My apologies for being a bit after schedule, but finally, here we go.
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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)
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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).
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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.