Well, with even LouLong and Gagliaudo getting 2.something, at least I'm in good company... 
Cumulative PM-based History Quiz
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Mongoloid Cow
Great Khan
Well, presently the new leader's on three, but I'm not revealing much about that until I give my day three and final scores in little over 12 hours.
privatehudson
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How much did I get? 
(Sorry, it had to be done)
(Sorry, it had to be done)
Mongoloid Cow
Great Khan
Final Scores:
Blindside: 3
Gagliaudo: 2 1/2
LouLong: 2 1/4
Redtooth: 1 1/2
XIII: 2
1. The Welfs traditionally were the dukes of which land?
Answer: I would have taken Saxony, the Saxon Electorate or the Duchy of Saxony
Percentage Right: 0%
2. What name is generally used by Aborigines in southeastern Australia to describe themselves?
Answer: Koori
Percentage Right: 0%
3. What was the first capital of Poland?
Answer: Gneizno
Percentage Right: 0%
4. The Immortals of ancient Persia had to native to either of which two satrapies?
Answer: Media and Persis (Fars)
Percentage Right: 60%
5. What cognomen (ie; the Cheese-Eater, the Fat, etc.) is given to Thutmosis III of Egypt?
Answer: the Conqueror
Percentage Right: 20%
6. In which city is Omar Khayyam's tomb reportedly in, even though the actual structure has never been named or properly identified?
Answer: Nishapur, Iran
Percentage Right: 20%
7. Which tribe overthrew the Orkhon Uighur empire?
Answer: the Kyrgyz (Khirghiz)
Percentage Right: 40%
8. Maracanda is the ancient name of which modern-day city?
Answer: Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Percentage Right: 60%
9. Name the capitals of ancient independent Macedonia. (from when they changed from A to B etc.)
Answer: Aegae (Vergina) -> Pella -> Babylon -> Pella (A quarter mark per city)
Percentage Right: 0%
10. What is the name of the region on both sides of the Khyber Pass?
Answer: Gandhara
Percentage Right: 0%
Your turn Blindside
Blindside: 3
Gagliaudo: 2 1/2
LouLong: 2 1/4
Redtooth: 1 1/2
XIII: 2
1. The Welfs traditionally were the dukes of which land?
Answer: I would have taken Saxony, the Saxon Electorate or the Duchy of Saxony
Percentage Right: 0%
2. What name is generally used by Aborigines in southeastern Australia to describe themselves?
Answer: Koori
Percentage Right: 0%
3. What was the first capital of Poland?
Answer: Gneizno
Percentage Right: 0%
4. The Immortals of ancient Persia had to native to either of which two satrapies?
Answer: Media and Persis (Fars)
Percentage Right: 60%
5. What cognomen (ie; the Cheese-Eater, the Fat, etc.) is given to Thutmosis III of Egypt?
Answer: the Conqueror
Percentage Right: 20%
6. In which city is Omar Khayyam's tomb reportedly in, even though the actual structure has never been named or properly identified?
Answer: Nishapur, Iran
Percentage Right: 20%
7. Which tribe overthrew the Orkhon Uighur empire?
Answer: the Kyrgyz (Khirghiz)
Percentage Right: 40%
8. Maracanda is the ancient name of which modern-day city?
Answer: Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Percentage Right: 60%
9. Name the capitals of ancient independent Macedonia. (from when they changed from A to B etc.)
Answer: Aegae (Vergina) -> Pella -> Babylon -> Pella (A quarter mark per city)
Percentage Right: 0%
10. What is the name of the region on both sides of the Khyber Pass?
Answer: Gandhara
Percentage Right: 0%
Your turn Blindside
Mongoloid Cow
Great Khan
I got a PM concerning the answers to Questions 1 and 9...
* In question one, the question asked what were the Welfs traditionally the dukes of. Although the Welfs trace their origins to Bavaria, this land was ruled by the Wittelsbachs 1180 - 1918, as well as various other non-Welf dynasties prior to 1180. Probably bad wording of the question on my behalf, but the Wittelsbachs are moreso the Dukes of Bavaria than the Welfs. Saxony on the other hand was almost always ruled by members of the Welf dynasty, even when the old lands were largely given to Brunswick and Saxony was moved to Meissen near the Czechian border.
* In question nine, the answer stays. The original capital as Aegae (also called Vergina in some sources). The capital was moved to Pella by King Archelaus following the Peloponessian War when Macedonia began to attract the intelligensia of Greece. Alexander III temporarily moved the capital to Babylon on his famous campaign, and it remained in Babylon until his death when his posthumous son Alexander IV and his ******** brother Arrhidaeus became joint kings; one in Babylon and one in Pella. In 309 the Macedonian empire disappeared, but was recreated by Cassander in 301 with the capital again returned to Pella.
