Cumulative PM-based History Quiz
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Hmm, seeing as pawpaw is ineligible, I guess I am the questioner.
New quiz will be up sometime tomorrow (GMT-7; so it could be Tuesday
in some time zones).
New quiz will be up sometime tomorrow (GMT-7; so it could be Tuesday
in some time zones).
privatehudson
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pawpaw said:
Then stop winning all the time damnit!
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Here be the quiz.
1. Who first crossed the Greenland icecap, has part of the human nervous
system named after him, and won the Nobel Peace Prize?
2. Which European power was friendliest to the Union throughout the
American Civil War?
3. What islands were at the focus of crises between the US and China in 1954
& 1958?
4. Who was the first to navigate the North East passage?
5. Which west African empire reached its height during the 14th century?
6. Which Norwegian king was sainted for converting Norway to Christianity?
7. In 1918, the German offensives caused the Allies to make a significant
command structure change. What was it?
8. William Bligh was the victim of 2 mutinies. One was HMS Bounty. What
was the other?
9. What Swedish king was defeated by Peter the Great at Poltava?
10. This man's lack of an adult heir helped lead to Tokogawa Ieyasu
founding his shogunate. Who was he?
1. Who first crossed the Greenland icecap, has part of the human nervous
system named after him, and won the Nobel Peace Prize?
2. Which European power was friendliest to the Union throughout the
American Civil War?
3. What islands were at the focus of crises between the US and China in 1954
& 1958?
4. Who was the first to navigate the North East passage?
5. Which west African empire reached its height during the 14th century?
6. Which Norwegian king was sainted for converting Norway to Christianity?
7. In 1918, the German offensives caused the Allies to make a significant
command structure change. What was it?
8. William Bligh was the victim of 2 mutinies. One was HMS Bounty. What
was the other?
9. What Swedish king was defeated by Peter the Great at Poltava?
10. This man's lack of an adult heir helped lead to Tokogawa Ieyasu
founding his shogunate. Who was he?
Serutan
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Scores :
pawpaw - 7
LouLong - 6
Gagliaudo - 6
Blindside - 3.5
XIII - 2.5
pawpaw - 7
LouLong - 6
Gagliaudo - 6
Blindside - 3.5
XIII - 2.5
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Here are the answers. Hopefully the low turnout is more indicitive of holiday season
than declining participation.
1. Who first crossed the Greenland icecap, has part of the human nervous system
named after him, and won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Fridtjof Nansen He was, at one time or another a biologist (the Nansen
fiber is part of nerve structure), an oceanographer, a polar explorer,
and a diplomat.
2. Which European power was friendliest to the Union throughout the American
Civil War?
Russia. Britain, Prussia, and Austria were neutral, France pro-Confederate.
3. What islands were at the focus of crises between the US and China in 1954
& 1958?
Quemoy & Matsu
4. Who was the first to navigate the North East passage?
Adolf Nordenskiold. Amundsen was first to navigate the North West
passage; Bering did not do the whole thing (North Cape of Norway to the
Bering Strait).
5. Which west African empire reached its height during the 14th century?
Mali
6. Which Norwegian king was sainted for converting Norway to Christianity?
Olaf
7. In 1918, the German offensives cause the Allies to make a significant
command structure change. What was it?
Unified Command. Until then, the various nation's commands were
independent of each other.
8. William Bligh was the victim of 2 mutinies. One was HMS Bounty. What
was the other?
Governer of Australia He was deposed when he took on a group of
Army officers known as the Rum Corps.
9. What Swedish king was defeated by Peter the Great at Poltava?
Charles XII 1/2 for getting the name but not the number.
10. This man's lack of an adult heir helped lead to Tokogawa Ieyasu
founding his shogunate. Who was he?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Pawpaw had the most right, but he is skipping his turn. Gagliaudo is up, since
LouLong has done the honors more recently.
than declining participation.
1. Who first crossed the Greenland icecap, has part of the human nervous system
named after him, and won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Fridtjof Nansen He was, at one time or another a biologist (the Nansen
fiber is part of nerve structure), an oceanographer, a polar explorer,
and a diplomat.
2. Which European power was friendliest to the Union throughout the American
Civil War?
Russia. Britain, Prussia, and Austria were neutral, France pro-Confederate.
3. What islands were at the focus of crises between the US and China in 1954
& 1958?
