History Quiz III (with rules)

[pawpaw]

your turn

 

[PolishAssassin]

what is Casimir Pulaski famous for?

 

[YNCS]

In the 1760s Pulaski led an unsuccessful revolt to end Russian dominance over Poland. Forced to flee, he came to America, where he took up the American revolutionary cause. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Brandywine and was made a brigadier general. Later, after losing an argument with "Mad Anthony" Wayne, Pulaski recruited and organized Pulaski's Legion, which fought in South Carolina and Georgia. Pulaski died during a cavalry charge outside of Savannah, Georgia.

 

[PolishAssassin]

YNCS, correct

ur turn

 

[YNCS]

I won't be able to play for a couple of days. Someone else can ask a question.

 

[Mark Young]

If nobody minds then I'll ask one.

This should be a pretty easy one for you lot in the Northern hemisphere.

Who was the first king of England?

 

[Hamlet]

Egbert, if memory serves.

 

[Mark Young]

Yep.

 

[Hamlet]

Okay.

What was The Austrian courtesy title of Napoleon II (Napoleon's son.) ?

 

[pawpaw]

prince of rome?

 

[Illustrious]

Duke of Reichstadt.

(King of Rome was what his father's supporters in exile called him)

 

[pawpaw]

Originally posted by Illustrious


(King of Rome was what his father's supporters in exile called him)

could be, all i know is it "jumped " out at me when i read the question

 

[WildWeazel]

Ok, it's been 4 days and nobody has answered , so I'll give it a try.

This great military leader encountered two strange craft at a river crossing, described by his historian as shining silver shields, spitting fire. These UFO's dove repeatedly at his army until both men and horses refused to cross. Who was it?

I don't know what river it was, bonus points for anyone who knows

 

[stalin006]

alex the great?

 

[WildWeazel]

Correct! That one went quickly.
Go for it, Stalin.

 

[Punkymonkey]

i think it may have been at the Indus river and reasons why he didn't cross it

 

[stalin006]

indus? well he did went deep into india, and batted a bunch of war elephants...... but now i have to think about a question.....mmmh......

 

[stalin006]

This was one of the few large defeats of the roman empire, it was so huge, that rome decided to leave the victors alone for a looooong time, ending roman expansion north.

what battle was this?

 

[pawpaw]

9 ad, teutobuger wald

 

[Mark Young]

Does it have soemthing to do with the celts in about 300bc'ish?