thetrooper
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Good thing you bumped it, cause I wouldn't do it anymore.Dachs, step up or declare the floor open.
Cumulative PM-based History Quiz II
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Good thing you bumped it, cause I wouldn't do it anymore.Dachs, step up or declare the floor open.
Ciceronian
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Well, I've collected a few questions over the past months, so I'd have some material for a quiz. I'd need a few days to finish it though. And I think I'll give actually getting the quiz up priority to top-notch quality.
thetrooper
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This one is really dying now...
Richard Cribb
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This one is really dying now...
Well, we got to do something about that.
Things are looking a bit lighter for me at the moment, and this quiz is a bit easier to make than the researchable one, so I volunteer for making the next. That is, if nobody has any objections, since it is a violation of the rules...
Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
Well, the rules must be teleologically reduced in that cases (i.e., their sense is wider than that they should rule).
I do not see any problems.
Adler
I do not see any problems.
Adler
thetrooper
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Sounds like a plan lightbringer.
And it's good to hear that things are on the right track for you.
And it's good to hear that things are on the right track for you.
Richard Cribb
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Good point. Sometimes common sense must prevail.
"It is better to have a bad plan than no plan at all" - Jose Raul Capablanca.
Thanks, friend.
I need a few days, and I am not sure whether the final product will be an immortal masterpiece, but at least it will save the contest from extinction...
Richard Cribb
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No I haven't forgotten my obligation to the community, but for personal reasons I had to delay matters a bit.
My quiz will be up on about the coming Sunday.
My quiz will be up on about the coming Sunday.
thetrooper
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Patience is a virtue as they say.
I'm gonna link it in my sig as soon as your quiz is up and running.
It's time to give this thread some schwung again!
I'm gonna link it in my sig as soon as your quiz is up and running.
It's time to give this thread some schwung again!
Richard Cribb
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My apologies for being a bit after schedule, but finally, here we go.
1.
Let us start nice and easy.
Who is depicted on the three paintings below (I have blackened out his face to avoid making it too easy)?
He was an important figure in his country, for better as well as for worse. 5 points for identifying him.
The four people below played parts in his life in different ways. Identify them and give a brief account on what part they played ( 2 points each)
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. Which conflict got the nickname The Cat's War (6 points)?
3. What is the connection between a former capital of Iran, a French crusader and the Rhone Rangers (8 points)?
4. What was the Auburn system (6 points)?
5. In what office was the following restrictions (among many others) imposed on the person holding it (8 points)?
- It was unlawful for him to be out of the city for a single night
- He was forbidden to sleep out of his own bed for three nights consecutively.
- He might not mount upon horseback, nor even touch a horse
- He was not allowed to swear an oath
- He was not allowed to go out without his proper head-dress.
- He might not touch flour, nor leaven, nor leavened bread, nor a dead body
- He was forbidden either to touch or to name a dog, a she-goat, ivy, beans, or raw flesh.
- None but a free man might cut his hair; the clippings of which, together with the parings of his nails, were buried beneath a felix arbor.
- No one might sleep in his bed, the legs of which were smeared with fine clay; and it was unlawful to place a box containing sacrificial cakes in contact with the bed-stead.
- He was required to wed a virgin and he could not marry a second time. A divorce was not permitted, and if the wife died he was obliged to resign.
6. A mother and her daughter both shared the same name, they both married famous radicals, and they both attained fame for their writings. The mother's most famous work was an influential political tract, the daughter's a fictional work.
1.What was the name of the mother (3 points), the name of her husband (2 points) and her most influential work (3 points)?
2. What was the name of the daughter (3 points), the name of her husband (2 points) and her most famous work (3 points)?
7.
What infamous person from history, whose identity has been hotly debated, is this?
(4 points)?
8.
What military unit is this ( 5 points)?
This cavalry unit was perhaps the best of its time and the elite unit in its country's army.
The etymology of its name is controversial, it might have been derived from words for "horseman", "brigand" or "twenty" on some other language.
It developed from light cavalry to be a heavy unit with armour, a variety of weapons including a 6 meters lance but it was most famous for a special part of its equipment which was not worn on all occasions but it always highlighted on portraits of it.
Its golden age was between the late 16th and the late 17th century when it fought in a great number of battles against various enemies, usually with success.
9.
Two famous writers died on the same date, but not the same day.
Who were those writers ( 2 points for each correct answer), and how is this possible (3 points)?
10.
A composer.
- Holding the prestigious position of Kapellmeister at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, he was one of the most influential and highly regarded musicians of his time, but for some reason went into oblivion.
- Until recently, the only recorded work of his was a flute concerto, wrongly ascribed to Joseph Haydn.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worked for a while as his "unsalaried adjunct".
What is his name (5 points)?
11.
Find the name of a city (5 points).
1.
2.
3.
4.
