Ask, and you shall receive
1. What trick did Scipio use against Hannibal's elephants at Zama?
Blowing trumpets to scare them. That's what I was thinking of, but others
pointed out the special formation used.
2. Most people mistakenly think the American Civil War ended April 9, 1865. When
did it really end (+/- 5 days)?
May 25, 1865. The reason the US Memorial Day holiday is the last Monday
in May
3. What made 1816 known as "the year without a summer" in the US and Europe?
Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia Specifically, Tambura in 1815.
4. What was the announced purpose of James Cook's voyage to Tahiti in 1769?
To observe a transit of Venus. He did this, but he had secret orders
to look for the southern continent.
5. Only one English monarch has ever been dubbed "The Great". Which one?
Alfred.
6. When Pizzaro landed in Peru, his timing was fortuitous, as far as achieving
his goals was concerned. Why?
A period of disunity amongst the Incas, with 3 princes striving for power.
7. In the early days of Islam, what financial incentive did the non-Islamic
population have to convert?
If you were Islamic, you paid no taxes This policy also gave Islamics
incentive to be tolerant of other religions.
8. At one point in Moctezuma's reign, the Aztecs aquired 20,000 prisoners of
war. What happened to them?
They were sacrificed. in a mass ceremony
9. Of the committee that ruled the Soviet Union from Lenin's death until Stalin
took sole power, who was the last to be eliminated?
Nikolai Bukharin, in 1928. Trotsky was the first one kicked off.
10. Of the same committee, which one was murdered in 1940?
Leon Trotsky
And the winner is - Pawpaw, since Dragonlord is ineligible this time.
Mongoloid Cow is first alternate.
When do we get the answers?
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