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Total Quiz XI

(Part 3)

TOTAL QUIZ XI.3 HAS ENDED. THE NEXT TQ WILL BE IN APRIL

Introduction: TQ is a history trivia contest. Anyone is free to participate and the contest is open to all forum members and guests. 

Instructions: Go
to the questions page enter your name and submit answers to the
questions. You are allowed an unlimited number of submissions and you
may use any source, reference or search engine to help you with your
answering. Points are awarded for correct answers. The participant with
the most points win. The scoreboard will be updated at 4-hour intervals when possible. Only use
the answer sheet to submit answers, DO NOT post answers on the forum.

Scores:

NickName Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Total
Dawn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 2 1 1 1  18
Decebal 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (2)

(1) 1 1  18
poirot 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 (1)  16
BoudiccasWrath 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.66  14.66

gcle2003 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 2

1 1

1 11.5

fastspawn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.33 11.33

Antipathy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 11

Maju 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.33  10.33
Justinian 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  10
TemplarScribe 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  10
TheMightyPimento 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.66  9.66
Kapıkulu 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  8
Cezar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  7
Dave Dingleberry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  7
Mixcoatl 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  7
Serge L 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  7
Ahmed The Fighter 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  6
Achilles 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
ulrich von hutten 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  5
rider 1 1 1 (.25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  4.25
Fejedelem 1 1 1 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3.25
Mila 1 1 1 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3.25
Jim crow 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Nagyfejedelem 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  3
Arpa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  2
Kagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Phallanx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1
Yiannis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  1

Scores in parentheses signify bonus points for authored questions.

Thank you for playing!

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ROUND TWO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

14. Though considered a barbarian, the blood of emperors ran through his
veins. A great warrior, his reign was part of the golden age of his
country. He also founded a city named after himself which was for a
while to become the capital of an even greater country than his own.
Who is he? (Hint: Part of his name refers to a warrior fighting with no one by his side. His
crown, still preserved today, is the subject of legends and has been
used to support a controversial idea. The fact that he was a descendant
of emperors must be taken literally.) (Submitted by Decebal)

  Answer: Vladimir Monomakh
(AD. 1053-1125), He was the son of a daughter of the Byzantine Emperor
Constantine IX Monomachos, with Monomachos meaning "He who fights
alone." Vladimir was the ruler of Rus and founder of the city of
Vladimir, an important capital of Russia. His crown was said to have
been given to him by the Emperor of Byzantium, a claim used to support
Moscow as the Third Rome.

ROUND ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. In 1492, who set sail from Spain to the �new world�? (Submitted by Invictus)

Answer: Christopher Columbus

2. What important
revolutionary leader fought against Spanish colonial control in South
America and was known as �The Liberator�? (Submitted by Invictus)

Answer: Simon Bolivar

3. What 12th
century Muslim leader is known for his leadership against the crusaders
and whose achievements include the recapture of Jerusalem and victory
at Hattin? (by Invictus)

Answer: Saladin 

4. The Charge of
the Light Brigade: In which war and battle did the charge happen? Who
was the commander of the Light Brigade? What was the units name that
supported the Light Brigade (French unit)? Who is the author of the
original poem, 'Charge of the Light Brigade'? (Answer all four parts to
receive full points) (by Rider)

Answer: The charge happened in the Crimean War, in the year 1854, at the Battle of Balaclava. The Commander was Earl or
Lord of Cardigan. The supporting unit's name was Chasseur d'Afrique
(Hunters of Africa).
The author of the original poem is Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

5. The capital of
Korea has been approximately located at the same area since the Joseon
dynasty. When Yi Seonggye went out searching for a capital, he first
went to the Daejeon area. While there, a geomancer informed him that he
could not make his capital there, as it would be the capital of the
next dynasty. Taking this in mind, he arrived in what is now present
day Seoul and made that his capital. The current capital of South Korea
has gone through numerous name changes. In Baekje times it was called
Wiryeseong, in Joseon it was called Hanseong, and in modern day South
Korea, the city is referred to as Seoul. What old Shilla word is the
word Seoul derived from and what does it mean? (by Gubook Janggoon)

Answer: Derived from Seorabeol. (Seorabul, Surabul, ect.) Means: "Capital"

6. These two Japanese clans, often fierce rivals, spearheaded the Meiji Restoration (by Gubook Janggoon)

Answer: the Shimazu and the Chosu

    Moderator's note: Satsuma was also accepted, although Satsuma is the name of the region and the clan was named Shimazu

As in the previous quiz, the
questions were arranged in approximate order of difficulty. Questions
1-3 were intended to be easier questions. The next three required more
research, and question 7 and onward were written in a riddle-like style
as more challenging questions.

