PrinceOfDenver
Chieftain
ANCIENT WORLD:
1.) Was Kubla Kahn Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese or Vietnamese?
2.) This Mongolian General is legendary for his vicious band of steppe-riding horsemen
3.) This Egyptian king was really not that remarkable, historically. He is well known however, because his treasure was found in the 20th century, miraculously intact after the tombs had been raided for centuries before.
4.) Hannibal allegedly brought his elephants across the Alps to attack Rome. What nationality was Hannibal?
5.) Which was not an Egyptian God: Horus, Anubis, Imenhotep, Ra or Osiris?
6.) The Sutton Hoo is the most famous burial ground for this race of warriors.
7.) Cleopatra killed herself with this type of venomous snake.
8.) The Acropolis was a temple to this goddess.
9.) The Norse thought that the devastating blow of this gods warhammer caused thunder.
10.) This is the name of the Sultans Royal Astronomer in the Ancient Persian Courts.
MEDIEVAL WORLD
1.) Nicollo Machievelli wrote The Prince to curry favor with this Medici.
2.) In feudal Japan, it was a capital offense for a commoner to carry a katana and wakazashi on the left side of his body, because such an arms arrangement proclaimed him to be this kind of a noble warrior.
3.) This king denied giving the order to kill Archbishop Thomas Beckett, later saying he was joking.
4.) This series of wars was ostensibly launched to free Jerusalem from Muslim hands.
5.) Bayern was the medieval name of this country, which was a bunch of warring city states for most of the medieval ages.
6.) This idealism was borne on four principles: valor, defense of the weak, piety and respect for women.
7.) There is a lot of current opinion that this Duke of Gloucester, who became a King of England, was not the hunchbacked murderer that William Shakespeare made him out to be.
8.) Joan of Arc insisted to the day she died that these celestial beings talked to her every day.
9.) This is the proper name of the collapsible gate to reinforce the weak castle walls.
10.) The English Cross is the emblem of this Dragon Slaying Saint.
COLONIAL WORLD
1.) He was The Sun King.
2.) He led the Spanish Inquisition.
3.) This revolutionary was known for printing Common Sense, but later became bitter that he did not receive his share of the glory for the American Revolution.
4.) This captain fled the gallows in Scotland for a murder, and later became the most famous naval captain of the revolutionary war.
5.) It is ironic that this Welsh Privateer, who sacked Panama, is used as a corporate sponsor for rum since he died from drinking too much rum.
6.) Admiral Nelson won a stunning victory against this nation during the Battle of Trafalgar.
7.) Montezuma once confided that he planned to kill this Spanish Conquistador but was afraid that he may be a prophesized God.
8.) This infamous pirate was actually a British Captain who decided to turn to a life of crime. He was drawn and quartered in England.
9.) This brilliant American Revolutionary General later said that it was his family that made him decide to defect to the British.
10.) Alexander Hamilton may have lost his life to this political rival, but the infamous duel ruined the career of the victor.
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
1.) Lenin based a lot of his teachings on these two famous communist writers.
2.) The Hindenburg had this symbol emblazoned on its tail.
3.) He saved millions of lives by creating a vaccine against malaria.
4.) This famous scientific couple died of radiation poisoning from their own experiments.
5.) A lot of revisionist historians are claiming that it actually John Holliday, not the Clantons, who fired the first shot this legendary gun battle.
6.) What was Sewards Ice Box?
7.) Picketts Charge happened during which battle?
8.) What Old West sidearm was known as The Thumb-buster because of its cumbersome hammer?
9.) There is a rumor that a Hungarian Welder knew this ship was doomed because he saw the ID number of the ship, 409093, which he read as NO POPE
10.) Early in World War I, there were rumors that a woman flew this aces infamous red Fokker triplane.
MODERN WORLD
1.) He was refused to several Viennese Art schools for lack of talent.
2.) He flew the U2 Spy Plane that crashed, survived capture and interrogation by the Russians and died in a helicopter accident a few years later.
3.) A lot of people seem to think that Deep Throat was this member of Nixons cabinet.
4.) Bernard Montgomery called this general, a boorish lout who will not be denied his ride to glory, even if it is borne on the blood of his men.
5.) This American Heavy Gunship actually automatically aims anywhere the pilot is looking.
6.) American Battleships are always named after what?
7.) Which member of the Armstrong Apollo Crew never set foot on the moon?
8.) This British Prime Minister coined the term Iron Curtain.
9.) After this tense event, Krouschev allegedly told Kennedy, This time, WE blinked. Next time, youd better blink.
10.) This president said of Vietnam, Im not going to be the first president to lose a war, and I sure as hell am not going to lose it to some raggedy ass third world jungle!
