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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Subject: Total Quiz XIV
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 13:01

Welcome to Total Quiz XVI!
Moderators: Imperator Invictus, Poirot, Northman
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(Total Quiz XVI has concluded)

Total Quiz is a contest in which participants attempt to answer questions relating to history. Any forum member or guest may participate.

Instructions: Use the form in the link above to submit your answer to the question. 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. If you have gotten a question correct, you do not need to re-submit the correct answer. The scoreboard will be updated at 4-hour intervals when possible. Only use this answer sheet to submit answers, DO NOT post answers on the forum.

Note: Unlike in previous editions, question authors will not be revealed until the end of this quiz.

The first round lasts 48 hours, ending at Saturday 1 PM (North American Eastern) and 7 PM (Central Europe)

Scores will be updated every four hours whenever possible.

Please note that you might have to click "refresh" on your browser to load the most up to date scores. Scores are also posted on the quiz page where it will always be up to date.

Answers to Round One Questions (all questions except No. 17)

Question 1

Who was the ruler of the Aztec civilization at the beginning of Spanish Conquest? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Monetzuma II

Question 2

President of the United States during World War I who later helped create the League of Nations but was unable to get the support of Congress for the United States to join the League. (Question by Invictus)

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Question 3

Which despotic Roman Emperor whose name means "little soldiers' boot" ruled from 37 to 41 AD, when he was assassinated by his guards? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Caligula

Question 4

The Persian scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna) of the Islamic period wrote what famous work that became the authoritative manual of health and medicine in the Islamic and European world? (Question by Invictus)

Answer: The Canon of Medicine (Arabic: "qanun fil tibb")

Question 5

What major city today derives its name from an influential clan of an ancient power known for its maritime trade? The same clan produced a famous military leader whose tactics resound in history texts today. (Question by poirot)

Answer: Barcelona, whose name is derived from the Carthaginian Barca family, from which Hannibal Barca originated.

Question 6

He is known today by his title which is the same as that of another ruler 1500 years earlier. His rule was marked by constant war against Elam, Uratu, and Babylon, which he eventually captured, and another kingdom to his southwest, whose people he deported after his conquest. He ordered the construction of a massive new city as his capital but was killed in battle before he saw its completion. Name the king. (Question by Invictus)

Answer: Sargon (Sharrukin: "True King") of Assyria; also known as Sargon II (to distinguish from Sargon of Akkad). Sargon captured Samaria and deported its people, giving rise to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.

Question 7

A Tale of Two Tramps. This is a tale of two tramps, both born around the same time and having uncanny physical resemblance. One tramp brought laughter to the world, the other, misery. The two tramps journeyed into opposite extremes, one to the left, the other to the right. Nevertheless, the two tramps eventually converged in a famous film, which was radical for its time. Name the two tramps. (Question by poirot)

Answer: Charlie Chaplin, who portrayed "The Tramp" and Adolf Hitler, the Tramp of Vienna. Chaplin and Hitler were both born in 1889 and had amazing physical resemblance, to an extent. One tramp (Chaplin) enlightened the masses with comedy, while the other (Hitler) poisoned the masses with hatred. One tramp (Chaplin) embraced leftist ideas, while the other (Hitler) embraced fascist ideology. Chaplin portrayed a dictator based on Hitler in his groundbreaking 1940 film "The Great Dictator," which, if rumors are true, Hitler is known to have seen.

Question 8

According to legend, I invented a famous machine of death, and became a victim of the machine myself. Contrary to legend, I acutally did not invent the mechanism, did not die from it, and opposed, in theory, the terrible act the machine carried out. Nevertheless, my name has been forever linked to the device. Who am I, and what is the terrible mechanism of death? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, whose name became forever linked with the guillotine. Ironically, Guillotin opposed the death penalty and only suggested a mechanical execution device to ease the pain of a death sentence.

Question 9

This city was built by peoples who originally migrated from the north and became the capital of a powerful trade kingdom. Due to its prominent role in the area's gold trade, later travelers associated it with the legendary mineral deposit of a famous king. Today, the city's stone ruins still remain. (Question by Invictus)

Answer: Great Zimbabwe, built by the Bantu people who are believed to have migrated from central Africa. The city and its kingdom has been associated with "Solomon's Mines."

Question 10

There are two German authors with same first name and nearly the same surname. Both lived at the same period. One was a philosopher and economist and the eponym of a doctrine that changed the world. His ideas were often misunderstood by those who wanted to translate his ideas into the reality. The second was a writer, whose books were fascinating to many generations of young German readers. His stories were about heroes of the American west and the Middle East. The meaning of his works of fiction is subject to debate but nonetheless his is still one of the most popular writers in Germany today. Who are they? (Question by ulrich von hutten )

Answer: Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) and Karl May (1842 - 1912)

Question 11

Sex and Sensuality. She was born poor and died poor, but lived much of her life as the center of attraction in a world of well-bred men. She was the epitome of fashion in a time of war and change. She was the Marilyn Monroe, Kate Moss, and Brigitte Bardot of her day. Despite marrying a much older man, she had a well known affair with a war hero, an affair that her husband did not object. She had two children via the affair, although one died prematurely. Who was she? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Lady Emma Hamilton. Emma Hamilton was born poor, but became the mistress of many men in high places. She married William Hamilton, more than 30 years her senior, but was most famous for her affair with Lord Nelson, hero of the Napoleonic Wars. Emma fell into debt after Nelson's death and died a poor woman.

