Total Quiz XII - Thank you for playing!

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus Damn! you're right. I got Lithuania and Poland confused. It's also particularly bad that I had to be pointed out in this fasion since you're from Poland and leading on the scoreboard.    Number 8 will be removed then.

I suppose there's not much I can do about it then... I'm kicking myself about the questions I didn't get in part 1 though. I was in the ballpark for all three of them, having localized the countries and historical period for each of the answers during my search, but not quite getting the exact answer. If only work didn't get in the way and I had more time

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus I don't think "Golden Age," can be the correct answer because Rome was not in a Golden Age at that time.

Scores have been updated again, but with no change from the previous update.

Updates are in 4 hour intervals in order to prevent brute guessing and so that people who live in the same time zone as I do not receive too much of an advantage.

Yes round 2 questions are worth 2 points.

Ok but there are no questions in round 3

That's all! Thanks for playing, everyone. Please vote for your favorite question. Any additional comments are welcomed.

Awards will be given tomorrow. It looks like Decebal has this one! Congratulations!

Question 12 was in many ways similar in topic to the Benovsky question of the previous TQ (which was also a very difficult one). Also, I have to say I'm happy that a lot of people got the Zenobia question right... except Emperor Barbarossa who also on staff for the Magazine project.

Answers to Round two questions:

Q12. I was a soldier who suffered a grievous wound while fighting for his empire. I left the army and carved out an "empire" for myself in a remote corner of the world. My successors governed this empire for over a hundred years, until they ceded it to the empire that I originally fought for. Who am I, and what was the "empire" that I carved out called? (Hint: He was born in Europe. His "empire" under his sucessors was ceeded some time in the 20th century. He has also inspired a fictional character of a famous writer who also wrote about a trip upriver.)

• Answer: James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (in modern-day Malaysia).  He was granted the title and territory by the Sultan of Brunei in 1841 for his invovlement in local affairs. His sucessors ruled the territory until it was ceeded to the British Empire in 1946. His character formed the basis for the book Lord Jim of Joseph Conrad.
  
  (Moderator's Note: the only correct answer was only partially correct, resulting in 1 point. Thus, the bonus given to Decebal was .90 rather than 1.8).

Q15. When his father died, he became the ruler of a magnificent city, capital of his empire. However, he did not like the location of his capital and decided to move it to another city. Since the new capital needed people, he decided to move the population from the old capital to the new. The project was a disaster and many people died in the relocation. Later, he attempted an economic reform of his kingdom but failed miserably. For such reasons, he has gone down history with an exceedingly unfavorable reputation. Who was he?

• Answer: Mohammad bin Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate in India. During his rule, he attempted to move the capital away from Delhi, which failed miserably due to the inadequecy of the new location. He also attempted to introduce token currency into his Sultanate, which failed as well.
  

Edited by Imperator Invictus - 29-Jul-2006 at 14:33

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus Also, I have to say I'm happy that a lot of people got the Zenobia question right... except Emperor Barbarossa who also on staff for the Magazine project.

Originally posted by Paul Maybe in future we should have pro-league for the likes of Decebel, Dawn, TJK and so and amateur league for the rest of us mere mortals.

I second that...

This questioned i deserve adlist 1/2 points and here it is

Goes some like this

Was married for third time to a man 30 years my senior who  i gave child and eventually killed me

Im sorry to say closes i got was

Poppapea roman queen

3 wife of Nero
Had lavish parties
Was killed by her husband

Why even though i made mistake, different person i dont get 1/2 points

Sorry but if you count the facts of clues i guessed and this was more of puzzle then question i think i deserve adlist 1/2 points on that