For some extra points, identify the persons on pic 1 and 3 for 2 points each, and the painter who made pic 2 for 3 points.
12. And finally; what was the Paraffin Scandal, of which Consuelo Vanderbilt was the most famous victim (4 points)?
Deadline for submission, which as usual is negotiable; 5th of March, 18.00 CET.
Also as usual, feedback is appreciated.
Good luck and I hope many of you will give it a try.
1.
Let us start nice and easy.
Who is depicted on the three paintings below (I have blackened out his face to avoid making it too easy)?
He was an important figure in his country, for better as well as for worse. 5 points for identifying him.
The four people below played parts in his life in different ways. Identify them and give a brief account on what part they played ( 2 points each)
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. Which conflict got the nickname The Cat's War (6 points)?
3. What is the connection between a former capital of Iran, a French crusader and the Rhone Rangers (8 points)?
4. What was the Auburn system (6 points)?
5. In what office was the following restrictions (among many others) imposed on the person holding it (8 points)?
- It was unlawful for him to be out of the city for a single night
- He was forbidden to sleep out of his own bed for three nights consecutively.
- He might not mount upon horseback, nor even touch a horse
- He was not allowed to swear an oath
- He was not allowed to go out without his proper head-dress.
- He might not touch flour, nor leaven, nor leavened bread, nor a dead body
- He was forbidden either to touch or to name a dog, a she-goat, ivy, beans, or raw flesh.
- None but a free man might cut his hair; the clippings of which, together with the parings of his nails, were buried beneath a felix arbor.
- No one might sleep in his bed, the legs of which were smeared with fine clay; and it was unlawful to place a box containing sacrificial cakes in contact with the bed-stead.
- He was required to wed a virgin and he could not marry a second time. A divorce was not permitted, and if the wife died he was obliged to resign.
6. A mother and her daughter both shared the same name, they both married famous radicals, and they both attained fame for their writings. The mother's most famous work was an influential political tract, the daughter's a fictional work.
1.What was the name of the mother (3 points), the name of her husband (2 points) and her most influential work (3 points)?
2. What was the name of the daughter (3 points), the name of her husband (2 points) and her most famous work (3 points)?
7.
What infamous person from history, whose identity has been hotly debated, is this?
(4 points)?
8.
What military unit is this ( 5 points)?
This cavalry unit was perhaps the best of its time and the elite unit in its country's army.
The etymology of its name is controversial, it might have been derived from words for "horseman", "brigand" or "twenty" on some other language.
It developed from light cavalry to be a heavy unit with armour, a variety of weapons including a 6 meters lance but it was most famous for a special part of its equipment which was not worn on all occasions but it always highlighted on portraits of it.
Its golden age was between the late 16th and the late 17th century when it fought in a great number of battles against various enemies, usually with success.
9.
Two famous writers died on the same date, but not the same day.
Who were those writers ( 2 points for each correct answer), and how is this possible (3 points)?
10.
A composer.
- Holding the prestigious position of Kapellmeister at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, he was one of the most influential and highly regarded musicians of his time, but for some reason went into oblivion.
- Until recently, the only recorded work of his was a flute concerto, wrongly ascribed to Joseph Haydn.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worked for a while as his "unsalaried adjunct".
What is his name (5 points)?
11.
Find the name of a city (5 points).
1.
2.
3.
4.
For some extra points, identify the persons on pic 1 and 3 for 2 points each, and the painter who made pic 2 for 3 points.
12. And finally; what was the Paraffin Scandal, of which Consuelo Vanderbilt was the most famous victim (4 points)?
Deadline for submission, which as usual is negotiable; 5th of March, 18.00 CET.
Also as usual, feedback is appreciated.
Good luck and I hope many of you will give it a try.
Richard Cribb
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So the first to submit is Adler17, scoring 21 points.
But surely he will improve that score considerably when given some more time.
But surely he will improve that score considerably when given some more time.
Richard Cribb
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And dutchfire joins the party, scoring 9 so far, and identifying the guy in #7 in the process.
But good people, where are your comments? Do I really have to repeat what I am??
But good people, where are your comments? Do I really have to repeat what I am??
Richard Cribb
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Thanks, but you are not doing so badly. After your second submission you are up to 17 points, and it is still two weeks to go.
thetrooper
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Richard Cribb
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Correct, but unfortunately I can't award you any extra point for that.Alright, you are an attention whore.
And here I was trying to make it not too difficult...
Anyway, your submission is appreciated; I hope many will follow your example.
Heretic_Cata
We're gonna live forever
All i know is the military unit question - so 5 points for me. Other than that ...
Mirc
Not mIRC!!!
I think I know 10, so 5 points for me too!
Richard Cribb
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Very well, in that case just PM me and you will get on the scoreboard.All i know is the military unit question - so 5 points for me. Other than that ...
BTW, is this unit in your mod? In that case I will consider downloading it in spite of its gargantuan size..
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