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So someone else will post 10 questions?
Test your history knowledge!!! :D
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Originally posted by PrinceOfDenver
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) Kubla Kahn is spelt Kublai Khan and he was non of the above, he was ethnic UZBEK, get it right idiot.
2) Genghis Khan
3) Tutatenkamun, he was remarkable was his name contains the only the monotheist god in ancient egyptian history "Aten" and the chief polytheist god "Amun". He was the son of the rebel king: Akenten
4) Carthagian.
5) Anubis
6) Saxon
7) Cobra
8) Zeus, the Greek king of the Gods.
9) Thor, now possibly exists as a tribal leader on the banks of Volga
10) Bob?
Ok, back from vacation.
Here's some more questions:
1) The B-52 is sometimes referred to by the slang "BUFF". What does this mean?
2) What were Faith, Hope, and Charity?
3) Had anyone been paying attention, this battle in November, 1940 may have saved the Americans at Pearl Harbor a lot of grief.
4) Arthur Wellesley first gained notice with this battle in India in which he defeated the Marathas, then the dominant people of India.
5) In VietNam, what did the term "Lurps" stand for?
6) Which battle saw the first use of tanks?
7) What is a "Wild Weasel"?
8) This "famous" fighter was intended as an answer to the U.S. B-70 Valkyrie program.
9) This was the first British fighter equipped with fixed, forward firing synchronized guns.
10) At 68,000 tons, this was probably the largest warship ever sunk by submarines.
Have fun,
/bruce
Here's some more questions:
1) The B-52 is sometimes referred to by the slang "BUFF". What does this mean?
2) What were Faith, Hope, and Charity?
3) Had anyone been paying attention, this battle in November, 1940 may have saved the Americans at Pearl Harbor a lot of grief.
4) Arthur Wellesley first gained notice with this battle in India in which he defeated the Marathas, then the dominant people of India.
5) In VietNam, what did the term "Lurps" stand for?
6) Which battle saw the first use of tanks?
7) What is a "Wild Weasel"?
8) This "famous" fighter was intended as an answer to the U.S. B-70 Valkyrie program.
9) This was the first British fighter equipped with fixed, forward firing synchronized guns.
10) At 68,000 tons, this was probably the largest warship ever sunk by submarines.
Have fun,
/bruce
Michiel de Ruyter
Grand Admiral
1 Big Ugly Fat F***er
2 ?
3 British attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto
4 ?
5 booby traps ?
6 Chambrai
7 F-4 or F-16 fighters armed with HARM-missiles (High-speed Anti Radar Missiles) to take out SAM batteries.
8 ?
9 Sopwith Camel?
10 USS Yorktown?
2 ?
3 British attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto
4 ?
5 booby traps ?
6 Chambrai
7 F-4 or F-16 fighters armed with HARM-missiles (High-speed Anti Radar Missiles) to take out SAM batteries.
8 ?
9 Sopwith Camel?
10 USS Yorktown?
"4) Arthur Wellesley first gained notice with this battle in India in which he defeated the Marathas, then the dominant people of India."
Battle of Plassey?
"6) Which battle saw the first use of tanks?"
Battle of Cambrai.
Battle of Plassey?
"6) Which battle saw the first use of tanks?"
Battle of Cambrai.
1) Yup. In a similar vein, the A7 Corsair II was sometimes referred to as "SLUFF": Short Little Ugly F***er.
2) Hint: WW2, Mediterranean theatre.
3) Correct.
4) Can't think of a hint here.
5) No. It's an acronym.
6) Actually, I believe the British deployed tanks earlier than Chambrai.
7) Correct, though in Vietnam, where the term came into use, the F105 also served as a Wild Weasel.
8) Hint: It was the first of the twin rudder fighters.
9) Nope, but you've got the producer.
10) Wrong nationality.
/bruce
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
Tutankhamen, you mean? Tut-ankh-amen, perhaps you recognize the middle syllable... Actually, his father's name, Akhenaten, contains the god's name. Get it right, idiot.
And learn a little respect while you're at it.VoodooAce
Emperor
Dude! What a jerk.....
Michiel de Ruyter
Grand Admiral
10 Japanese carrier Shinano?
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
I hope you saw the post to which I was responding...Originally posted by VoodooAce
Dude! What a jerk.....
Michiel de Ruyter
Grand Admiral
2 British Sea gladiators defending Malta in ww2
4 battle of Assaye
5 lurp = Long range Reconnaissance Patrol
8 Mig-25 Foxbat : developed to defend against high-flying supersonic bombers
9 Sopwith Pup is the only other Sopwith I know of.
4 battle of Assaye
5 lurp = Long range Reconnaissance Patrol
8 Mig-25 Foxbat : developed to defend against high-flying supersonic bombers
9 Sopwith Pup is the only other Sopwith I know of.
Kublai-Khan
Prince
You can go to the ancient history thread,
there are 10 new questions i just wrote.
there are 10 new questions i just wrote.
