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Historical Event Game
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Aimee
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Jan 28, 2009 07:35AM
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1. 2nd Crusade2. Mother of 3 Kings/ 2 Queens
3. Imprisoned 16 years
4. Fontevraud Abbey
Eleanor of Aquitaine? My medieval history is a bit rusty but the Mother of 3 Kings is what's sticking in my head.
Aimee wrote: "You are correct!"Ok, here's one
1. Isaac Smith
2. General Washington's sword
3. Baltimore & Ohio Engine House
4. J.E.B Stuart
Tom wrote: "Harper's Ferry, maybe?"Good Job, John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry. Isaac Smith was the assumed name he was going by.
Your turn!
an event:1 Sir Peter Parker's pants shot off
2 Sergeant Jasper
3 Palmetto logs
4 Sullivan's Island
Tom, I'm not sure where you are going with this one? The first 3 clues lead me to the fight for Sullivan's Island, but thats your 4th clue? Am I missing something??
How about the wrecking of the HMS Acteon (a major loss to the RN in the Carolinas) and the failure of the British to take the palmetto log fort later known as Fort Moultrie, after William Moultrie, who commanded the garrison that first bright, shiny Carolina Day? (Don't try to tell a Charlestonian about history -- no matter what you say, you'll be wrong. After all, we won the War of Northern Aggression ... didn't we?)
Was looking for either the First Seige of Charleston or the Battle of Sullivan's Island.
Tom wrote: "Was looking for either the First Seige of Charleston or the Battle of Sullivan's Island."Obvious as the nose on my face but like the nose, so familiar I didn't see it; I concede then, that we lost the palmetto log fort and possibly the War Between the States - both on points, but neither by a knockout.
Alright here goes..This is a thing.
1. Bishiop Odo
2. completed by 1077
3. comet
4. 20 in by 230 ft
the death of Buddy Holly along with Richie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson on Feb 3, 1959.They were apparently on their way to Fargo N Dakota for a dance perfomance.
I'm a fan of course, but I find it interesting that CNN's Wolf Blitzer has been mentioning it all day in casual conversations with Donna Brazille and Anderson Cooper.
WWIIHelping the French Resistance
Humphrey Bogart
Vichy overseas territory
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Quick, round up the usual suspects!
good guess Barbarossa,but not the movie I was thinking of.
Hmmm, do I need to know how to whistle?
Bravo!!!Barbarossa!!!To Have and Have Not:
Set in the French West Indies island of Martinique.
Humphrey Bogart smuggling arms to the French Resistance while Martinique still pays allegance to the Vichy govt in France.
A colorful cast of characters and a beautiful co-star who later married the leading man.
OK folks...Who is this?
1) Her nickname was "Baldy".
2) At home on land or water.
3) Queen Bess didn't arrest her when they met, much to her court's concern.
4) She died the same year as Good Queen Bess.
5) She was careless with handkerchiefs.
Do you meanSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia?
Marco you're correct. It was Grace O'Malley or Granuaile or Baldy Grace. My Favorite pirate and local girl made good.
They are both breakaway regions not cites.South Ossetia is recognized only by the Russian Federation and Nicaragua.
an event1. WWI
2. Harland and Wolff. White Star Line
3. 1066 passengers and crew
4. over in less than an hour
Good question...my first thougt was Lusitania but incorrect. Found the correct answer on wiki but...did we ever come to a conclusion on researching answers?
If sources are an issue why not just cite them (as Tom does with wiki above)? But relying only on one source may be a wee bit shifty...I know wiki isn't as bad as the media sometimes paint it, but also there are other sources that aren't as good as they claim either...my own brain for instance. I would try and cross check my initial answers whatever the source.Anyway, you thinking the Britannic Tom? If so what's next?
(Britannic from brain and http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclope... )
I say we are here to have fun and maybe learn a little something.Its clear Tom knows the answer to my question
I say
Bravo Tom!!!!
You didnt fall for the obvious answer-the Lusitania
yes the answer is the
sinking of the HMS Britannic, the bigger and grander sister of the Titanic.
Unfortunately she was claimed for service by the British military as a hospital ship. In 1916, she struck a mine off the coast of Greece and sank even faster than her ill-fated sister. Fortunately the death toll was much less, only 30 dead.
One of the nurses on board had the bad luck to have also been on the Titanic.