Quemoy & Matsu
4. Who was the first to navigate the North East passage?
Adolf Nordenskiold. Amundsen was first to navigate the North West
passage; Bering did not do the whole thing (North Cape of Norway to the
Bering Strait).
5. Which west African empire reached its height during the 14th century?
Mali
6. Which Norwegian king was sainted for converting Norway to Christianity?
Olaf
7. In 1918, the German offensives cause the Allies to make a significant
command structure change. What was it?
Unified Command. Until then, the various nation's commands were
independent of each other.
8. William Bligh was the victim of 2 mutinies. One was HMS Bounty. What
was the other?
Governer of Australia He was deposed when he took on a group of
Army officers known as the Rum Corps.
9. What Swedish king was defeated by Peter the Great at Poltava?
Charles XII 1/2 for getting the name but not the number.
10. This man's lack of an adult heir helped lead to Tokogawa Ieyasu
founding his shogunate. Who was he?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Pawpaw had the most right, but he is skipping his turn. Gagliaudo is up, since
LouLong has done the honors more recently.
1) Which general defeaed the roman consul Atilius Regulus near unis during the 1th Punc War? (bonus: where did that general come from)
2)Which Pope in 897 AD was de-buried and processed in a trial, 8 months after his death?
3) Which Italian city resisted succesfully to the siege put by german emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in 1174-5 AD?
4) Who was the French lord that, in the 12th century Holyland, made the attempt to attack Mecca passing by the Red Sea?
5) Which Christian Spanish Kingdoms (be precise) fought against the Almohads at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212? (bonus: kings' names)
6) Who was the Grand-Master (meister) of the Teutonic Knights at the battle of Tannenberg/Gruenwald ? (bonus: year of this battle)
7) Who were the two great Hungarian kings (father and son) who fought and stopped Othman Turks in 15th century?
8)What strange event happenede at the beginnng of the battle of Fontenoy in 1745? (bonus: who won the battle?)
9) Who was Gunther Prien ?
10) Which French politic man in NorthWest-Africa was a trouble for the Allies that were planning to desembarck there in 1942?
I'd say... 3 days. Bye you all!!
2)Which Pope in 897 AD was de-buried and processed in a trial, 8 months after his death?
3) Which Italian city resisted succesfully to the siege put by german emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in 1174-5 AD?
4) Who was the French lord that, in the 12th century Holyland, made the attempt to attack Mecca passing by the Red Sea?
5) Which Christian Spanish Kingdoms (be precise) fought against the Almohads at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212? (bonus: kings' names)
6) Who was the Grand-Master (meister) of the Teutonic Knights at the battle of Tannenberg/Gruenwald ? (bonus: year of this battle)
7) Who were the two great Hungarian kings (father and son) who fought and stopped Othman Turks in 15th century?
8)What strange event happenede at the beginnng of the battle of Fontenoy in 1745? (bonus: who won the battle?)
9) Who was Gunther Prien ?
10) Which French politic man in NorthWest-Africa was a trouble for the Allies that were planning to desembarck there in 1942?
I'd say... 3 days. Bye you all!!
Early results (in 'chronological' order and all comprensive of bonus 
) :
PrivateHudson -- 8+
PawPaw -------- 5
Loulong -------- 8
Tallanas -------- 9
(*Little note: I've given a "+" for better precision in answering, and "+" = 0,25. However, I'm ready to explain if it isn't all clear )
So, atm: Tallanas at the head...
Keep on answer, guys !!!
) :PrivateHudson -- 8+
PawPaw -------- 5
Loulong -------- 8
Tallanas -------- 9
(*Little note: I've given a "+" for better precision in answering, and "+" = 0,25. However, I'm ready to explain if it isn't all clear
)So, atm: Tallanas at the head...
Keep on answer, guys !!!
1) Which general defeaed the roman consul Atilius Regulus near unis during the 1th Punc War? (bonus: where did that general come from)
- XANTIPPOS, greek mercenary commander from Sparta
2)Which Pope in 897 AD was de-buried and processed in a trial, 8 months after his death?
- FORMOSUS (poor...)
3) Which Italian city resisted succesfully to the siege put by german emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in 1174-5 AD?
- ALESSANDRIA !!! It's my city! And my nick is related to that episode...
4) Who was the French lord that, in the 12th century Holyland, made the attempt to attack Mecca passing by the Red Sea?