More questions:
1) Gibraltar became a British posession as a result of this treaty.
2) This Portuguese settlement was the first European colony in the Far East.
3) Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to create a U.N. peacekeeping force. What international incident sparked these efforts?
4) Lapulapu is a Phillipine national hero for his resistance of this first European invasion of that island. Who commanded the invaders?
5) A soccer match triggered a war between these two intellectual heavyweights in 1969. Believe it or don't.
6) This ship, the pride of Henry VIII's navy, was one of the first to be capable of firing a broadside.
7) Originally, this elite unit of the Ottoman Empire was comprised of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service.
8) This one-time comrade of Napoleon had an interesting career, eventually finding himself crowned a king.
9) This infamous SS division originally also provided concentration camp guards, though this practice was discontinued after the invasion of Russia.
10) What is commonly referred to as "The Great Siege"?
Have fun,
/bruce
1) Gibraltar became a British posession as a result of this treaty.
2) This Portuguese settlement was the first European colony in the Far East.
3) Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to create a U.N. peacekeeping force. What international incident sparked these efforts?
4) Lapulapu is a Phillipine national hero for his resistance of this first European invasion of that island. Who commanded the invaders?
5) A soccer match triggered a war between these two intellectual heavyweights in 1969. Believe it or don't.
6) This ship, the pride of Henry VIII's navy, was one of the first to be capable of firing a broadside.
7) Originally, this elite unit of the Ottoman Empire was comprised of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service.
8) This one-time comrade of Napoleon had an interesting career, eventually finding himself crowned a king.
9) This infamous SS division originally also provided concentration camp guards, though this practice was discontinued after the invasion of Russia.
10) What is commonly referred to as "The Great Siege"?
Have fun,
/bruce
"2) This Portuguese settlement was the first European colony in the Far East."
Goa in India.
"4) Lapulapu is a Phillipine national hero for his resistance of this first European invasion of that island. Who commanded the invaders?"
The invaders were Spanish but don't know who's the commander ....
"7) Originally, this elite unit of the Ottoman Empire was comprised of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service."
Jannisaries.
Goa in India.
"4) Lapulapu is a Phillipine national hero for his resistance of this first European invasion of that island. Who commanded the invaders?"
The invaders were Spanish but don't know who's the commander ....
"7) Originally, this elite unit of the Ottoman Empire was comprised of war captives and Christian youths pressed into service."
Jannisaries.
Sayhueque
Chieftain
ANCIENT WORLD:
1.) Was Kubla Kahn Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese or Vietnamese?
Mongolina
2.) This Mongolian General is legendary for his vicious band of steppe-riding horsemen
Gengis Khan/Tamerlane
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.
Tutankhammon.
4.) Hannibal allegedly brought his elephants across the Alps to attack Rome. What nationality was Hannibal?
Carthaginian/Phoenician
5.) Which was not an Egyptian God: Horus, Anubis, Imenhotep, Ra or Osiris?
Imenhotep, he was a pharaoh
6.) The Sutton Hoo is the most famous burial ground for this race of warriors.
This was in England, right? I'm guessing Picts or Britons.
7.) Cleopatra killed herself with this type of venomous snake.
Aspid.
8.) The Acropolis was a temple to this goddess.
Athena.
9.) The Norse thought that the devastating blow of this gods warhammer caused thunder.
Thor.
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.
Lorenzo?
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.
Samurai.
3.) This king denied giving the order to kill Archbishop Thomas Beckett, later saying he was joking.
Henry I, I think.
4.) This series of wars was ostensibly launched to free Jerusalem from Muslim hands.
Crusades.
5.) Bayern was the medieval name of this country, which was a bunch of warring city states for most of the medieval ages.
Bavaria?
6.) This idealism was borne on four principles: valor, defense of the weak, piety and respect for women.
Chivalry
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.
Richard III.
8.) Joan of Arc insisted to the day she died that these celestial beings talked to her every day.
Angels.
9.) This is the proper name of the collapsible gate to reinforce the weak castle walls.
Drawbridge? Collapsible?
10.) The English Cross is the emblem of this Dragon Slaying Saint.
St George.
COLONIAL WORLD
1.) He was The Sun King.
Which of them all? I'm guessing Atahualpa.
2.) He led the Spanish Inquisition.
Cardinal... Ximenez! (nobody excepts the Spanish inqusition!)
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.
