History is Not Boring discussion
Historical Event Game
Caedwalla, King of Wessex - sounds like him.
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That one fell right into my lap. Reading loads of Dark Ages Hx just now.He stuck in my mind as he went to Rome to get baptised by the pope and died a few days later. He either had lucky, or very unlucky, timing.
never heard of him,now Im curious to look him up
Short series of events known by one name.1) Green and blue.
2) Sport related.
3) Protest at sentences.
4) Raided the jail.
Mcgyver5 wrote: "Google sure has no clue."I'm trying to be as cryptic as I can...but it's in Wiki (amongst other sites), though the Wiki mention seems to embelish a wee bit.
Short series of events known by one name.
1) Green and blue.
2) Sport related.
3) Protest at sentences.
4) Raided the jail.
5) 2 principle ministers removed as an attempt to satisfy the mob.
Mcgyver5 wrote: "The Nika Riots?"Aye...are you reading the same books as me just now?
Short series of events known by one name.
1) Green and blue. - Colours of the rival teams with political influence. Regular riots with different factions trying to influence Imperial opinion by mobilising one group or the other.
2) Sport related. - Chariot racing at the Hippodrome in Constantinople.
3) Protest at sentences. - Some fans condemned to execution after rioting.
4) Raided the jail. - A mob of mixed Blue/Green fans broke out some of the condemned.
5) 2 principle ministers removed as an attempt to satisfy the mob. - A Praetorian Prefect and a Quaestor.
6) Victory. - The chant of "Nika" became the ralling call of the rioters.
7) 30,000 dead. - Belisarius entered the Hippodrome "team handed", and on the orders of the Emperor Justinian executed all there.
For a fictional account see:
Count Belisarius
heh. I was looking through news reports of recent British Football riots to solve that one.1) Washington, DC
2) 1970s
3) Upset over release of film
4) Among the wounded was someone easily recognized today.
are you looking for an event?a person?
or the movie?
The Hanafi Siege, 1977.Gunmen took over 3 Washington DC buildings.
B'Nai B'brith
Islamic Center of Washington
The District Building (city hall) among the wounded was Marion Barry, then just a councilman.
Among the demands was the destruction of the movie.
Mohammed Messenger of God. They thought the movie was blasphemous.
The Crisis was mediated by 3 Islamic ambassadors from
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
I remember this because Carter had just entered office and everyone said this was a test of his leadership.
Manuel wrote: "The Hanafi Siege, 1977.Gunmen took over 3 Washington DC buildings.
B'Nai B'brith
Islamic Center of Washington
The District Building (city hall) among the wounded was Marion Barry, then just ..."
Kind of a shame their aim wasn't better. Losing Barry would have cleaned up the world by a fair amount.
I kept thinking the same thing JimLOL
(not sure if this is hard or easy)Person
1. seen as inventor of new genre of film
2. critisized by feminists.
3. "masterpiece" seen as a reaction and reflexion of the Vietnam War.
4. Library of Congress placed "masterpiece" on National Film registry as a film deemed historically, culturally and aesthetically important
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(not sure if this is hard or easy)Person
1. seen as inventor of new genre of film
2. critisized by feminists.
3. "masterpiece" seen as a reaction and reflexion of the Vietnam War.
4. Library of Congress placed "masterpiece" on National Film registry as a film deemed historically, culturally and aesthetically important
5. SHOCKING the hero was a black man in an all white cast.
The only person I can come up with is also Francis Ford Coppola, assuming that the "masterpiece" is "Apocalypse Now" I don't think that Laurence Fishburne's character qualifies as "the hero," though. Another stab might be Michael Cimino for "The Deer Hunter," but this film certainly has no black hero.
(not sure if this is hard or easy)Person
1. seen as inventor of new genre of film
2. critisized by feminists.
3. "masterpiece" seen as a reaction and reflexion of the Vietnam War.
4. Library of Congress placed "masterpiece" on National Film registry as a film deemed historically, culturally and aesthetically important
5. SHOCKING! audiences were stunned when the hero was a black man in an all white cast.
6. Regarding clue #3, this "masterpiece" was filmed during the Vietnam war, but has NOTHING to do with the war.
If it's who I think it is...has the genre gone mainstream with remakes recently?
Manuel, in #3, do you mean "... as a reaction TO and reflection OF..."?
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Norman Jewison, "In the Heat of the Night" starring Sidney Poitier? A reaction to and reflection of the civil rights movement, though. Matches all criteria except #2 and possibly #3. Also not an all-white cast, as I recall.
Barbarossa, the answer to entry #2267 is yes.However your quote from entry #2271 is from his 1978 movie. The movie I was referring to was the 1968 classic.
Bravo you know who it is!!!!!!
Clues explained.George Romero//Director of Night of the Living Dead.
1. seen as inventor of new genre of film//Zombies
2. critisized by feminists.//The lead female goes catatonic, only does what a man tells her to do.
3. "masterpiece" seen as a reaction and reflexion of the Vietnam War.// Society falling apart and consuming itself.
4. Library of Congress placed "masterpiece" on National Film registry as a film deemed historically, culturally and aesthetically important//done in 1992
5. SHOCKING! audiences were stunned when the hero was a black man in an all white cast.
6. Regarding clue #3, this "masterpiece" was filmed during the Vietnam war, but has NOTHING to do with the war.
Got to hand it to you, Manuel, that was a toughie. Serves me right for never having seen it.
Well worth seeing Ted.The blood in the movie was actually chocolate syrup and the flesh they were eating was baked ham.
The movie was filmed between Sept-Dec 1967.
Originally it had a different title, but another movie was already using the working title.
Cost $113,000 to make, returned $12 million in domestic sales and $30 million abroad.
Forget the National Film Registry, you've only made an impact on culture once the Simpsons have parodied you.Don't like the remake much myself.
OK...Who:
1) Illegitimate child of a lawyer.
2) Famous as part of a duo.
3) "Worked" for another, famous in the same field.
4) More well known outside country of birth.
5) Downfall caused by drink.
7) Business they were in has been in the news a lot recently.
Who: 1) Illegitimate child of a lawyer.
2) Famous as part of a duo.
3) "Worked" for another, famous in the same field.
4) More well known outside country of birth.
5) Downfall caused by drink.
6) Nearly hanged.
7) Business they were in has been in the news a lot recently.
8) Cross dresser.
9) Didn't want to be "bought and sold like cattle".
you make me more and more curious about this one Barbarossa.
Manuel wrote: "you make me more and more curious about this one Barbarossa."Then my cryptic clues are working.
Who:
1) Illegitimate child of a lawyer.
2) Famous as part of a duo.
3) "Worked" for another, famous in the same field.
4) More well known outside country of birth.
5) Downfall caused by drink.
6) Nearly hanged.
7) Business they were in has been in the news a lot recently.
8) Cross dresser.
9) Didn't want to be "bought and sold like cattle".
10) Boss in 3) above was named after a fabric.
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11) Birthplace unknown, but probably somewhere in County Cork, maybe Kinsale?
12) Eventual fate unknown for sure, possibly ended up in Charles Town, South Carolina, living to the ripe old age of 85.
13) Romanticised criminal, but criminal none the less.
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OK, now I will really go nuts if I don't figure this out.
As you were.
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Susanna wrote: "Anne Bonney?"Yo ho ho! You are correct!
I thought that as it's Talk Like A Pirate Day this weekend...
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/pirate...
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