7.  As a teenager
he went to study at the University of Oxford. However, it was a trip to
another city that prompted him to compose one of the most important

writings on imperial history � a work that took him about 15 years to
finish. Many such as Churchill praised his work. In All Empires Forum,
however, his work has seen more criticism than praise. Who was he? (by Imperator Invictus)

Answer: Edward Gibbon. He wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published in 1776, which has become one of the most important works in western historical writing. 

8. I came to
court one day with a deer, and told my emperor that it was a horse. My
emperor, fearing my power, had no choice but to agree with me. Who am I
and who was my emperor. (by Poirot)

Answer: Zhao Gao, the chief enunch of the Qin(Chin) Dynasty of China. The
emperor was Qin Ershi,
or Qin II, the second emperor of the Qin. His "calling a deer a horse"
become idiomatic usage in Chinese referring to a deliberate untruth for
ulterior motives.

9. I lived in a
heavenly palace and had 500 wives though I forbade my subjects to have
more than one. I made all property in my kingdom common so I could be
called by some to be the first communist. My brother was a famous
founder of christianity. Tens of Millions died in the war I started and
eventually lost. The general that defeated me had a dish of food named
after him that can be found on menus around the world today. Who was
the general that defeated me?

Answer: Zuo Zong Tang, also known as General Tso, as in the dish "General Tso's Chicken." "I" refers to Hong
Xiu Quan, who believed that Jesus was his brother whose territory from
his conquest was known as the "Heavenly Kingdom". The war refers to the
Taiping rebellion which was the second largest war in history in terms
of casulaties.

10. Troublesome
times in the family and country - A nomadic power had recently invaded
nearby regions. Worse yet, after the death of their father, chaos took
hold of the family. The one son who inherited the throne was killed by
another son with the help of nomadic allies. However, after achieving
the crown, he (the latter) turned against his allies and was captured
and later killed in battle. Then, another brother of the two ascended
the throne, but was blinded and deposed after only a few years.
Eventually, the throne passed on to a son of one of the above. Name the
�family� (dynasty) in which the events took place. (by Imperator Invictus)

Answer: The Sassanid Dynasty
of Persia. The setting of the question is the late 5th century BC. The
White Huns had invaded the region and had become a power east of the
Sassanid Empire. In 484, the Emperor Peroz, Son of Yazdegerd II, was
killed in battle against the White Huns, after which a period of
political chaos ensued until the reign of Kosorau.

11. Father and
Daughter. The two lived in a time of invasion, conquest, and uneasiness
within the family. The father was described as a warrior of great
courage in battle, who led his armies in some of the most dynamic times
in history. The daughter wrote about the life and times of her father
in a work distinguished for its time. (by Imperator Invictus)

Answer: Emperor Alexius Comnenos and his daugher Anna Comnena.
Alexius was the emperor of Byzantium at around the time of the First
Crusade, a troublesome time for the empire. He probably had the highest
reputation of warrior abilities among the emperors: "First to Charge
and last to flee." His daughter, Anna, wrote the Alexiad, a history of
Alexius' reign. Anna is known as one of the first female historians.

    Moderator's note: I hope You've enjoyed the Byzantine family questions in the recent quizzes!

12. What ancient
artifact, which bears the words of a child, was unearthed during a time
of war between powers on a continent across the sea from where it was
buried? Due to the outcome of the war, the artifact had to be
surrendered to another power, although with great reluctance. Name this
important artifact, whose name today has reached symbol status. (by Imperator Invictus)

Answer: The Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta stone bore the decree of the Pharoah Ptomely V, who was 8
years old at the time. It was discovered during the period of the
Napoleonic wars by French scientists who accompanied Napoleon to Egypt.
The Rosetta Stone was eventually surrendered to the British. The
significance of this artifcat is that it contained both Hieroglyphics
and Greek versions of the same text, allowing the decyphering of the
ancient Egyptian writing.