Mmmm... dunno nothing about silly American history.
4.) This captain fled the gallows in Scotland for a murder, and later became the most famous naval captain of the revolutionary war.
Dammit, I knew this one!
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.
Hawkins?
6.) Admiral Nelson won a stunning victory against this nation during the Battle of Trafalgar.
France. Villenueve was the inept French commander.
7.) Montezuma once confided that he planned to kill this Spanish Conquistador but was afraid that he may be a prophesized God.
Cortez.
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.
So many of them...
9.) This brilliant American Revolutionary General later said that it was his family that made him decide to defect to the British.
Dunno... but lol!
10.) Alexander Hamilton may have lost his life to this political rival, but the infamous duel ruined the career of the victor.
I think I know who this other guy was, is it the one from the Barbary Wars?
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
1.) Lenin based a lot of his teachings on these two famous communist writers.
Marx and Hegel/Engels.
2.) The Hindenburg had this symbol emblazoned on its tail.
Swastika.
3.) He saved millions of lives by creating a vaccine against malaria.
Albert Schweizer?
4.) This famous scientific couple died of radiation poisoning from their own experiments.
Curie, Pierre and Marie.
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.
Zzzzz...
6.) What was Sewards Ice Box?
The place where Seward kept his six packs.
7.) Picketts Charge happened during which battle?
Dunno.
8.) What Old West sidearm was known as The Thumb-buster because of its cumbersome hammer?
No idea.
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
Zzzzz...
10.) Early in World War I, there were rumors that a woman flew this aces infamous red Fokker triplane.
Baron von Richtoffen's?
MODERN WORLD
1.) He was refused to several Viennese Art schools for lack of talent.
Adolf.
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.
Dunno.
3.) A lot of people seem to think that Deep Throat was this member of Nixons cabinet.
Zzzz...
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.
Patton. Has to be.
5.) This American Heavy Gunship actually automatically aims anywhere the pilot is looking.
Eh?
6.) American Battleships are always named after what?
States?
7.) Which member of the Armstrong Apollo Crew never set foot on the moon?
Collins.
8.) This British Prime Minister coined the term Iron Curtain.
Churchill. But I've read it was used by one of the allied premiers at Versailles in 1919.
9.) After this tense event, Krouschev allegedly told Kennedy, This time, WE blinked. Next time, youd better blink.
Cuban Missile Crisis?
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!
Reagan? Nixon?
Give us some decent colonial world question!
1.) Was Kubla Kahn Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese or Vietnamese?
Mongolina
2.) This Mongolian General is legendary for his vicious band of steppe-riding horsemen
Gengis Khan/Tamerlane
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.
Tutankhammon.
4.) Hannibal allegedly brought his elephants across the Alps to attack Rome. What nationality was Hannibal?
Carthaginian/Phoenician
5.) Which was not an Egyptian God: Horus, Anubis, Imenhotep, Ra or Osiris?
Imenhotep, he was a pharaoh
6.) The Sutton Hoo is the most famous burial ground for this race of warriors.
This was in England, right? I'm guessing Picts or Britons.
7.) Cleopatra killed herself with this type of venomous snake.
Aspid.
8.) The Acropolis was a temple to this goddess.
Athena.
9.) The Norse thought that the devastating blow of this gods warhammer caused thunder.
Thor.
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.
Lorenzo?
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.
Samurai.
3.) This king denied giving the order to kill Archbishop Thomas Beckett, later saying he was joking.
Henry I, I think.
4.) This series of wars was ostensibly launched to free Jerusalem from Muslim hands.
Crusades.
5.) Bayern was the medieval name of this country, which was a bunch of warring city states for most of the medieval ages.
Bavaria?
6.) This idealism was borne on four principles: valor, defense of the weak, piety and respect for women.
Chivalry
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.
Richard III.
8.) Joan of Arc insisted to the day she died that these celestial beings talked to her every day.
Angels.
9.) This is the proper name of the collapsible gate to reinforce the weak castle walls.
Drawbridge? Collapsible?
10.) The English Cross is the emblem of this Dragon Slaying Saint.
St George.
COLONIAL WORLD
1.) He was The Sun King.
Which of them all? I'm guessing Atahualpa.
2.) He led the Spanish Inquisition.
Cardinal... Ximenez! (nobody excepts the Spanish inqusition!)
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.
Mmmm... dunno nothing about silly American history.
4.) This captain fled the gallows in Scotland for a murder, and later became the most famous naval captain of the revolutionary war.
Dammit, I knew this one!
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.
Hawkins?
6.) Admiral Nelson won a stunning victory against this nation during the Battle of Trafalgar.
France. Villenueve was the inept French commander.
