New Cumulative General History Quiz

[thetrooper]

higher than 4500m, Mont Blanc?

 

[Andu Indorin]

Yes, higher than Mont Blanc ... ergo, we're not looking for something in continental Europe.

 

[nonconformist]

Mallory?

XCL

 

[Andu Indorin]

Okay, my question is probably too obscure ... mae culpa.

But since it's still a pretty good question, another hint: They were neither mountaineers nor scientists. They were basically soldiers who accomplished the feat.

 

[shortguy]

Pizarro, et. al., conquering the Incas?

 

[Andu Indorin]

Not quite Pizarro. ...

 

[Andu Indorin]

All well, time has passed. ...

The answer is Francisco Montaño, leading a party of Spanish soldiers, was ascended Popocatepetl (17,887ft/5452m) in central Mexico in 1522.

"After his conquest of the Aztecs, Cortés found himself in need of sulfur to replenish his supply of gunpowder. He dispatched Montaño and his party to climb Popocatepetl and obtain the material from the crater. They found the ascent trying due to the cold, temperatures they were not use too in the lower altitudes, but managed to reach the top. To acquire the sulfur, Montaño had to be lowered on a rope down the cliffs surrounding the crater. Despite his fears of falling and going straight to hell, he and his men managed to get hold of a supply of the badly needed yellow powder and return alive."

I would have accepted Cortez as he gave the order. ...

I don't have any particularly compelling questions at present, so I'll leave the floor open to whomever cares to ask a good question.

 

[shortguy]

Anyone mind if I take it?

 

[Andu Indorin]

Anyone mind if I take it?

I don't have any particularly compelling questions at present, so I'll leave the floor open to whomever cares to ask a good question.

Make it so ...

 

[shortguy]

Ok. Here goes:

Who is the only president of the United States who had two of his vice presidents die during his term in office?

 

[Serutan]

You mean, which President had 2 of his VPs die while he was
President?

 

[shortguy]

You mean, which President had 2 of his VPs die while he was
President?

Yes. Sorry about the poor wording.

 

[Ace]

James Madison

 

[shortguy]

Yes, that's it! Your turn.

 

[Ace]

I'll take a pass. Shortguy can go again.

 

[shortguy]

I'll put it up for grabs. Anyone want it?

 

[Jack the Ripper]

Ill go. This is kinda a double question but,

1. In what war could the first submarine warfare be credited?
2. The first succesful submarine attack.

...by sub warfare i mean anything involving subs, not sub-sub battles.

Have at it!

 

[jonatas]

American civil war.. the confederates had a sub that sunk a union ship.. for some reason im thinking of Charleston??? (i don't even know if it's on the water) they sunk a union ship

 

[Adler17]

It was the CSS Hunley which sunk the USS Housatonic on February 17th 1864 with a spear torpedo. However CSS Hunley sunk at the way home. Her wreck was found a few years ago and was risen. The dead bodies were burried and the cause of the sinking of this sub is currently examined by specialists.

Adler

 

[Andu Indorin]

Jonatas and Adler, you may have misread the "double question" -- as I did. It's really two questions:

1. In what war could the first submarine warfare be credited?
2. In what war could did the first succesful submarine attack occur?

Needless to say, you have successfully answered the second question.