

Looks like a toadstool to me.

 

[sydhe]

I've added a fifth picture to #2 to clear or muddy the waters as case may be.

 

[sydhe]

I've only had one response and he didn't get any points.

The picture clues may require some research. The others will probably be too easy if you do.

 

[Ciceronian]

I've only had one response and he didn't get any points.

Don't worry, I promise I will submit soon! And I know two of the answers for sure so you will be able to enter me with at least 5 points.

 

[sydhe]

Heres' some hints if it helps:
#2 shows his birthplace, something he built, his brother, his mortal enemy, and where his body was traditionally buried.

#3: William III of Orange and William III of England are the same person. This is not a mistake.

#4 other examples are Carlos V, VI and ViI, and Juan III of Spain, and Napoleon II of France.

#5: Oliver Cromwell is not the only one of the regicides that could make this list.
#8: The creature to be cooked is also mentioned in a famous poem in a very famous book by the same author.

 

[sydhe]

Another clue: Mary Queen of Scots missed making the list in #3 by one week.

 

[sydhe]

Tonight is the deadline on this quiz and I still only have one submission who didn't score a point.

 

[Ciceronian]

Like I said earlier, I would like to submit, but at the moment I'm suffering what's known as an "essay crisis", i.e. I need to finish an essay quickly. If you extend the deadline a little I will submit.

 

[sydhe]

Sure. I think Taliesen needs more time, too. Is Friday okay?

 

[Till]

I tried to answer the questions but the riddle is just too tough this time.