7.) Montezuma once confided that he planned to kill this Spanish Conquistador but was afraid that he may be a prophesized God.
Cortez.
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.
So many of them...
9.) This brilliant American Revolutionary General later said that it was his family that made him decide to defect to the British.
Dunno... but lol!
10.) Alexander Hamilton may have lost his life to this political rival, but the infamous duel ruined the career of the victor.
I think I know who this other guy was, is it the one from the Barbary Wars?
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
1.) Lenin based a lot of his teachings on these two famous communist writers.
Marx and Hegel/Engels.
2.) The Hindenburg had this symbol emblazoned on its tail.
Swastika.
3.) He saved millions of lives by creating a vaccine against malaria.
Albert Schweizer?
4.) This famous scientific couple died of radiation poisoning from their own experiments.
Curie, Pierre and Marie.
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.
Zzzzz...
6.) What was Sewards Ice Box?
The place where Seward kept his six packs.
7.) Picketts Charge happened during which battle?
Dunno.
8.) What Old West sidearm was known as The Thumb-buster because of its cumbersome hammer?
No idea.
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
Zzzzz...
10.) Early in World War I, there were rumors that a woman flew this aces infamous red Fokker triplane.
Baron von Richtoffen's?
MODERN WORLD
1.) He was refused to several Viennese Art schools for lack of talent.
Adolf.
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.
Dunno.
3.) A lot of people seem to think that Deep Throat was this member of Nixons cabinet.
Zzzz...
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.
Patton. Has to be.
5.) This American Heavy Gunship actually automatically aims anywhere the pilot is looking.
Eh?
6.) American Battleships are always named after what?
States?
7.) Which member of the Armstrong Apollo Crew never set foot on the moon?
Collins.
8.) This British Prime Minister coined the term Iron Curtain.
Churchill. But I've read it was used by one of the allied premiers at Versailles in 1919.
9.) After this tense event, Krouschev allegedly told Kennedy, This time, WE blinked. Next time, youd better blink.
Cuban Missile Crisis?
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!
Reagan? Nixon?
Give us some decent colonial world question!
Sayhueque
Chieftain
2a) "Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred" refers to what military event?
Battle of Balaklava, the Charge of the Light Brigade.
2b) In what war did this occur?
Crimean.
3) What battle saw the defeat of the Imperial Russian navy by the Japanese?
Tsushima.
4) The development of what weapon started a new arms race and indirectly led to Britains involvement in WWI?
Dreadnought-Class battleship.
5) Who was the leading ALLIED ace in WWI?
Woof!
7) The bombing of this city during the Spanish Civil War foretold events in WW2
Guernica.
Battle of Balaklava, the Charge of the Light Brigade.
2b) In what war did this occur?
Crimean.
3) What battle saw the defeat of the Imperial Russian navy by the Japanese?
Tsushima.
4) The development of what weapon started a new arms race and indirectly led to Britains involvement in WWI?
Dreadnought-Class battleship.
5) Who was the leading ALLIED ace in WWI?
Woof!
7) The bombing of this city during the Spanish Civil War foretold events in WW2
Guernica.
Sayhueque
Chieftain
3a) Octavian ended a civil war and became Caesar Augustus after winning this battle in in 31BC.
Issus?
3b) Which general did he defeat?
Marc Antony?
4) Nelson was made a Viscount after success at which battle?
The one in Egypt, when he sunk Napoleon's fleet, what was it called dammit!
5) The 1812 overture was written to commemorate which battle?
Borodino.
6) This pair of German generals combined to defeat the Russians at Tannenburg in August, 1914.
von Hindenburg and I can't remember the other one.
7) Alexander the Great was tutored by this famous scholar.
Aristotle.
8) This English king was defeated by William the Conqueror.
Harold I.
9) The Hundred Years War was decided in Englands favour by what famous battle?
Crecy or Agincourt.
Issus?
3b) Which general did he defeat?
Marc Antony?
4) Nelson was made a Viscount after success at which battle?
The one in Egypt, when he sunk Napoleon's fleet, what was it called dammit!
5) The 1812 overture was written to commemorate which battle?
Borodino.
6) This pair of German generals combined to defeat the Russians at Tannenburg in August, 1914.
von Hindenburg and I can't remember the other one.
7) Alexander the Great was tutored by this famous scholar.
Aristotle.
8) This English king was defeated by William the Conqueror.
Harold I.
9) The Hundred Years War was decided in Englands favour by what famous battle?
Crecy or Agincourt.
Sayhueque
Chieftain
9) The doomed HMS Invincible took part in this battle against Admiral Graf Spee.
Is this when they break through from Tientsin?
Is this when they break through from Tientsin?
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