Only REAL history answers count, not what happened in your civ games
1.) Was Kubla Kahn Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese or Vietnamese?
2.) This Mongolian General is legendary for his vicious band of steppe-riding horsemen
3.) This Egyptian king was really not that remarkable, historically. He is well known however, because his treasure was found in the 20th century, miraculously intact after the tombs had been raided for centuries before.
4.) Hannibal allegedly brought his elephants across the Alps to attack Rome. What nationality was Hannibal?
5.) Which was not an Egyptian God: Horus, Anubis, Imenhotep, Ra or Osiris?
6.) The Sutton Hoo is the most famous burial ground for this race of warriors.
7.) Cleopatra killed herself with this type of venomous snake.
8.) The Acropolis was a temple to this goddess.
9.) The Norse thought that the devastating blow of this gods warhammer caused thunder.
10.) This is the name of the Sultans Royal Astronomer in the Ancient Persian Courts.
MEDIEVAL WORLD
1.) Nicollo Machievelli wrote The Prince to curry favor with this Medici.
2.) In feudal Japan, it was a capital offense for a commoner to carry a katana and wakazashi on the left side of his body, because such an arms arrangement proclaimed him to be this kind of a noble warrior.
3.) This king denied giving the order to kill Archbishop Thomas Beckett, later saying he was joking.
4.) This series of wars was ostensibly launched to free Jerusalem from Muslim hands.
5.) Bayern was the medieval name of this country, which was a bunch of warring city states for most of the medieval ages.
6.) This idealism was borne on four principles: valor, defense of the weak, piety and respect for women.
7.) There is a lot of current opinion that this Duke of Gloucester, who became a King of England, was not the hunchbacked murderer that William Shakespeare made him out to be.
8.) Joan of Arc insisted to the day she died that these celestial beings talked to her every day.
9.) This is the proper name of the collapsible gate to reinforce the weak castle walls.
10.) The English Cross is the emblem of this Dragon Slaying Saint.
COLONIAL WORLD
1.) He was The Sun King.
2.) He led the Spanish Inquisition.
3.) This revolutionary was known for printing Common Sense, but later became bitter that he did not receive his share of the glory for the American Revolution.
4.) This captain fled the gallows in Scotland for a murder, and later became the most famous naval captain of the revolutionary war.
5.) It is ironic that this Welsh Privateer, who sacked Panama, is used as a corporate sponsor for rum since he died from drinking too much rum.
6.) Admiral Nelson won a stunning victory against this nation during the Battle of Trafalgar.
7.) Montezuma once confided that he planned to kill this Spanish Conquistador but was afraid that he may be a prophesized God.
8.) This infamous pirate was actually a British Captain who decided to turn to a life of crime. He was drawn and quartered in England.
9.) This brilliant American Revolutionary General later said that it was his family that made him decide to defect to the British.
10.) Alexander Hamilton may have lost his life to this political rival, but the infamous duel ruined the career of the victor.
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
1.) Lenin based a lot of his teachings on these two famous communist writers.
2.) The Hindenburg had this symbol emblazoned on its tail.
3.) He saved millions of lives by creating a vaccine against malaria.
4.) This famous scientific couple died of radiation poisoning from their own experiments.
5.) A lot of revisionist historians are claiming that it actually John Holliday, not the Clantons, who fired the first shot this legendary gun battle.
6.) What was Sewards Ice Box?
7.) Picketts Charge happened during which battle?
8.) What Old West sidearm was known as The Thumb-buster because of its cumbersome hammer?
9.) There is a rumor that a Hungarian Welder knew this ship was doomed because he saw the ID number of the ship, 409093, which he read as NO POPE
10.) Early in World War I, there were rumors that a woman flew this aces infamous red Fokker triplane.
MODERN WORLD
1.) He was refused to several Viennese Art schools for lack of talent.
2.) He flew the U2 Spy Plane that crashed, survived capture and interrogation by the Russians and died in a helicopter accident a few years later.
3.) A lot of people seem to think that Deep Throat was this member of Nixons cabinet.
4.) Bernard Montgomery called this general, a boorish lout who will not be denied his ride to glory, even if it is borne on the blood of his men.
5.) This American Heavy Gunship actually automatically aims anywhere the pilot is looking.
6.) American Battleships are always named after what?
7.) Which member of the Armstrong Apollo Crew never set foot on the moon?
8.) This British Prime Minister coined the term Iron Curtain.
9.) After this tense event, Krouschev allegedly told Kennedy, This time, WE blinked. Next time, youd better blink.
10.) This president said of Vietnam, Im not going to be the first president to lose a war, and I sure as hell am not going to lose it to some raggedy ass third world jungle!
Only REAL history answers count, not what happened in your civ games
