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Warrior Monk
I told you I'd beat you to last place Dutchfire.
Cumulative PM-based History Quiz III
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Otkell
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Warrior Monk
OH NO! I lost my spot! congratulations Otkell.
Richard Cribb
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If that is so important to you, I can always subtract one point from your score so that you can share the honour and the trophy with him.
On a more serious note, it looks like the interest for this one died again, and I will just let it hang over the weekend. If I don't get any more submissions until Monday, I will close it then and post a rather extensive write-up as soon as possible.
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Warrior Monk
It wouldn't be the same.
Richard Cribb
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It wouldn't be the same.
OK, 2 points then. But it is my duty to warn you that that might be expensive..
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And in the other end, Steph takes the lead with a whopping score of 73.
Arghh!
I should have included some errors, I may end with a quizz to prepare!
Quick, please someone else, answer, or improve your score!
I should have included some errors, I may end with a quizz to prepare!
Quick, please someone else, answer, or improve your score!
philippe
FYI, I chase trains.
Keep preparing it so you can post it after you won my quizzi was already preparing my quiz.
fugazi
King
There, answers sent! I wonder how I did. That question on battles and generals, dear lord..
That's funny - I don't know why people always seem to think I should do well in these, as I never do!
Feedback: yes, I should have said, I liked the question I could do (obviously) and was intrigued by the others. I'm always glad to see quizzes that don't focus so much on the military stuff. Personally I find picture-based questions especially difficult; they are awkward because even if one knows the information sought one doesn't necessarily recognise the image or the person in it. But everyone else seems to like them so perhaps that's just me.
Richard Cribb
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That's the prize one must pay for being way too clever.
I think your only chance would be if the Prussian Field Marshall would enter the contest ( and I am not sure that even he could be your saviour this time), otherwise I am afraid you are stuck with the ungrateful task of quiz-master...
As can be seen from the scoreboard you did rather well.fugazi said:
Well, so far only Steph has solved this completely correct. It seems to me that while there are a lot of people interested in military history here, their interest lays mainly in other eras than the early modern.
But the big stumbling stone so far has been # 10, which few have attempted and nobody been close to provide a correct set of answers.
It is all about reputation. Bonus question: What does the Swedish army in early modern times have in common with Plotinus?
I am also not to fond of a lot of things martial, but it is so to speak what the market demands. As for the pictures, it offers an alternative to plain questions for those who like association games, while also having the advantage of usually not being googleable. Besides, don't we all like some nice illustrations in our reading material?
Updated scoreboard:
Steph 73 p
philippe 44 p
sydhe 42 p
fugazi 29 p
Atticus 20 p
shortguy 17 p
olav, Plotinus 15 p
dutchfire 14 p
Catharsis, Heretic_Cata 10 p
obliterate, Otkell 7 p
Heretic_Cata
We're gonna live forever
You mean 2 of them.
Damn! He didn't forget!
philippe
FYI, I chase trains.
As person in second place I have no other thought then: aha, sucks to be you atm, genius!
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luceafarul said:
Both neutral?
*** term "early modern times" too vague ***
Otkell
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Good news obliterate, i just submitted a 1-point answer, so if it is correct, we will be tied for last
Richard Cribb
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Sweden was anything than neutral in former centuries.Both neutral?
And why aren't you submitting?
And in this particular case, imprecise as well. But since it is not an official question, no harm done. Let's forget early modern and say from the time of a famous battle to the time of another famous battle both involving Sweden then.
It was correct, and that means that I must get two trophies...
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Since the interest has been renewed, I will let this quiz be open to at least the 5th.
I also owe Till to point out that he didn't intend to participate, but couldn't resist solving the entire # 7...
Updated scoreboard
Steph 73 p
sydhe 45 p
philippe 44 p
fugazi 29 p
innonimatu 23 p
Atticus 20 p
shortguy 17 p
olav, Plotinus 15 p
dutchfire 14 p
Catharsis, Heretic_Cata 10 p
obliterate, Otkell 7 p
Till 6 p
I also owe Till to point out that he didn't intend to participate, but couldn't resist solving the entire # 7...
Updated scoreboard
Steph 73 p
sydhe 45 p
philippe 44 p
fugazi 29 p
innonimatu 23 p
Atticus 20 p
shortguy 17 p
olav, Plotinus 15 p
dutchfire 14 p
Catharsis, Heretic_Cata 10 p
obliterate, Otkell 7 p
Till 6 p
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