- RENAUD/RINALD DE CHATILLON, so-called "the Christ's elephant"
5) Which Christian Spanish Kingdoms (be precise) fought against the Almohads at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212? (bonus: kings' names)
- CASTILLA (Alfonso VIII,who leaded), NAVARRA (Sancho VII), ARAGON (Pedro II), PORTUGAL (Afonso II, but... hey, he wasn't present at the battle).
There were few volunteers from LEON, but effectively LEON (Alfonso IX) was hostile to Castilla atm (the same borders troubles ) and while others fought at las Navas, Leon king took some contested border castles... What a bad guy 
Tallanas is the one who answere all kingdoms and kings
6) Who was the Grand-Master (meister) of the Teutonic Knights at the battle of Tannenberg/Gruenwald ? (bonus: year of this battle)
- ULRICH VON JUNGINGEN, in 1410
7) Who were the two great Hungarian kings (father and son) who fought and stopped Othman Turks in 15th century?
- JANOS HUNYADI and his son MATHIAS"CORVINUS" HUNYADI.
Pawpaw correcty wrote that Janos wasn't exactly 'king'. He was 'regent', but effectively was a king 
8)What strange event happenede at the beginnng of the battle of Fontenoy in 1745? (bonus: who won the battle?)
- Politeness exchange for who would have the privilege of shooting the cannon first. The French suffered the first cannon shooting but they won the day eventually.
Bonus for all of you. LouLong is the one that give the answer
9) Who was Gunther Prien ?
- A U-Boat commander famous for entering Scapa Flow (a British naval base in Scotland) and sinking the battleship Royal Oak
10) Which French politic man in NorthWest-Africa was a trouble for the Allies that were planning to desembarck there in 1942?
- ADMIRAL DARLAN
PrivateHudson is the one that answered this
You all were good, guys... Thanks for partecipation!
But now... it's TALLANAS' time !!!
- XANTIPPOS, greek mercenary commander from Sparta
2)Which Pope in 897 AD was de-buried and processed in a trial, 8 months after his death?
- FORMOSUS (poor...)
3) Which Italian city resisted succesfully to the siege put by german emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in 1174-5 AD?
- ALESSANDRIA !!! It's my city! And my nick is related to that episode...
4) Who was the French lord that, in the 12th century Holyland, made the attempt to attack Mecca passing by the Red Sea?
- RENAUD/RINALD DE CHATILLON, so-called "the Christ's elephant"
5) Which Christian Spanish Kingdoms (be precise) fought against the Almohads at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212? (bonus: kings' names)
- CASTILLA (Alfonso VIII,who leaded), NAVARRA (Sancho VII), ARAGON (Pedro II), PORTUGAL (Afonso II, but... hey, he wasn't present at the battle).
There were few volunteers from LEON, but effectively LEON (Alfonso IX) was hostile to Castilla atm (the same borders troubles
) and while others fought at las Navas, Leon king took some contested border castles... What a bad guy Tallanas is the one who answere all kingdoms and kings
6) Who was the Grand-Master (meister) of the Teutonic Knights at the battle of Tannenberg/Gruenwald ? (bonus: year of this battle)
- ULRICH VON JUNGINGEN, in 1410
7) Who were the two great Hungarian kings (father and son) who fought and stopped Othman Turks in 15th century?
- JANOS HUNYADI and his son MATHIAS"CORVINUS" HUNYADI.
Pawpaw correcty wrote that Janos wasn't exactly 'king'
. He was 'regent', but effectively was a king 8)What strange event happenede at the beginnng of the battle of Fontenoy in 1745? (bonus: who won the battle?)
- Politeness exchange for who would have the privilege of shooting the cannon first. The French suffered the first cannon shooting but they won the day eventually.
Bonus for all of you. LouLong is the one that give the answer
9) Who was Gunther Prien ?
- A U-Boat commander famous for entering Scapa Flow (a British naval base in Scotland) and sinking the battleship Royal Oak
10) Which French politic man in NorthWest-Africa was a trouble for the Allies that were planning to desembarck there in 1942?
- ADMIRAL DARLAN
PrivateHudson is the one that answered this
You all were good, guys... Thanks for partecipation!
But now... it's TALLANAS' time !!!
