Sir Len Taft
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I think I'll join in in the next round, no doubt I'll score lowest, but...
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Welcome!Sir Len Taft said:
Don't worry about scores; it's just a small friendly game.
LouLong
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XIII said:Welcome!
Don't worry about scores; it's just a small friendly game.
XIII, the new "bounce" smiley kind of makes me seasick....
BTW love your new avatar, second part of my nickname actually.
deo
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I also will join next round
At least, here I am!
Sorry for late, thanks for your patience!!!
Let's start:
1) Battle "without tears" (or tearless): when, who, winner.
2) Who was the general leading Romans at siege of Masada?
3) Battle "of Elephant": when, who, winner.
4) Who was muslim general who "lost his drum" at battle of Calatañazor ?
5) Which song William's Norman troops were singing at Hastings ?
6) Who was the king called "Oc et no" ("yes and no") by the poet-knight Bertrand de Born ?
7) Which was the last Cathars' fortress to be conquered and when?
8) Who was the material writer of the "Milione", whose author was Marco Polo ?
9) Who was the British general called "Reverse" and why?
10) Why the Chinese rebels in 1899-1901 were called "Boxers" ?
Sorry for late, thanks for your patience!!!
Let's start:
1) Battle "without tears" (or tearless): when, who, winner.
2) Who was the general leading Romans at siege of Masada?
3) Battle "of Elephant": when, who, winner.
4) Who was muslim general who "lost his drum" at battle of Calatañazor ?
5) Which song William's Norman troops were singing at Hastings ?
6) Who was the king called "Oc et no" ("yes and no") by the poet-knight Bertrand de Born ?
7) Which was the last Cathars' fortress to be conquered and when?
8) Who was the material writer of the "Milione", whose author was Marco Polo ?
9) Who was the British general called "Reverse" and why?
10) Why the Chinese rebels in 1899-1901 were called "Boxers" ?
privatehudson
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Wow, tough questions 
I gave it a shot anyway
I gave it a shot anyway 
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Wow...I can't even guess any of thoseI've realized a reasons for this: my questions maybe are a bit 'eurocentric' and a bit 'medieval'... I hope only my questions were clear in their proposition (warning at my 'scholastic' english ).
Now everybody will try to avoid me to win...
).Now everybody will try to avoid me to win...
LouLong
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I propose a motion to forbid Gagliaudo to ask any more quizz. Anybody second that motion ?
;-)
;-)
@Loulong: Me !!! perhaps...
Well, I decided to stop this torment
I'll give the answers NOW:
1) Battle "without tears" (or tearless): when, who, winner.
367 BC, in Arcadia (central Peloponnesos,Greece); Spartans against Arcades; Spartans won with no casualties (!!!), that's why was called "without tears"...
2) Who was the general leading Romans at siege of Masada?
Flavius Silva, commander of Legio X "Fretensis".
3) Battle "of Elephant": when, who, winner.
570 AD, in Arabia; Axum (Ethiopian kingdom, invader) against Arabs; Arabs won.
This battle ended the Ethiopian attempt to invade Arabia (Arabs were helped by Persians), and was called so 'cause there was an elephant in Axum army. The important fact related was that 'prophet' Muhammad (570ca - 632) was born in that significative( arab important victory) year...
4) Who was muslim general who "lost his drum" at battle of Calatañazor ?
al-Mansur (called "Almanzor" by Spanish), great muslim chief who led a lot of succesful campaigns against Christian Spanish kingdoms (he plunder Santiago de Compostela, and many other cities) and began the 'amirì' dinasty. He died after the battle. About the battle of Calatañazor (1002 AD) there are historical doubts...
5) Which song William's Norman troops were singing at Hastings ?
They sang pieces of the "Chanson de Roland" (song of Roland), the famous epic poem about Charlemagne's paladin dead at Roncesvalles.
6) Who was the king called "Oc et no" ("yes and no") by the poet-knight Bertrand de Born ?
Richard I "Coeurdelion" ("Lionhearted"). And Bertrand was a friend of his, too...
The 'surname' was related to Richard's frequent changes of mind (sometimes bloodily...).
7) Which was the last Cathars' fortress to be conquered and when?
I know, Montségur (1244) is the most famous... but...
the last Cathar fortress to be catched was QUERIBUS, in 1255. Its lord was Chabert de Barbaira.
Officially the great war against Languedoc Cathars ended with Treaty of Paris (1229): Montségur and Quéribus were quite isolated episodes.
8) Who was the material writer of the "Milione", whose author was Marco Polo ?
Rustichello da Pisa, who divided the prison cell with Marco Polo at Genova (Polo was captured by Genoans at battle of Curzola, 1298; Rustichello, IIRC, at Meloria,1284...).
(I'm wondering if MarcoPolo wasn't capable of writing... Maybe he was wounded...)
9) Who was the British general called "Reverse" and why?
Sir Redvers H. Buller (1857-1915): he was defeated at Colenso (1899), and had to leave Ladysmith to enemies during the Boer war... His 'surname' was related to his incapability and inclination to retire (in wrong moments, too)...
10) Why the Chinese rebels in 1899-1901 were called "Boxers" ?
Cause the name of secret society "League of justice and harmony" was wrongly translated from Chinese in "Fists of justice and harmony".
Well, I decided to stop this torment
I'll give the answers NOW:
1) Battle "without tears" (or tearless): when, who, winner.
