Researchable PM-based history quiz

we have our first entry!!

Adso de Fimnu got 1514 points out of a possible 16!!

here's the leaderboard:

scores
slip79- 16
sydhe- 15
Adso de Fimnu- 14
vikingruler- 12

EDIT: made an addition mistake
 
A little less than 4 days left. Still plenty of time to try to grab the lead.
 
greekguy said:
Adso de Fimnu got 1514 points out of a possible 16!!

EDIT: made an addition mistake
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I was thinking of correcting you, honest! :mischief:
 
ok, quiz is up and Slip79 is the winner!!

Here are all the answers:

1. Davy Crocket= The Alamo
Andrew Jackson= The Battle of New Orleans
Benedict Arnold= Battle of Quebec

2. Colorado entered the union as a state in the year of 1876. That would be the hundreth anniversary of US independence, in other words, the US centennial.

3. St. Stephen the 1st

4. the USS Arizona still lies below Pearl Harbor. People visit the site to this day and a memorial is floating above the ship in the water.

5. 1967

6. there were quite a few answers to this one. the reason i said WW2 european map, was becuase i was counting Turkey. since on all WW2 maps that show the continent of Europe, you can see Turkey. anyway, here are several answers: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, and Lichtenstein.

7. The city of Babylon at the age of 33.

8. Baldwin the IV

9. Fort St. Fredrique

10. healots

I would like to commend everyone who took part in this quiz. You did a great job!
 
:) Hey all!

Okay this is my first quiz that I've posted here and I've tried to make it so some research has to be done. It's not overly long so shouldn't take heaps of time.
Also I've had difficulties loading pics onto the quiz. I have no time now to try and sort it out so I'll try and add them tomorrow morning.

Anyway... here's the rest of the quiz.

1.What is the Treaty of Waitangi? And when was it signed? [2 pnts]

2.Who is Baden-Powell and what is he famous for? [3 pnts]

3.What is tyrian purple? How is it made? [2 pnts]

4.Only one female has been awarded the Medal of Honour who was she? [1 pnt]

5.“If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” Who said this? [1 pnt]

6.Name the legendary Briton Warrior Queen and her people who gave the Romans a run for their money in 61 A.D. [2 pnts]

7.Name the country that gave women the vote first. When was this and who was the most notable suffragette? [3 pnts]

8.Who designed the “Rainbow flag”? And when? [2 pnts]

9.What mutinous crew settled in the pacific and still has ancestors alive today? Where did they settle and who led them? [2 points]

It's out of 18. Let's say it closes by on Sunday my time? So about 3 days? Can be extended if no one replies of course. ;)

Good luck!!
 
Some good questions, and it's nice to see some national bias that isn't European or American! But you might want to be a little more specific about number 6, as I can think of at least two possible answers.
 
So...
The final standings were as above with there entries and Adler17 taking out the honours. :goodjob: :king:

Here are the answers:

1. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6th Feb 1840 and is an agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people of New Zealand.

2.Robert Baden-Powell is indeed the founder of the Scout movement, a British soldier and Baron and also hero of the Boer War for his defence of the Mafeking in 1899-1900.

3. Tyrian purple is a type of dye, named after Tyre and is made out of shellfish (molluscs).

4. Only female Medal of Honour winner was Civil War surgeon Mary Edwards Walker.

5. General Omar N. Bradley said the quote.

6. The legendary Briton Warrior Queen I was after was Boadicea, Queen of the Inceni. I'd be interested to see what the other one was if Plotinus would be so kind?

7. New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote in 19th September 1893. The most notable suffragette was Kate Sheppard. Incidentaly she is also on our $10 note!

8. Gilbert Baker of San Francisco designed the modern Rainbow flag in 1978 as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride.

9. The crew of the Bounty mutinied in 1789 and Fletcher Christian led his men to the island of Pitcairn where his descendents still live to this day, albeit a bit controversially.

Sorry I posted the answers a wee bit late. I had issues logging onto the computer that had the answers on it. :blush:

Anyway... Alder17... you're up! :goodjob:
 
There's also a rainbow flag used by Native American protesters in Peru. I thought the flag of South Africa was nicknamed the rainbow flag, but my memory must be playing tricks on me.
 
sydhe said:
There's also a rainbow flag used by Native American protesters in Peru.
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That's 'cause the flag of the Incas was a rainbow design; that was the answer I immediately thought of, but I'm not sure if it's known who came up with the design.
 
Indeed the German revolutionary Thomas Müntzer used such a flag in his peasant war in the 15th century.

However here are my questions:

1. I am a Carthagian seaman, who made long distant voyages. I also brought the first infos of a certain animal back to the "civilization". Who am I? Bonus: What animal is that? (1 pt. each)
2. Konrad Adenauer went once to the west allied generals of the occupiers in the first years of the young Federal Republic. In the protocoll he had to do a certain thing. But he broke the rule, as he knew exactly they needed him fighting against the Soviets. What was this rule and and what did it mean (2 pts.)
3. Mohenjo- Dao and Harappa are not the original names of the cities. What were these names given by the population? (2 pts.)
4. Who said that: Scribere scribendum, legere legendum discimus (we are learning writing by writing and reading by reading). (1 pt.)
5. What did Peter Hehnlein invent? (1 pt.)
6. Why is the 5 star general in the US army not called Marshal like in most other nations? (1 pt.)
7. Why has a goose in Freiburg im Breisgau a memorial? (1 pt.)
8. What was the First Armed Neutrality, and what members did it have? (2 pts.)
9. Who was the last reigning king of the Inca? (1 pt.)
10. Germany, Great Britain, France, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Spain, Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Finland, Russia, China. What country does not fit and why? (2 pts.)

15 pts. Time: Friday morning CEST.

Adler
 
The first entry the first leader:
sydhe: 7 pts.
Che Guava: 5,5 pts

Adler

Edit 1: Sydhe gave me the complete answer of a question and explained why he did not choose the answer I originally wanted to hear. His answer is valid.
 
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