Cumulative PM-based History Quiz

[Clito]

Ok I will post the answers soon. Since there is no interest, I'll bump this and get back in an hour or so to see if anyone wants to have a go in the meantime.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Dragonlord has the next go, since he won. But post your answers, we'll be interested.

 

[Dragonlord]

Dragonlord has the next go, since he won. But post your answers, we'll be interested.

Wouldn't you know it... just when I'm up to the ears in work and have nooooo time at all!

I'll have to pass, guys, very sorry! Someone else can ask instead... Serutan?

 

[Clito]

ANSWERS TO MY QUIZ:

Question 1

Who was the man that led the overthrow of Tarquinus Superbus as king of Rome to found the republic? I'm looking for the two names he was known as.

Lucius Junius and was commonly known as Brutus

Question 2

The common Irish name "Patrick" derives itself from which latin word? What does this word mean?

Patrick comes from the latin word Patrician meaning noble man. So the next time you call someone Paddy...think about it!!!

Question 3

Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?

Ferdinand Porsche

Question 4

The first English invasion force to Ireland landed in what year? Who were the two notable men leading the invasion force?

Dermot MacMurrough and Richard FitzGodebert in 1167

Question 5

Who designed the first map of the London Underground that is still used to this day?

Harry Beck in 1933

Question 6

Who designed Tower Bridge? Who commissioned the construction and in what year?

Horace Jones designed it and its construction was commissioned by the Corporation of the City of London in 1885.

Question 7

In 1185, Christendom announced the Third Crusade. Who called it and from where exactly?

Heraclius called for the third crusade from the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Question 8

Where was the first Motorway built in England?

The by-pass at Preston.

Question 9

Who began the London Stock Exchange? Where was it first situated? What year did it all begin?

John Castaing at Johnathan's Coffee House in 1698.

Question 10

Tough question!

What was the first building in Ireland to be built from bricks? (stone or stone blocks don't count, it has to be bricks!)

Jigginstown House built in 1641 for Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.

Ok, Dragonlord wins!

 

[Serutan]

OK, I'll go. Might be Tuesday before the questions are up.

 

[Serutan]

Sorry, guys, real life issues force me to bow out of asking.

The floor is open.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Alright, first guy who posts in this thread will get to ask the next round of questions.

 

[emzie]

May I? (ten)

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Sure.

And your sig takes up too much space; pls limit it to 5 lines in normal font, including empty spaces.

 

[emzie]

Thanks and fixed

All right. I decided to divide this up so my questions weren’t too specific to one area. I had to throw some Etymology questions in though

1-3: European

1 - When and from whom did Portugal gain independence? (½ each)

2 - In my last round, I asked about the Western Schism. Before this event though, there was a larger split that has had greater impact on history: The Great Schism. Explain the split and who made up each side. Hint: There are five powers involved. (2 points: 1 for the explanation, ½ for each faction correctly identified)

3 - Who was Wat Tyler? (½ point)

Extra Credit: Before the Great Schism, there was a similar split that was resolved. Give me the dates (years). (1 point)

Because Etymology fascinates me, questions 4 and 5 shall be about language. There are three divisions in English: Old, Middle and Modern. These questions shall cover Old English and Middle English.

4 - What is the other name given to Old English and what's the common date for the end of the language? (¼ point each)

5 - Middle English was often perceived as the language of commoners in England (though Chaucer and Layamon both spoke it). Nobles spoke another language and the clergy still another. What were these other two languages of England? (½ each)

Extra Credit: What language is most similar to English? (½ point)

6-9: Asia

6 - When was the Thai Kingdom of Sukhothai founded? (1 Point)

7 - Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddah) was said to have been born in what is now Nepal. What was the name of the kingdom at the time of his birth? What was the city? (½ each)

8 - What was the last imperial dynasty of China? (1 Point)

9 - What was Manchukuo? (1 Point)

Extra Credit: Gautama makes his way into Hinduism and Shintoism. Many Hindus believe he was the 9th reincarnation of what God? Who do followers of Shinto see him as? (½ each)

America

10 - What was the first purpose of Social Security? (1 Point)

A possible ten points plus 2½ EC. I tried to loosely reflect difficulty in point value, however I'm not sure how difficult the Asia-related questions are. No PM will be accepted after 11:59 PM (23:59) EST on the 24th. Good luck!

 

[emzie]

With ~five hours left, the scores:

Shortguy: 5
North King: 5
XIII: 4
dragonlord: 2

 

[emzie]

1 - Kingdom of Leon, 1128. (I awarded ¼ to anyone who said Spain and LouLong who gave the date of the battle)

2 - The Great Schism is another name for the East-West Schism. It involved the final split of Christianity into the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches -- which were the powers. The five factions involved were the five headquarters of Catholicism before the split. They were: Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. Rome and the other four split. This was in 1054

3 - English Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

Extra Credit: There have been many Schisms, but not before the Great. 863-879

4 - Anglo-Saxon, 1066

5 - Nobles - Not French, but Anglo-Norman; Clergy - Latin

Extra Credit: Neither French nor German, but Frisian

6 - 1238

7 - Lumbini in the kingdom of Magadha

8 - Quig

9 - Puppet Government of the Japanese set up in NE China in 1931

Extra Credit: Vishnu and Kami

10 - To provide relief for "mothers without husbands" (aka unwed mothers) during the Depression.

 

[Pangur Bán]

Extra Credit: Neither French nor German, but Frisian

Well, actually, it's either Scots or Cayman. You must be reading outdated books.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

8 - Quig

It's the Qing; not the Quig.

 

[emzie]

It's the Qing; not the Quig.

Stupid u-after-q rule I always want to type 'Iraqu' too.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Who's next? Let's roll with another round.

 

[emzie]

Who's next? Let's roll with another round.

Doh! LouLong had 6 points with his answers sent in three minutes before the deadline.

LouLong is next.

 

[LouLong]

1/ What was the name of the military song sung by the Greeks right before battle (hoplite or classical time) ?

2/ What was Caesar's final victory over the Pompeians ? Bonus : what was the "situation" of Pompée at that time ?

3/Who were the Cimmerians ? (please don't tell me Conan's people !!! )

4/ After what event did Açoka convert to Buddhism ? Bonus : who was his grandfather ?

5/ How did the medieval Popes claim temporal (land) sovereignty over a large area across Italy ?

6/ Who was Bede ?

7/ What was the war of the Spanish succession ?

8/ Who was the general in charge of the Russian offensives in 1916 that eventually caused the routing of the Russian armies ?

9/ For what reason were the Christian missionaries, especially the Jesuits, welcome in China, mostly in the court (from the Mongols to the Qing mostly) ?

10/ What was the name of the civil war in Nigeria when the Ibos minority wanted to separate from the main country (from 1967 to 1970) ?

 

[LouLong]

Results (so far) :

- XIII : 5 (too bad you were unprecise about some answers)
- MC : 2 (two very good and detailed answers, many confusions for many others).

 

[Knight-Dragon]

I was making wild guesses mostly.