History Quiz!

Caoimhe89 · 09-01-2009 1:05am

Karlusss wrote: »

Kaiser Wilhelm II once gave a comically blundering interview, offending the British, the French, the Russians, the Boers and even some of the Germans, in which newspaper?

The London Daily Telegraph. I like the part where he claims that he came up with the English strategy in South Africa in 1899.

When was Ireland first split into territorial dioceses ruled by bishops?

drakshug · 13-01-2009 10:23pm

Caoimhe89 wrote: »

The London Daily Telegraph. I like the part where he claims that he came up with the English strategy in South Africa in 1899.

When was Ireland first split into territorial dioceses ruled by bishops?

Easy date to remember

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Caoimhe89 · 13-01-2009 11:58pm

@ drakshug: You're right! Full marks!

drakshug · 14-01-2009 12:53am

Caoimhe89 wrote: »

@ drakshug: You're right! Full marks!

Thanks.
Ok. Which spice was worth as much as it's weight in gold or, for the Portuguese enough to pay the outfitting of a ship to the East?
Try looking at David Landes for an answer.

Capt'n Midnight · 14-01-2009 9:02pm

most of them were

oh you want a specific one worth it's weigh ?
peppercorns were for the Romans
Frankensense for JC

melange

drakshug · 14-01-2009 11:44pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

most of them were

oh you want a specific one worth it's weigh ?
peppercorns were for the Romans
Frankensense for JC

melange

Well, I'm not talking sand worms but we are talking water. Yup, pepper is close but it ended up as ballast after this period.
Think of how Spain and Portugal divided up the world and of caravelles and of islands and trees..........and sore teeth.

brianthebard · 14-01-2009 11:47pm

cloves.

drakshug · 18-01-2009 1:26am

brianthebard wrote: »

cloves.

Exactly right.

brianthebard · 18-01-2009 1:30am

\o/

Ok, easy enough one, who founded the New Zealand Company? (I can give a year if you need a clue).

Shelka · 19-01-2009 1:16pm

Somebody Wakefield. No idea of a first name.

What was the name of the 1st mandate issued by the british government which supported establishing a national homeland for jews in the terriotory of Palestine?

brianthebard · 19-01-2009 11:25pm

Edward Gibbon Wakefield-his surname will do.

Is it not the Balfour agreement?

Shelka · 20-01-2009 10:19am

Balfour Declaration to be precise. But close enough. Nice work!

brianthebard · 21-01-2009 6:59pm

Coolio.

What was the real name of the Mad Mullah? (or more real even I dunno....just what was he also known as?)

Shutuplaura · 31-01-2009 2:52pm

was it Tippu Sultan?

brianthebard · 02-02-2009 1:40am

Nope that was in India. We're talking Africa here.

MoominPapa · 02-02-2009 1:13pm

Is it that guy who defeated Charlton Heston, I mean Gordon, at Khartoum?

brianthebard · 02-02-2009 9:26pm

Yes that's the one I'm thinking of, do you have a name, just to be precise?

MoominPapa · 03-02-2009 3:16pm

brianthebard wrote: »

Yes that's the one I'm thinking of, do you have a name, just to be precise?

Do now but I had to Wiki it

Locamon · 16-02-2009 4:03pm

MoominPapa wrote: »

Is it that guy who defeated Charlton Heston, I mean Gordon, at Khartoum?

I assume you mean the Al Mahdi army led by the leader of the same name?

brianthebard · 17-02-2009 11:53pm

No that's not his name either. Should I give clues or just make another question?

Locamon · 18-02-2009 1:19am

Okay a bit lost here because I am pretty sure the Al Mahdi army beat Gordon at Karthoum and the leader of same was Mohammad Al Mahdi or something similar? Don't remember him being called the mad mullah...but it was him that did in Gordon, well to be accurate he ordered that Gordon be taken alive but then what can you do when an army is in full blood.

Throw in another question anyway -need to get this quiz moving again but do let us know who you were referring to.

brianthebard · 18-02-2009 1:32am

Apologies if I got the gordon reference wrong, I realise that may have thrown people off. The person referred to as the mad mullah though was Mahammad Abdille Hasan, or Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the spelling depends on who you read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Mullah

Will try to come up with a new question tomorrow.

brianthebard · 18-02-2009 12:21pm

Ok new question; What date was Saddam Hussein executed on?

Locamon · 19-02-2009 11:24am

brianthebard wrote: »

Ok new question; What date was Saddam Hussein executed on?

I remember it being the 30th of December as I was on holidays when the story broke...2006?

brianthebard · 19-02-2009 11:59am

congrats, now a question from you.

Locamon · 19-02-2009 2:07pm

brianthebard wrote: »

congrats, now a question from you.

Let's keep it simple to get this going...

Famous river Roman generals had to cross before marching on the eternal city?

roashter · 19-02-2009 8:50pm

The Rubicon was the river Roman generals were forebidden from crossing with their armies

What was the name of the leader of the Algerian/Ottoman pirates who captured over 100 Irish people, mostly women & children in Baltimore, Co Cork and sold them into slavery in North Africa ?

Locamon · 19-02-2009 11:16pm

roashter wrote: »

The Rubicon was the river Roman generals were forebidden from crossing with their armies

What was the name of the leader of the Algerian/Ottoman pirates who captured over 100 Irish people, mostly women & children in Baltimore, Co Cork and sold them into slavery in North Africa ?

From the excellent book Stolen Village the leader was Morat Rais!

Assuming I got that right -the War of Independence kicked off with an action in Tipperary. Can you name the location of the quarry they were raiding for explosives and the two key men involved? (3 in 1 I know but Irish history fans will know this by heart)

zesman · 24-02-2009 4:03pm

Was it Soloheadbeag. Sean Treacy and Dan Breen were the two involved.....

Locamon · 26-02-2009 7:09pm

zesman wrote: »

Was it Soloheadbeag. Sean Treacy and Dan Breen were the two involved.....

Spot on...give us an auld question there and get this going again...

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