(talk about bad luck)
If that's to me, then..Inspired by the previous question:
1 Woody Guthrie / Almanac Singers
2 Torpedoed by U-552
3 Halloween, 1941
4 First US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in WWII
As far as citation and method, the Wikipedia article on Lusitania (i usually check wiki to confirm any guess i might have) showed that Lusitania was a Cunard line ship and not White Star. A link in the Lusitania article led to the White Star Line article, which in turn mentioned the Britannic in the first paragraph, and the Britannic article in turn confirmed all clues on the question.
Barbarossa said But relying only on one source may be a wee bit shifty... I would be inclined to agree, except that if that single source can confirm all four clues then it seems unlikely that the answer would be incorrect...Obviously, i like the idea of citations. I get more enjoyment out of finding out a bit about the subject than in having the correct answer.
The USS Reuben James.(Sources: A Hx geek workmate and font of all things WW2 who went on at great length...just glad it wasn't a question about post D-Day Europe as I'd still be listening to him...and http://www.uboat.net/boats/u552.htm - isn't the interweb a big pile of specialist sites, I mean a site just on U-Boats...hey also found a few on siege engines)
OK...Who?
1) Born and died in The People's Republic Of Cork.
2) Worked at an "overseas" post office.
3) Fought at a post office nearer home.
4) Then had a brief holiday in Wales.
5) Signed his own death warrant.
It's been a couple days and no bites-- i know i'm totally lost on this one. Another clue, maybe? Possibly a new rule? One additional clue for each X days that pass with no response?
After it was noted he was 7 minutes late for an event he replied, "We've been waiting over 700 years, you can have the extra seven minutes."
Aye, Jim.You are correct.
Worked at a London PO after sitting civil servant exams.
Was at the Dublin PO during the Easter rising.
Briefly held at an internment camp in Wales.
He saw his signing of the treaty of 1921 as his own death warrant, and it helped push Eire into Civil War.
The 7 minutes quote was said to have occured at the handover of Dublin Castle in 1922.
So, Jim...what's next???
The 7 minutes/700 years is one of those extremely memorable quotes for me.This one is a bit out in left field & without giving it away, I need to skirt around it more than I'd like, so I'm going to give 5 clues.
Person
- shared his last name, first initial with a famous politician.
- Invented a programming language that is still preferred in his field.
- Named his own field through a conference.
- Was a mathematical prodigy.
- SF writers owe him a huge debt.
Lost me on that...I'm pish with the science Hx.Good luck folks.
I only started searching for this after it sat for awhile and boy did it take some backward searching,but my guess is...John McCarthy
-shared his last name, first initial with a famous politician. ( Joseph McCarthy)
- Invented a programming language that is still preferred in his field.(Lisp)
- Named his own field through a conference.(Artificial Intelligence)
- Was a mathematical prodigy.
- SF writers owe him a huge debt.(where would SF be w/o AI)
as far as citation my searching finaly lead me to Wikipedia.
You got it Aimee! Perfect. Your turn.
This is a thing or things...1. On display in Duveen Gallery
2. Removerd from Greece
3. British Ambassador to Ottoman Empire
4. Controversy
Elgin Marbles?Just read a thing in today's Times.
Checked with:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/...
Who?1) Charged with treason.
2) It was claimed his death was the culmination of a plot that started in Massachusetts.
3) Killed by a guy wearing a false beard.
4) His enemies claimed he poisoned his dad.
5) He cost £400,000.
Barbarossa wrote: "Elgin Marbles?Just read a thing in today's Times.
Checked with:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/..."
Very Good Barbarossa, I couldn't resist, as I am reading Stealing Athena A Novel
It was wyrd, I'd just read a thing in the paper about archeological theft and then checked this thread...I might be a bit cryptic with my "Guess Who", so let me know if more clues are needed.
Barbarossa wrote: "Who?1) Charged with treason.
2) It was claimed his death was the culmination of a plot that started in Massachusetts.
3) Killed by a guy wearing a false beard.
4) His enemies claimed he poison..."
No bites?
OK, here's another clue.
6) His dad came 6th before becoming 1st.
That false beard is tickling the back of my mind, but I'm stumped.
Is it Charles I of England1)Charged with Treason - Civil War Oliver Cromwell
2)?
3)Executioner was masked (but false beard also rings bells)
4)?
6) Father was James 6 of Scotland and the first of england
Used wiki to try to prove 2 and 4
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