Question 12

Death and Rebirth. Following times of great turmoil, a group of radicals were caught by the ruling regime. The leader of the regime decided to teach these radicals a life lesson, so he pretended to have them brutally executed. The prisoners stood, frightened and shaken, awaiting at death's door; by the time news of a lesser sentence arrived, many had gone mad. One prisoner, however, did not go mad; instead, he learned his lesson and grew stronger, cherishing his rebirth from death's eternal hold. His experiences led him to become a new person, rejecting the radical ideas of his earlier days. He dedicated himself to writing, and his philosophical transformation is much reflected in his works, which are known to many readers today. Who was this reborn prisoner? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky, 19th Century Russian author of famous literary works such as Crime and Punishment, The Possessed, and The Brothers Karamazov. Following the revolutions of 1848, Dostoevsky attended socialist meetings and was captured by agents of Czar Nicholas I. Nicholas wanted to teach the radicals a lesson, so he staged a mock execution, only to send the men to Siberian exile at the last minute. The near death moment proved crucial to Dostoevsky, who realized that he experienced a rebirth. He devoted much of his later life to writing, and rejected his earlier socialist tendencies in favor of more traditional, orthodox religious values. Much of his transformation is reflected in his literary works.

Question 13

Father and Son. Father and son were born around the same area, were educated at the same prestigious institution, and shared the same name. Both father and son made their marks in history: the father wrote a poem that helped preserve a famous battleship, while the son held a prestigious position for almost 30 years. Coincidentially, the name shared by father and son also helped inspire the name of a popular literary character. What was the name shared by the father and the son? (Question by poirot)

Answer: Oliver Wendell Holmes. Both father and son were born around Boston and educated at Harvard. A physcian turned poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was known for his poem "Old Ironsides," which aroused public sympathy and helped save the U.S.S. Constitution from being turned into scrap. An American Civil War veteran turned lawyer and judge, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served for almost 30 years as justice in the U.S. Supreme Court, and was known for his pithy opinions and concise explanations of judicial processes. Today, many believe that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invented the name Sherlock Holmes upon a reference to the name Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Question 14

When I attacked a heretical rebel, he developed a defensive system that kept him undefeated for five years until he died. I later was taken prisoner by this man, and when my king ungraciously refused to ransom me, I joined the heretics and even became their leader after this man died. Who am I? (Question by Timotheus)

Answer: I am Bohuslav of Svamberk, who attacked Jan Zizka at Nekmer, which is the battle at which Zizka first used his war-wagon tactic. I joined the Hussites after Zizka took me prisoner in 1422, and briefly became the general commander of the Taborites after Zizka died.

Question 15

The tides of misfortune had befallen on my family and the great country that it once ruled. From the west, a great foreign rival power had risen from scratch, and devoured my country completely, with stunning efficiency and effectiveness. My father was nothing but a helpless young ruler, killed while fleeing from rapidly advancing invaders. According to some sources, my sister was captured by the invaders and made to marry, later giving birth to an important historical figure. I, however, escaped to the capital of another great empire, and sought help to restore my family's former glory. My son and I would spend the rest of our lives serving as generals along the borders of the empire that adopted us. Who am I? (Question by poirot)

Answer: I am Pirooz, son of Yazdgerd III, the last Sassanid King of Kings. Upon the Arab invasion, the Sassanid Empire, already weakened by civil war, quickly crumbled, and Yazdgerd III was killed during flight from the Arabs. According to some sources, Yazdgerd III's daughter Shahrbanu was married to Husayn ibn Ali, considered the Third Shiia Imam, and gave birth to Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Shia Imam. According to certain sources, Pirooz escaped to Tang China, where he became a general and was sent strategically to the Tang Empire border in Central Asia. With approval from the Tang Empire, Pirooz and his son Narsieh would spend most of their lives stationed in Central Asia, trying to restore Sassanid Empire from the Arabs.

Question 16

I held once one of the highest positions at the capital of my state. However, my teachings were declared as heresy by other powerful men and I was deposed of my title and exiled by the ruler who originally supported me. While my teaching became eradicated in the area where I held my office, my supporters carried my ideas far away to distant lands where it flourished in small communities for many centuries. Who am I? (Question by Invictus)

Answer: Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople who gave rise to Nestroian Christianity, characterized by the belief that Jesus had both a human and divine persona. While it was declared heresy in the 430s AD, Nestroianism flourished east of the of the Roman domains, penetrating all the way to Mongolia and China.