367 BC, in Arcadia (central Peloponnesos,Greece); Spartans against Arcades; Spartans won with no casualties (!!!), that's why was called "without tears"...
2) Who was the general leading Romans at siege of Masada?
Flavius Silva, commander of Legio X "Fretensis".
3) Battle "of Elephant": when, who, winner.
570 AD, in Arabia; Axum (Ethiopian kingdom, invader) against Arabs; Arabs won.
This battle ended the Ethiopian attempt to invade Arabia (Arabs were helped by Persians), and was called so 'cause there was an elephant in Axum army. The important fact related was that 'prophet' Muhammad (570ca - 632) was born in that significative( arab important victory) year...
4) Who was muslim general who "lost his drum" at battle of Calatañazor ?
al-Mansur (called "Almanzor" by Spanish), great muslim chief who led a lot of succesful campaigns against Christian Spanish kingdoms (he plunder Santiago de Compostela, and many other cities) and began the 'amirì' dinasty. He died after the battle. About the battle of Calatañazor (1002 AD) there are historical doubts...
5) Which song William's Norman troops were singing at Hastings ?
They sang pieces of the "Chanson de Roland" (song of Roland), the famous epic poem about Charlemagne's paladin dead at Roncesvalles.
6) Who was the king called "Oc et no" ("yes and no") by the poet-knight Bertrand de Born ?
Richard I "Coeurdelion" ("Lionhearted"). And Bertrand was a friend of his, too...
The 'surname' was related to Richard's frequent changes of mind (sometimes bloodily...).
7) Which was the last Cathars' fortress to be conquered and when?
I know, Montségur (1244) is the most famous... but...
the last Cathar fortress to be catched was QUERIBUS, in 1255. Its lord was Chabert de Barbaira.
Officially the great war against Languedoc Cathars ended with Treaty of Paris (1229): Montségur and Quéribus were quite isolated episodes.
8) Who was the material writer of the "Milione", whose author was Marco Polo ?
Rustichello da Pisa, who divided the prison cell with Marco Polo at Genova (Polo was captured by Genoans at battle of Curzola, 1298; Rustichello, IIRC, at Meloria,1284...).
(I'm wondering if MarcoPolo wasn't capable of writing...
Maybe he was wounded...)9) Who was the British general called "Reverse" and why?
Sir Redvers H. Buller (1857-1915): he was defeated at Colenso (1899), and had to leave Ladysmith to enemies during the Boer war... His 'surname' was related to his incapability and inclination to retire (in wrong moments, too)...
10) Why the Chinese rebels in 1899-1901 were called "Boxers" ?
Cause the name of secret society "League of justice and harmony" was wrongly translated from Chinese in "Fists of justice and harmony".
Final results confirmation:
private hudson: 4 (I came back on this point, even 'cause it wasn't decisive)
sir len taft ---- 2
pawpaw ------ 2
loulong ------- 2
I think it's PrivateHudson's time
I thought some question of mine was difficult, other less.
Howevr, I'm quite sure I'll rest mute in front of many quizz of yours
Bye you all
(Btw: Almansur drum was his army's war drum.)
private hudson: 4 (I came back on this point, even 'cause it wasn't decisive)
sir len taft ---- 2
pawpaw ------ 2
loulong ------- 2
I think it's PrivateHudson's time
I thought some question of mine was difficult, other less.
Howevr, I'm quite sure I'll rest mute in front of many quizz of yours
Bye you all
(Btw: Almansur drum was his army's war drum.)
privatehudson
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YAY! I'll write something later tonight for y'all 
LouLong
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The pb with al Mansur is it means the victorious IIRC so I guess there are quite a bunch of them... ;-)
privatehudson
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1) Name the battle in which British foot soldiers advanced on over twice their own number of French Cavalry and defeated them.
2) "Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" About whom was this said and what event?
3) Which of napoleon's marshals was the duke of Raguse?
4) What was churchill's response to being interrupted by De Gaulle during a dinner only to be told that the French considered him (De Gaulle) to be the new Joan of Arc?
5) What are the two ways that Alexander was commonly said to have solved the problem of the Gordion knot?
6) Name the commander of the Israeli rescue attempt at Entebbe
7) At the coronation of Victoria I in Britain, whom did Wellington grab by the shoulder and proclaim "I have you at last!"
8) Name the Spanish explorer and conquistador who discovered Florida and fought with Pizzarro against the Inca empire.
9) Name the bully boy brother of one of the founding fathers said to be responsible for starting the riots that lead to the Boston Massacre
10) What did Lincoln call McCellans personal bodyguard?
Hope they're neither too hard or too easy Say 2 days from now for a deadline, so the answers will be revealed by midnight on Thursday, British time that is
2) "Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" About whom was this said and what event?
3) Which of napoleon's marshals was the duke of Raguse?
4) What was churchill's response to being interrupted by De Gaulle during a dinner only to be told that the French considered him (De Gaulle) to be the new Joan of Arc?
5) What are the two ways that Alexander was commonly said to have solved the problem of the Gordion knot?
6) Name the commander of the Israeli rescue attempt at Entebbe
7) At the coronation of Victoria I in Britain, whom did Wellington grab by the shoulder and proclaim "I have you at last!"
8) Name the Spanish explorer and conquistador who discovered Florida and fought with Pizzarro against the Inca empire.
9) Name the bully boy brother of one of the founding fathers said to be responsible for starting the riots that lead to the Boston Massacre
10) What did Lincoln call McCellans personal bodyguard?
Hope they're neither too hard or too easy
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