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
Ok! Expect the next quiz to be asked this weekend - I'm still working on it
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
OK, here we go with another 10 questions. All are researched from books I have at home - any mistakes are the authors'
Questions are worth 1 point each. If a bonus is indicated by an asterisk (*), that's a half point per asterisk (*).
I hope it's not too centred around my own interests, and that it's not too hard! Enjoy!!
THE QUIZ
1. England. When was the Year of Three Kings? Who were they (***)?
2. "To refrain from crossing will bring me misfortune; but to cross will bring misfortune to all men." Who said this, and on what occasion (*)?
3. Who was the first Tokugawa Shogun? In what year (*)?
4. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Who said this? And to what does he refer (*)?
5. Who was Alexander the Great's greatest admiral, who commanded the Indus fleet? Where was he from (*)?
6. Which American Civil War general was shot and wounded in May 1863, dying as a result of being dropped from his stretcher twice in his subsequesnt evacuation?
7. After the death of Edmund Ironside, England was ruled by three Danish Kings. Who were they (one point requires all three)?
8. In what year was the Council of Clermont? What did it call for (*)?
9. After the battle of Eylau in 1807, Marshal Ney said "What a massacre! And without result." Which general gave the French such a battle? Where was he originally from, and which country did he fight for (**)?
10. PICTURE QUESTION!! This is the first page of which English poem?
Questions are worth 1 point each. If a bonus is indicated by an asterisk (*), that's a half point per asterisk (*).
I hope it's not too centred around my own interests, and that it's not too hard! Enjoy!!
THE QUIZ
1. England. When was the Year of Three Kings? Who were they (***)?
2. "To refrain from crossing will bring me misfortune; but to cross will bring misfortune to all men." Who said this, and on what occasion (*)?
3. Who was the first Tokugawa Shogun? In what year (*)?
4. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Who said this? And to what does he refer (*)?
5. Who was Alexander the Great's greatest admiral, who commanded the Indus fleet? Where was he from (*)?
6. Which American Civil War general was shot and wounded in May 1863, dying as a result of being dropped from his stretcher twice in his subsequesnt evacuation?
7. After the death of Edmund Ironside, England was ruled by three Danish Kings. Who were they (one point requires all three)?
8. In what year was the Council of Clermont? What did it call for (*)?
9. After the battle of Eylau in 1807, Marshal Ney said "What a massacre! And without result." Which general gave the French such a battle? Where was he originally from, and which country did he fight for (**)?
10. PICTURE QUESTION!! This is the first page of which English poem?
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
Here's the current scores on the doors...
Pawpaw - 9.5
Mongoloid Cow - 4.5
Private Hudson - 13
Gagliaudo - 9 including the picture question!!
LouLong - 5.5
Pawpaw - 9.5
Mongoloid Cow - 4.5
Private Hudson - 13
Gagliaudo - 9 including the picture question!!
LouLong - 5.5
privatehudson
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Just a quick note Tallanas, as my answer indicates, there's actually TWO seperate and correct answers to question 1 depending on how far back into English history we go
(I'm hoping that since I gave both fully I might get 5 points for that question alone)
(I'm hoping that since I gave both fully I might get 5 points for that question alone)
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
privatehudson said:Just a quick note Tallanas, as my answer indicates, there's actually TWO seperate and correct answers to question 1 depending on how far back into English history we go
(I'm hoping that since I gave both fully I might get 5 points for that question alone)
You'll get all the points on offer and not a single one more!Although there were indeed two different times in English history that there were 3 kings ruling in one year, only one of those dates is referred to as "The Year of Three Kings" (capital letters, and everything!)
You got it, though
Tal
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
The answers will appear soon, so I encourage anyone who wants to participate to get your answers in!
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
THE ANSWERS
1. England. When was the Year of Three Kings? Who were they (***)?
1066 - Edward the Confessor; Harold I; William I
2. "To refrain from crossing will bring me misfortune; but to cross will bring misfortune to all men." Who said this, and on what occasion (*)?
Julius Caesar at the crossing of the Rubicon
3. Who was the first Tokugawa Shogun? In what year (*)?
Tokugawa Ieyasu; 1603
4. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Who said this? And to what does he refer (*)?
Abraham Lincoln; he refers to the divsion between North and South - note he is not referring to the Civil War, since he said this in 1858...