13. I am
associated with the most powerful men of my time. I am probably the
most famous ruler of my very old kingdom and my death brought the end
of an era. My successor blackened my name so thoroughly that even
hundreds of years later I am still misrepresented in literature and
film works. I reigned for 21 years and had 4 children. (by Dawn)

Answer: Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemy Dynasty in Egypt.
She had one son with Julius Caesar and three children with Marc Antony and
ruled from 51  B.C. to her death in 30 B.C. In literature and film works, her life has been regarded as something of a tragedy.

14. (Advanced to Round Two)

15. This king was
given his name due to a swarm of flying insects said to have surrounded
him at his birth. He built a city named after himself which was modeled
on Jerusalem. The city still stands today as a place of pilgrimage and
has amazing architecture, unlike any other in the world. What is the
name of the king? (by Decebal)

Answer: Gebra Maskal Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty of Ethiopia.  The
saintly king was given this name due to a swarm of bees said to have
surrounded him at his birth, which his mother took as a sign of his
future reign as Emperor of Ethiopia. Lalibela is said to have seen Jerusalem and then attempted to build a
new Jerusalem as his capital. As such, many features have Biblical
names - even the town's river is known as the River Jordan. It remained
the capital of Ethiopia from the late 12th century and into the 13th
century.

16. This
historical region takes it name from a river whose ancient name that
resembles a type of animal. This region was one of the most highly
contested in history and was part of many empires. According to work of
a certain European poet, one of the rulers who ruled the region was a
�Scythian.� What is the name of this region? (by Imperator Invictus)

Answer: Transoxiana. Transoxiana,
a region in Central Asia east of the Caspian Sea, was called so because
it was the land across ("trans") the River Oxus. One of the most
important cities in Transoxiana was Samarkand, a rich trade city that
was also capital of the empire of Tamerlane (Timur Lenk). The English
playwright Christopher Marlowe wrote a play titled Tamburlaine, loosely
based on the historical Tamerlaine. In the play, Tamburlaine is a
scythian shpeherd.

    Moderator's notes: I decided to accept Mesopotamia as
an alternate answer, as it was known as the land between two rivers,
one of which was the Tigris. I think semantically, the relation in the
case of Mesopotamia is valid for question. It also happens that
Tamerlane's empire extended into Mesopotamia. However, I was largely
dissapointed in this, since having Mesopotamia as an answer makes the
question much easier.

17. This is a
fierce clash between the blue and gray that lasted two days and decided
the fate of two historical figures. This is a tale of two opposing
figures. One was a �loser� on the winning side, and became a scapegoat
for his superiors, blamed for incompetent command. The other was a
�winner� on the losing side, and, despite being wounded, saved his side
from being relentlessly pursued by the victorious enemy. Both figures
went on to accomplish more things. The loser on the winning side became
a famous writer, and the winner on the losing side became a leader of a
famous organization. This is a multipart question: 

What was the name
of the battle that involved these two figures 

2. Who was the loser on
the winning side? What was his most famous piece of writing? 

3. Who was
the winner on the losing side? What was the name of the famous
organization that he led? (by Poirot)

Answer: 1. The Battle of Shiloh 2. Lew Wallace; Ben Hur 3. Nathan Bedford
Forrest; Ku Klux Klan 1. The Battle of Shiloh, between the Union and
the Confederacy in 1862 during the American Civil War, was one of the
bloodiest battles in United States history. 2. The loser on the winning
side was Lew Wallace, who was blamed by General U.S. Grant and the
public for the heavily casualities suffered by the Union troops.
Wallace was unable to position his troops at the ordered locale
(Pittsburg Landing)until the fighting was almost over. As a result, he
was demoted and transferred from his command. After the American Civil
War, Wallace became a famous novelist, whose most popular work was Ben
Hur, the best selling American novel i