Oh, and BTW... BLINDSIDE, IT'S YOUR TURN
* In question one, the question asked what were the Welfs traditionally the dukes of. Although the Welfs trace their origins to Bavaria, this land was ruled by the Wittelsbachs 1180 - 1918, as well as various other non-Welf dynasties prior to 1180. Probably bad wording of the question on my behalf, but the Wittelsbachs are moreso the Dukes of Bavaria than the Welfs. Saxony on the other hand was almost always ruled by members of the Welf dynasty, even when the old lands were largely given to Brunswick and Saxony was moved to Meissen near the Czechian border.
* In question nine, the answer stays. The original capital as Aegae (also called Vergina in some sources). The capital was moved to Pella by King Archelaus following the Peloponessian War when Macedonia began to attract the intelligensia of Greece. Alexander III temporarily moved the capital to Babylon on his famous campaign, and it remained in Babylon until his death when his posthumous son Alexander IV and his ******** brother Arrhidaeus became joint kings; one in Babylon and one in Pella. In 309 the Macedonian empire disappeared, but was recreated by Cassander in 301 with the capital again returned to Pella.
Oh, and BTW... BLINDSIDE, IT'S YOUR TURN
Mongoloid Cow
Great Khan
Then Gagliaudo, it's your turn
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Since it's been 5 days now, just wondering if someone
ought to jump in with questions.
ought to jump in with questions.
Are you volunteering? 
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
I will, just wanted to make sure that there were no objections.
I'm sure there won't be... Go for it.
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
OK, be there late tonight or tomorrow morning (GMT-7)
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
OK, here it is. Polls close Sunday night (GMT-7).
1. What was the "Great Leap Forward"?
2. Who was Iranian prime minister when Ayotollah Khomeini siezed power?
3. When was the second transcontinental railroad in Australia completed?
4. Russia was all but bankrupt at the end of the 19th century. Why?
5. What grooming related tax was imposed by Peter the Great to help
finance the building of St. Petersburg?
6. In 1902, Britain and Japan set a historic "first". What was it?
7. In his memoirs, General U.S. Grant wrote that "... When this was effected
I felt a degree of relief scarcely equalled since...". What made
him feel so relieved? Be specific.
8. What is generally believed (but not proven) to have caused the fall
of the Anasazi culture?
9. What island was invaded by Turkey in 1974?
10. The post-war occupation of what country ended in 1955?
1. What was the "Great Leap Forward"?
2. Who was Iranian prime minister when Ayotollah Khomeini siezed power?
3. When was the second transcontinental railroad in Australia completed?
4. Russia was all but bankrupt at the end of the 19th century. Why?
5. What grooming related tax was imposed by Peter the Great to help
finance the building of St. Petersburg?
6. In 1902, Britain and Japan set a historic "first". What was it?
7. In his memoirs, General U.S. Grant wrote that "... When this was effected
I felt a degree of relief scarcely equalled since...". What made
him feel so relieved? Be specific.
8. What is generally believed (but not proven) to have caused the fall
of the Anasazi culture?
9. What island was invaded by Turkey in 1974?
10. The post-war occupation of what country ended in 1955?
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Current Scores :
SeleucusNicator - 4
XIII - 4
North King - 3
Redtooth - 3
Bendorino - 3
SeleucusNicator - 4
XIII - 4
North King - 3
Redtooth - 3
Bendorino - 3
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
OK, The Answers:
1. What was the "Great Leap Forward"?
Mao's disastrous attemp to instantly industrialize China by with backyard
smelters, power plants, etc. 3/5
2. Who was Iranian prime minister when Ayotollah Khomeini siezed power?
Shapur Bakhtiar. 0/5 He was only in office for 37 days before Khomeini
came in.
3. When was the second transcontinental railroad in Australia completed?
September 2003. 0/5 It runs from Melbourne to Darwin.
4. Russia was all but bankrupt at the end of the 19th century. Why?
The cost of building the Trans-Siberian Railroad. 0/5
5. What grooming related tax was imposed by Peter the Great to help
finance the building of St. Petersburg? xxxx
A tax on beards. 4/5
6. In 1902, Britain and Japan set a historic "first". What was it?
They signed a treaty of alliance. 3/5 A "first", because it was the
first time a European power had acknowledged a non-white country as
an equal.
7. In his memoirs, General U.S. Grant wrote that "... When this was effected
I felt a degree of relief scarcely equalled since...". What made
him feel so relieved? Be specific.
Crossing the Mississippi River in May 1863. 0/5 It meant he was
finally on the same side of the river as Vicksburg, and could proceed with
his campaign.
8. What is generally believed (but not proven) to have caused the fall
of the Anasazi culture?
A long, severe drought. Interestingly, there's another one of those
going on right now in this area. What will the result be this time?
9. What island was invaded by Turkey in 1974?
Cyprus 5/5
10. The post-war occupation of what country ended in 1955? x
Austria. 1/5 Since it too was a 4 power occupation, it led to
hopes that German reunification would soon happen. That of
course turned out to be wishful thinking.
SeleucusNicator & XIII tied; I give it to SN because he submitted his
answers first.