5. Who was Alexander the Great's greatest admiral, who commanded the Indus fleet? Where was he from (*)?
Nearchus; he was from Crete
6. Which American Civil War general was shot and wounded in May 1863, dying as a result of being dropped from his stretcher twice in his subsequesnt evacuation?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
7. After the death of Edmund Ironside, England was ruled by three Danish Kings. Who were they (one point requires all three)?
Cnut; Harold Harefoot; Harthacnut
8. In what year was the Council of Clermont? What did it call for (*)?
1095; it called for the Christian west to fight to regain the Holy Land, i.e. the Crusades
9. After the battle of Eylau in 1807, Marshal Ney said "What a massacre! And without result." Which general gave the French such a battle? Where was he originally from, and which country did he fight for (**)?
Count Bennigsen; he was Hanoverian, but fought for the Russians
10. PICTURE QUESTION!! This is the first page of which English poem?
Beowulf
There you go! Hope you enjoyed it... And I hope you all liked the picture question, even if it was a bit tough
The winner is Private Hudson
1. England. When was the Year of Three Kings? Who were they (***)?
1066 - Edward the Confessor; Harold I; William I
2. "To refrain from crossing will bring me misfortune; but to cross will bring misfortune to all men." Who said this, and on what occasion (*)?
Julius Caesar at the crossing of the Rubicon
3. Who was the first Tokugawa Shogun? In what year (*)?
Tokugawa Ieyasu; 1603
4. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Who said this? And to what does he refer (*)?
Abraham Lincoln; he refers to the divsion between North and South - note he is not referring to the Civil War, since he said this in 1858...
5. Who was Alexander the Great's greatest admiral, who commanded the Indus fleet? Where was he from (*)?
Nearchus; he was from Crete
6. Which American Civil War general was shot and wounded in May 1863, dying as a result of being dropped from his stretcher twice in his subsequesnt evacuation?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
7. After the death of Edmund Ironside, England was ruled by three Danish Kings. Who were they (one point requires all three)?
Cnut; Harold Harefoot; Harthacnut
8. In what year was the Council of Clermont? What did it call for (*)?
1095; it called for the Christian west to fight to regain the Holy Land, i.e. the Crusades
9. After the battle of Eylau in 1807, Marshal Ney said "What a massacre! And without result." Which general gave the French such a battle? Where was he originally from, and which country did he fight for (**)?
Count Bennigsen; he was Hanoverian, but fought for the Russians
10. PICTURE QUESTION!! This is the first page of which English poem?
Beowulf
There you go! Hope you enjoyed it... And I hope you all liked the picture question, even if it was a bit tough
The winner is Private Hudson
privatehudson
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Just two notes:
Bennigsen was actually born in the Duchy of Brunswick, not Hannover, but he did later serve in the Hanovarian army. For information on him see here and go to the link General Graf von Bennigsen I don't know if Hannover owned Brunswick at the time, but since the site lists the two places seperately I'd guess not.
The second English year under three kings I mentioned was 1483. In 1483, Edward IV died and his son Edward V took the throne. Only aged 12 at the time his uncle (Richard III) became regent, and so the story goes locked Edward V and his brother in the tower of London. Richard then got Parliment to declare Edward V illitimate due to his parents marriage being declare illegal and took the throne about a month later.
I will endeavour to do mine ASAP
Bennigsen was actually born in the Duchy of Brunswick, not Hannover, but he did later serve in the Hanovarian army. For information on him see here and go to the link General Graf von Bennigsen
I don't know if Hannover owned Brunswick at the time, but since the site lists the two places seperately I'd guess not.The second English year under three kings I mentioned was 1483. In 1483, Edward IV died and his son Edward V took the throne. Only aged 12 at the time his uncle (Richard III) became regent, and so the story goes locked Edward V and his brother in the tower of London. Richard then got Parliment to declare Edward V illitimate due to his parents marriage being declare illegal and took the throne about a month later.
I will endeavour to do mine ASAP
Tallanas
Gunboat Diplomat
Well, well, well! I didn't know that about old Leonty! Crafty swine, being born in Brunswick, not Hanover.
Apologies for that one.
As for the other, 1483 may well have seen 3 different kings on the throne, but it's never been known as the "Year of the Three Kings"! That's good old 1066.
I look forward to yours
Apologies for that one.
As for the other, 1483 may well have seen 3 different kings on the throne, but it's never been known as the "Year of the Three Kings"! That's good old 1066.
I look forward to yours
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