HISTORY QUIZ NO. 15

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which ancient figure was nicknamed 'The Scourge of God?'
ATTILA THE HUN
2. What was the 'Golden Horde?'
PART OF THE MONGOL EMPIRE
3. What was the name of the general commanding the British forces at the battle of Saratoga in 1777?
JOHN BURGOYNE
4. According to Shakespeare and to legend, what were Julius Caesar's last words reputed to have been?
ET TU. BRUTE?
5. What does 'Et tu, Brute' mean?
EVEN YOU BRUTUS
6. Haider (or Hyder) Ali Khan was sultan of which Indian state during the period of British incursion in to India?
MYSORE
7. Greece: 4th century B.C. In 338 B.C. Philip of Macedon routed the combined armies of Thebes and Athens at Chaeronea. In what State was Chaeronea?
BOEOTIA
8. Do you like dancing? What is the origin of the English Morris dance?
IMPORTED ARAB STYLE MILITARY TRAINING FOR CONSCRIPTS
9. Who was Secretary of State under George Washington in 1790?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
10. Which of the following was a famous Wild West lawman?
A Fearsome Elmer Fudd B Six gun Bela Lougosi C Heinrich the Black D Wyatt Earp
D) WYATT EARP

WHO AM I - Simply read the rhyme to guess who the character from the past is."


11. "I'm trotting fast down leafy lanes, with tired soldiers and faithful Thanes,
One battle won but another coming. Just watch me send those Normans running,
They're burning villages, there's smoke in the sky, Well, you know what they say - an eye for an eye."
KING HAROLD II
12. "I've lost my horse and I've lost my throne, now I'm surrounded and all alone,
Deserted by those whom I put in high place, I die on this field, my name in disgrace."
KING RICHARD III
13. "Im nicknamed Bulgaroctonus and I'm a frightful sort of man, I've destroyed so many people in this battle-weary land,
Think of Samuel and his Bulgars who, when I was elsewhere, Sought to reclaim this Balkan land for his undeserving heir,
They faced me in a battle, where to their surprise, I captured fifteen thousand - and then took out their eyes."
BASIL II
14. "I wander lonely as a cloud, Best thing to do to - avoid that Union crowd,
The armies fought well and the men were so brave, But look around now, not one single slave!"
JEFFERSON DAVIS
15. "So long ago my glory past, Priests confounded me until, at last
I removed my people from their tuition To found a new city and better their condition
For there can be only one god, a real number one And Aton's the name, lord of the sun."
AKHNATON
16. "I'm a king and I'm gay, but do I really care? I'm the boss, I'm in charge so let the fools stare,
I'll need to get married but I swear by my troth, that that's really fine, I'll get pleasure from both,
The English and Scots in this rigid clime will find this Scots king of England is ahead of his time."
JAMES 1 OF ENGLAND OR JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND
17. "The first king of my line, I'm gracious and kind, I've a name like a biscuit but I don't really mind,
Famed for my tolerance and my belief in detente Witness my masterpice, the Edict of Nantes
HENRY IV
18. "They fear me and tremble at my masterful shout, Tho' I'm short and quite hairy and inclined to be stout,
I've outdone that barbarian Attila the Hun, For thirteenth century conquest I am number one!"
GENGHIS KHAN
19. "They killed me, those ingrates - for they could not see? That this city, it's future was all about me,
They espoused the republic and despised the word king, So now it would seem that my murder's the thing,
They dream when I'm gone that all will be well, But there's much worse that's coming and history will tell."
JULIUS CAESER
20. "I smash 'em, I bash 'em, I crush 'em to dust, Victory for me is an absolute must,
When I see opposition I don't wait till later, That's not the way for an evil dicator,
The Poles and the Russians, they've all got to go, Those Anglo-French weaklings some toughness I'll show,
Their soft skinned appeasement shall get them no more, This Austrian fruit-cake will show them real war."
ADOLF HITLER

[Interceptor]

20. Hitler

[magpie in the 80's]

20. Hitler

CORRECT INTER

[Pseudo]

4. According to Shakespeare and to legend, what were Julius Caesar's last words reputed to have been?

See Q5

5. What does 'Et tu, Brute' mean?

You too Brutus?

Others (mostly guesses):

11 - Hammurabi?

13 - Vlad the Impaler?

15 - Akhunatun?

18 - Ghengis Khan ?

[magpie in the 80's]

4. According to Shakespeare and to legend, what were Julius Caesar's last words reputed to have been?

See Q5

5. What does 'Et tu, Brute' mean?

You too Brutus?

Others (mostly guesses):

11 - Hammurabi?

13 - Vlad the Impaler?

15 - Akhunatun?

18 - Ghengis Khan ?