1. What was the "Great Leap Forward"?
Mao's disastrous attemp to instantly industrialize China by with backyard
smelters, power plants, etc. 3/5
2. Who was Iranian prime minister when Ayotollah Khomeini siezed power?
Shapur Bakhtiar. 0/5 He was only in office for 37 days before Khomeini
came in.
3. When was the second transcontinental railroad in Australia completed?
September 2003. 0/5 It runs from Melbourne to Darwin.
4. Russia was all but bankrupt at the end of the 19th century. Why?
The cost of building the Trans-Siberian Railroad. 0/5
5. What grooming related tax was imposed by Peter the Great to help
finance the building of St. Petersburg? xxxx
A tax on beards. 4/5
6. In 1902, Britain and Japan set a historic "first". What was it?
They signed a treaty of alliance. 3/5 A "first", because it was the
first time a European power had acknowledged a non-white country as
an equal.
7. In his memoirs, General U.S. Grant wrote that "... When this was effected
I felt a degree of relief scarcely equalled since...". What made
him feel so relieved? Be specific.
Crossing the Mississippi River in May 1863. 0/5 It meant he was
finally on the same side of the river as Vicksburg, and could proceed with
his campaign.
8. What is generally believed (but not proven) to have caused the fall
of the Anasazi culture?
A long, severe drought. Interestingly, there's another one of those
going on right now in this area. What will the result be this time?
9. What island was invaded by Turkey in 1974?
Cyprus 5/5
10. The post-war occupation of what country ended in 1955? x
Austria. 1/5 Since it too was a 4 power occupation, it led to
hopes that German reunification would soon happen. That of
course turned out to be wishful thinking.
SeleucusNicator & XIII tied; I give it to SN because he submitted his
answers first.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
Alright; I'm here. I will start thinking up questions immediately, but I have some exams tomorrow, so I may not post for a bit.
Mongoloid Cow
Great Khan
Bugger! I would have gotten 3 if I saw this thread; although the second Australian trans-continental railway runs from Adelaide to Darwin, not Melbourne to Darwin.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
Ok, I lied. I have the questions now.
1. Who was the only US Vice-President to serve under two different Presidents?
2. Whose dreams of Alexandrian empire were crushed at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC?
3. In what city was Jan Hus burned?
4. Catholic Irish and German Immigrants, as well as former Confederates, were two very significant groups within the US Democratic Party in the late 1800's. Because of this, Republicans often joked that the Democrats stood for "the three R's": Rum, R_______ism, and R__________. Fill in the blanks. (blanks not necessarily to scale)
5. A temple sacred to Seth, as well as a long listing of past pharaohs, can be found at which Ancient Egyptian site?
6. When Germany first surrendered to the Allies in WW2, who represented Russia at the signing?
7. This Democratic President of the United States, known for his somewhat large size, his scandalous private life, the celebrity status given to his wife and daughter, and his battle with a hostile Republican Congress, was not Bill Clinton. In fact, he lived over a century earlier. Name him.
8. Where was the first self-sustaining nuclear reactor built?
9. What is the Holy Prepuce?
10. Within a year of being elected in the mid-90's, this Turkish Prime Minister, known for controversial pro-Islamic and pro-Middle Eastern stances, was forced to resign by massive public demand, much of it organized by the Turkish Military. Name this PM in your PM.
1. Who was the only US Vice-President to serve under two different Presidents?
2. Whose dreams of Alexandrian empire were crushed at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC?
3. In what city was Jan Hus burned?
4. Catholic Irish and German Immigrants, as well as former Confederates, were two very significant groups within the US Democratic Party in the late 1800's. Because of this, Republicans often joked that the Democrats stood for "the three R's": Rum, R_______ism, and R__________. Fill in the blanks. (blanks not necessarily to scale)
5. A temple sacred to Seth, as well as a long listing of past pharaohs, can be found at which Ancient Egyptian site?
6. When Germany first surrendered to the Allies in WW2, who represented Russia at the signing?
7. This Democratic President of the United States, known for his somewhat large size, his scandalous private life, the celebrity status given to his wife and daughter, and his battle with a hostile Republican Congress, was not Bill Clinton. In fact, he lived over a century earlier. Name him.
8. Where was the first self-sustaining nuclear reactor built?
9. What is the Holy Prepuce?
10. Within a year of being elected in the mid-90's, this Turkish Prime Minister, known for controversial pro-Islamic and pro-Middle Eastern stances, was forced to resign by massive public demand, much of it organized by the Turkish Military. Name this PM in your PM.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
The results after 12+ hours:
pawpaw - 5
shortguy - 1
Still plenty of time left to send in answers, folks. Don't be afraid -- American history questsions don't bite.
pawpaw - 5
shortguy - 1
Still plenty of time left to send in answers, folks. Don't be afraid -- American history questsions don't bite.
Benderino
Loyal American Democrat
Serutan said:
Not to be nit-picky, but this was my answer. Vickburg is on the Mississippi, and i talked about crossing down below the city limits.
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