Well, there hasn't been much activity around here so I decided to create this topic to see if more people post.
The rules are:
I post questions. First person to post reply (I go by times, don't edit your posts!) gets it. No googling/looking up info! We have only the honor system to abide by!
Note that I do not know a lot about American history, just European and middle eastern history so anyone who knows about eastern or American history can post their questions.
1) Which year/event is widely considered by many as the end of the middle ages.
Answered by Arvedui: Fall of Constantinople
2) Where (in which country) was the first flamethrower invented.
Answered by GoSailing: Greece (Greek fire)
3) How many years did the hundred years war lasted.
Answered by Arvedui: 116 years
4) How many English monarchs reigned for more than once.
5) What is the reason the sphinx hasn't got a nose (as in what took it of. This question can have multiple answers btw).
Answered by GoSailing: Napoleon's army shot it off.
6) What is the oldest walled city in the world.
Answered by Arvedui: Jericho
7) What was the first book to be printed
Answered by GoSailing: Bible
8) Who were the first Europeans to create settlements in north America.
Answered by GoSailing: Vikings
9) Which is considered the largest empire by area ever.
Answered by GoSailing: The British
10) What was the largest battle fought in number of people ever.
Answered by Arvedui: Stalinegrad
11) What was the shortest war ever and how long did it last.
Answered by A Banned User: Anglo-Zamzibar war, lasted 38 minutes.
12) By the age of twenty six, what had Napoleon conquered.
13) Which Civil War general was made infamous for a day's worth of brutal fighting over a bridge that crossed a stream (which ended up only being about 1ft deep and slow moving)?
14) How many people were injured in the great fire of London.
15) In England and the American colonies the year 1752 only had 354 days. Why?
Answered by Arvedui: It switched from Julian to Gregorian in the middle
16) According to Greek mythology why is Achilles heel his only weakness.
Answered by Arvedui: His mother, Tethis, submerged him in a pool as a child and every part of his body where the water touched, it could not be pierced. His mother held him by his heel, and the water didn't touch his heel, so his heel was his only weakness.
17) Admiral Yi Sun-Sin is a hero of what country and why?
Answered by Arvedui: Korea because he defeated the Japanese navy multiples times.
18) The legend of the founding of Rome by the twins Romulus and Remus supplanted an older legend of the founding of Rome. According to Vigil's Aeneid what was this legend.
Answered by GoSailing: Aeneas, an escaping Trojan, founded Rome.
19) Who was the first Roman Emperor to turn catholic.
Answered by Arvedui: Constantine.
20) The 30 years war was a devastating conflict primarily fought in what country?
Answered by Arvedui: Germany.
21) How many theses did Martin Luther wrote and nailed to the door of Schlosskirche (castle church) in Wittenberg?
Answered by Arvedui: 95.
22) Who was the patron god of troy.
Answered by Arvedui: Apollo.
23) What nationality was Cleopatra?
24) Who defeated the great spanish Invincible Armada.
25) Who was the last Aztec Emperor.
Answered by Arvedui: Cuitlahuac.
26) How many wifes did Henry VIII had.
Answered by Arvedui: 6.
27) Before Attila became leader of the Huns he had to dispute the position with someone. Who was this.
Answered by Arvedui: Bleda.
28) Who was the Spanish Conquistador responsible for killing the Inca king Atahualpa.
Answered by Arvedui: Pizarro.
29) Canada was invaded once by the United States. When?
Answered by GoSailing: War of 1812 when Canada was still part of England. The invasion failed miserably, though. Northern United States was only saved by the brilliant work of Captain (or was it Admiral?) Perry.
30) The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles of what war.
Answered by Arvedui: Vietnam War.
31) What was the only American president to receive 100% of the electoral votes.
Answered by GoSailing: George Washington.
The rules are:
I post questions. First person to post reply (I go by times, don't edit your posts!) gets it. No googling/looking up info! We have only the honor system to abide by!
Note that I do not know a lot about American history, just European and middle eastern history so anyone who knows about eastern or American history can post their questions.
1) Which year/event is widely considered by many as the end of the middle ages.
2) Where (in which country) was the first flamethrower invented.
3) How many years did the hundred years war lasted.
4) How many English monarchs reigned for more than once.
5) What is the reason the sphinx hasn't got a nose (as in what took it of. This question can have multiple answers btw).
6) What is the oldest walled city in the world.
7) What was the first book to be printed
8) Who were the first Europeans to create settlements in north America.
9) Which is considered the largest empire by area ever.
10) What was the largest battle fought in number of people ever.
11) What was the shortest war ever and how long did it last.
12) By the age of twenty six, what had Napoleon conquered.
13) Which Civil War general was made infamous for a day's worth of brutal fighting over a bridge that crossed a stream (which ended up only being about 1ft deep and slow moving)?
14) How many people were injured in the great fire of London.
15) In England and the American colonies the year 1752 only had 354 days. Why?
16) According to Greek mythology why is Achilles heel his only weakness.
17) Admiral Yi Sun-Sin is a hero of what country and why?
18) The legend of the founding of Rome by the twins Romulus and Remus supplanted an older legend of the founding of Rome. According to Vigil's Aeneid what was this legend.
19) Who was the first Roman Emperor to turn catholic.
20) The 30 years war was a devastating conflict primarily fought in what country?
21) How many theses did Martin Luther wrote and nailed to the door of Schlosskirche (castle church) in Wittenberg?
22) Who was the patron god of troy.
23) What nationality was Cleopatra?
24) Who defeated the great spanish Invincible Armada.
25) Who was the last Aztec Emperor.
26) How many wifes did Henry VIII had.
27) Before Attila became leader of the Huns he had to dispute the position with someone. Who was this.
28) Who was the Spanish Conquistador responsible for killing the Inca king Atahualpa.
29) Canada was invaded once by the United States. When?
30) The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles of what war.
31) What was the only American president to receive 100% of the electoral votes.
[This message has been edited by jocamar (edited 06-13-2009 @ 06:05 PM).]