ALL OTHERS CORRECT PSEUDO

[Peterxtc]

10. Wyatt Earp

[magpie in the 80's]

10. Wyatt Earp

correct pete

[JAS]

Q11 King Harrold
Q12 King Richard III
Q16 King James I of England (VI of Scotland)

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 King Harrold..........harold 11
Q12 King Richard III
Q16 King James I of England (VI of Scotland)

Regards
JAS

others correct jas

[Turkeywizz]

13 Ivan the terrible

[magpie in the 80's]

13 Ivan the terrible

INCORRECT TW

[Kahuna]

19/ Julius Caesar

[magpie in the 80's]

19/ Julius Caesar

CORRECT K

[JAS]

Q14 The first bit suggests william Wordsworth but I've no idea how the rest fits.

Q17 The biscuit is probably Bourbon but I don't know which king.

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q14 The first bit suggests william Wordsworth but I've no idea how the rest fits.

Q17 The biscuit is probably Bourbon but I don't know which king.

Regards
JAS

INCORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which ancient figure was nicknamed 'The Scourge of God?'
ATTILA THE HUN
2. What was the 'Golden Horde?'
PART OF THE MONGOL EMPIRE
3. What was the name of the general commanding the British forces at the battle of Saratoga in 1777?
JOHN BURGOYNE
4. According to Shakespeare and to legend, what were Julius Caesar's last words reputed to have been?
ET TU. BRUTE?
5. What does 'Et tu, Brute' mean?
EVEN YOU BRUTUS
6. Haider (or Hyder) Ali Khan was sultan of which Indian state during the period of British incursion in to India?
MYSORE
7. Greece: 4th century B.C. In 338 B.C. Philip of Macedon routed the combined armies of Thebes and Athens at Chaeronea. In what State was Chaeronea?
BOEOTIA
8. Do you like dancing? What is the origin of the English Morris dance?
IMPORTED ARAB STYLE MILITARY TRAINING FOR CONSCRIPTS
9. Who was Secretary of State under George Washington in 1790?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
10. Which of the following was a famous Wild West lawman?
A Fearsome Elmer Fudd B Six gun Bela Lougosi C Heinrich the Black D Wyatt Earp
D) WYATT EARP

WHO AM I - Simply read the rhyme to guess who the character from the past is."


11. "I'm trotting fast down leafy lanes, with tired soldiers and faithful Thanes,
One battle won but another coming. Just watch me send those Normans running,
They're burning villages, there's smoke in the sky, Well, you know what they say - an eye for an eye."
KING HAROLD II
12. "I've lost my horse and I've lost my throne, now I'm surrounded and all alone,
Deserted by those whom I put in high place, I die on this field, my name in disgrace."
KING RICHARD III
13. "Im nicknamed Bulgaroctonus and I'm a frightful sort of man, I've destroyed so many people in this battle-weary land,
Think of Samuel and his Bulgars who, when I was elsewhere, Sought to reclaim this Balkan land for his undeserving heir,
They faced me in a battle, where to their surprise, I captured fifteen thousand - and then took out their eyes."
BASIL II
14. "I wander lonely as a cloud, Best thing to do to - avoid that Union crowd,
The armies fought well and the men were so brave, But look around now, not one single slave!"
JEFFERSON DAVIS
15. "So long ago my glory past, Priests confounded me until, at last
I removed my people from their tuition To found a new city and better their condition
For there can be only one god, a real number one And Aton's the name, lord of the sun."
AKHNATON
16. "I'm a king and I'm gay, but do I really care? I'm the boss, I'm in charge so let the fools stare,
I'll need to get married but I swear by my troth, that that's really fine, I'll get pleasure from both,
The English and Scots in this rigid clime will find this Scots king of England is ahead of his time."
JAMES 1 OF ENGLAND OR JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND
17. "The first king of my line, I'm gracious and kind, I've a name like a biscuit but I don't really mind,
Famed for my tolerance and my belief in detente Witness my masterpice, the Edict of Nantes
HENRY IV
18. "They fear me and tremble at my masterful shout, Tho' I'm short and quite hairy and inclined to be stout,
I've outdone that barbarian Attila the Hun, For thirteenth century conquest I am number one!"
GENGHIS KHAN
19. "They killed me, those ingrates - for they could not see? That this city, it's future was all about me,
They espoused the republic and despised the word king, So now it would seem that my murder's the thing,
They dream when I'm gone that all will be well, But there's much worse that's coming and history will tell."
JULIUS CAESER
20. "I smash 'em, I bash 'em, I crush 'em to dust, Victory for me is an absolute must,
When I see opposition I don't wait till later, That's not the way for an evil dicator,
The Poles and the Russians, they've all got to go, Those Anglo-French weaklings some toughness I'll show,
Their soft skinned appeasement shall get them no more, This Austrian fruit-cake will show them real war."
ADOLF HITLER

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