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Historical Event Game
Good one Ed, I kept thinking European battles, and I couldnt get all the clues to fit, especially the traitor clue.
I'll second that, Ed. Had to dig for that one!
Ed wrote: "An event:1. Fourth in a series. (Three wars preceded it: 1766-1799)
2. Part of a greater conflict between England and France. (The Tipu Sultan was allied with France)
3. First use of massed rockets in battle. (self-explanatory)
4. Ended in a famous siege. (The second siege of Seringapatam)
5. Final victory achieved through the intervention of a traitor. " (Mir Sadiq, a Mysore General, sent troops manning a hole in the fortifications to get their pay allowing the British to storm the walls successfully.)
Ed wrote: "Ted, you are a weinner (Grin). Explanation later. It's your turn."So, waht's a weinner?
Sorry, didn't mean to jump the gun on your clue explanations.
Person:1. born in Illinois
2. joined a religious commune in NY
3. started a law practice with fraudulent referrals
4. “I am going to the Lordy, I am so glad…”
5. insanity defense
Marco wrote: "Charles Guiteau?"Yes, good, Marco.
The next clue was going to be:
6. “I conceived the idea of removing the President four months ago…”
Even if the clues are easy, I figure that maybe a few people will learn more about the subject.
I hadn't heard his name since my days in high school American history.
Yes, Charles Guiteau was a ne'er-do-well and eventually a real nutcase.
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Susanna wrote: "A definite nutcase."Guiteau couldn't decide if he was into religion, politics, or scamming people. And his ratonale for assassinating Garfield wasn't exactly rational.
This site gives the lyrics to The Ballad of Guiteau. http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/assass...
Ted wrote: "Ed wrote: "Ted, you are a weinner (Grin). Explanation later. It's your turn."So, waht's a weinner?
Sorry, didn't mean to jump the gun on your clue explanations."
A weinner is a play on words from my childhood. I'm from Milwaukee and was brought up on weiners and a few winners. We used to call our opponents that when they won.
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Marco wrote: "And Ed wins it again :)"Good going, Ed!
Ted wrote: "Marco wrote: "And Ed wins it again :)"Good going, Ed!"
I was "Galvinized!" to come up with the answer.
I will be traveling to the U.S. and up to Portland OR for the next 2 or three days so I'll post a quiz but will not be able to add clues or announce the winner until Thursday or Friday U.S. time.
If that becomes a problem, someone else can post an interim question until I get back on line.
Ed
Ed wrote: "Ted wrote: "Marco wrote: "And Ed wins it again :)"Good going, Ed!"
I was "Galvinized!" to come up with the answer.
I will be traveling to the U.S. and up to Portland OR for the next 2 or thre..."
Ed, that is SUCH a problem! What will we do? Hey, be happy and safe i your travels!
A person:1. Ottawa Tribe
2. Lead character in a play entitled "The Savages of America".
3. Allied with the French.
4. Took advantage of the agitation stirred up by the prophet Neolin.
Absolutely, Marco. Explanation later. Your turn.
Actually, there's no proof that Nero "fiddled" while Rome burned. That's an early urban legend.
1. German goldsmith2. Chinese technology
3. Middle Eastern text
1. German goldsmith2. Chinese technology
3. Middle Eastern text
4. Fifteenth century
5. Inventor dies in poverty
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All the above. An event: the invention of a thing which is most often known by its inventor's name.1. German goldsmith
2. Chinese technology
3. Middle Eastern text
4. Fifteenth century
5. Inventor dies in poverty
6. Crucial to Renaissance and Reformation
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Good one, Susanna -- think you got it. Am I right?
That's it.Ironically, though many believe he created the most important invention in history, Gutenberg's unscrupulous business associates took control of his business and left him in poverty. But he won the place in the history books.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented labels.
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A person:
1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
13. Designed his own coat of arms, featuring a cornflower and a snail.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
13. Designed his own coat of arms, featuring a cornflower and a snail.
14. First to use live models to exhibit his clothing designs.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
13. Designed his own coat of arms, featuring a cornflower and a snail.
14. First to use live models to exhibit his clothing designs.
15. Born in Bourne.
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1. Married his muse.
2. Funded by a Swede.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others.
4. Apprenticed to a printer.
5. Invented clothing labels.
6. Made a coronation dress.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!).
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
13. Designed his own coat of arms, featuring a cornflower and a snail.
14. First to use live models to exhibit his clothing designs.
15. Born in Bourne.
16. Designs won prizes at London's Great ("Crystal Palace") Exhibition of 1851 and at Paris' Exhibition Universelle of 1855.
Charles Frederick Worth. I had help on this one.Ed
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Explanations:
1. Married his muse. Marie Vernet, his original model.
2. Funded by a Swede. Otto Bobergh.
3. Patronized by royalty - by Queen Victoria and Empress "Sisi" of Austria, among others. And the Empress Eugenie of France, Princess Pauline von Metternich, Sarah Bernhardt, the Astors, Vanderbilts, Carnegies, and Rockefellers.
4. Apprenticed to a printer. For a year, before becoming a bookkeeper for Swan and Edgar of London.
5. Invented clothing labels. He had a massive ego and wanted everyone to know who had designed them.
6. Made a coronation dress. For the Empress Sisi, for her coronation as Queen of Hungary.
7. Made the cage crinoline, and broke the cage crinoline (Thanks, Eugenie!). He designed the giant "hoop skirt" dress for the Empress Eugenie in 1855, and then several years later persuaded her to wear the bustle instead. And everyone else followed.
8. Invented the bustle.
9. His House lasted into the 1950s. His great-grandson retired from the family business in 1952, selling out to Paquin.
10. Invented the modern seasonal "collection" of clothes.
11. House became a hospital for injured soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War.
12. Caricatured in novels by Emile Zola, Henry James, and Edith Wharton.
13. Designed his own coat of arms, featuring a cornflower and a snail.
14. First to use live models to exhibit his clothing designs.
15. Born in Bourne. In Lincolnshire.
16. Designs won prizes at London's Great ("Crystal Palace") Exhibition of 1851 and at Paris' Exhibition Universelle of 1855.
I have never heard of this person Susanna. That is one of the reasons of love this thread, I learn a great deal of new stuff.thank you
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An event:1. Involved a ship designed by the same man who designed the first winner of the America's Cup.
2. Paddle wheel Steamer
3. Women and children first? Ha!
4. Newfoundland
Explanation of Chief Pontiac puzzler.Ed wrote: "A person:
1. Ottawa Tribe (Self explanatory)
2. Lead character in a play entitled "The Savages of America". (Written by English adventurer Robert Rogers)
3. Allied with the French. (Self Explanatory)
4. Took advantage of the agitation stirred up by the prophet Neolin. (real name was Nicholas Orontony, a Huron leader)
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An event: (Three new clues)1. Involved a ship designed by the same man who designed the first winner of the America's Cup.
2. Paddle wheel Steamer
3. Women and children first? Ha!
4. Newfoundland
5. Had three sister ships
6. Enroute from Liverpool to NYC as a mail packet and passenger ship
7. Held the then speed record for crossing the Atlantic
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1. born in Illinois
2. joined a religious commune in NY
3. started a law practice with fraudulent referrals
4. “I am going to the Lordy, I am so glad…”