Question 17

This man worked in and journeyed through many parts of Europe, though his origin can be deduced from the motto of a small but famous group of fabled soldiers. After years of travel, occasionally employed in different armies, he settled down and achieved a great reputation; although only temporarily. His name fit him very well and he quickly made enemies and had to move on to save his life. Again on the road, broke, he spent years writing and reading, and eventually regained his wealth and fame. What is his name? (Question by Styrbiorn)

Answer: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Also, or rather mostly, known as Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician etc. The motto in question is "One for all, all for one", made famous from the novels about the Three Musketeers, but also the unofficial motto of the Swiss confederacy.

Question 18

He was arguably the greatest ruler of his empire. During his rise to power, he drove out the foreign invaders who had burned the great city which was the capital of its empire, near a large lake. He then proceeded to rebuild and fortify the city, which before being burned was believed to enjoy divine protection. His religion was different from that of most of his predecessors as well as most of the population of the time. Who is he? (Question by Decebal)

Answer: Jayavarman VII of the Khmer Empire.

Question 19

I was a brilliant commander and a kingdom founder. I first made my mark in history as a general fighting for my empire, of which I was a member of the ruling family. My empire was at that time under attack by two foes. I led my army against one of the foes and won great victories, but the other enemy was overwhelming the armies of my empire and would eventually destroy my empire completely. Frustrated by the military failure of my emperor's army, I abandoned him, gathered a number of my followers and declared myself king. However, since the enemy was too strong, I fled west and established a new kingdom by defeating all who opposed me in the new land. In battle I defeated the ruler of a large empire toward the west, driving it into internal chaos. By end of my reign, I had crafted the most powerful empire in the region. However, my successors could not keep my state alive as it soon crumbled against a new and rising power about a century after I founded it. Who am I? (Question by Invictus)

Answer: Yelu Dashi (Gur Khan), founder of the Kara-Khitai Empire. He was a member of the Liao Dynasty of Northern China, which was being conquered by the Jurchen, allied with the Song Dynasty. Yelu Dashi defeated a huge Song Army but poor military conduct of the Liao Emperor caused Dashi to abandon the Liao and establish a new kingdom in Central Asia (1124). He defeated the Sultan Sanjar of the Great Seljuk Empire, which soon collapsed afterward. The Mongols destroyed the Kara-Khitai a century after its founding. The Liao Dynasty was replaced by the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, also conquered by the Mongols. A good source about the Khitan Empires: History of Chinese Society Liao (907-1125), by Karl A. Wittfogel; Feng Chia-Sheng Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1949

Question 20

I belonged to one of the most prestigious clans in my era. Respected by the public due to my spotless image, revered by my peers for my calm demeanor, and feared by my rivals because of my political ingenuity, I came out of retirement to save the empire that my clan served, an empire that halved from its original size a few years before my birth. First, I prevented a powerful figure from usurping the throne; then, with my guidance from behind the scenes, my brother and nephew's troops triumphed in a battle near a river, defeating a much larger invading army from a young, upstart empire. The young, upstart empire began to disintegrate soon after its defeat, while the empire I served survived for a few more decades. Who am I? (Question by poirot)

Answer: I am Xie An (A.D. 320-385), prime minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (A.D. 317-420). Xie An came out from his hermit life to serve the Jin Empire (divided by historians into the Western Jin Dynasty from A.D. 365 to A.D. 316 and the Eastern Jin Dynasty from A.D. 317 to A.D. 420), which had halved from its original size by the time of Xie An�s birth. With the help of another minister, Xie An prevented Huan Wen, an ambitious and powerful general of the Jin Empire, from usurping the throne. At the Battle of River Fei in the year A.D. 383, troops commanded by his brother Xie Shi and his nephew Xie Xuan defeated a much larger invasion force of the upstart Former Qin Dynasty under its emperor Fu Jian. The Former Qin Dynasty began disintergrating soon afterwards, while the Jin Empire survived for a couple more decades. The clan of Xie ranked alongside the clan of Wang as one of the most prestigious clans in the Jin and Southern Dynasties period.

Replies:

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 14:02

The first score update has been posted! The next and subsequent updates will be posted in 4-hour intervals. Good you see you back in the TQ, yan.

Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 14:54

Who are you yan.??? Interesting...

I would like to hear a few words on the questions:

When you say 'century' do you mean a hundred years or more or less? It should be exactly hundred so is it? (Just clarifying, for this can confuse a logic or too, it was in one of the last questions.)

And when you say 'empire' you mean Empire, right? Not just a large block of land (like the Russian Empire contra Egyptian Empire)?

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Posted By: Top Gun
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 15:53

jeetje what a hard questions I didn't knew th most

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Posted By: xi_tujue
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 16:42

I don't bother entering at all I read the questions but thats it Tongue

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I rather be a nomadic barbarian than a sedentary savage

Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 17:58

Originally posted by rider

Who are you yan.??? Interesting...

I would like to hear a few words on the questions:

When you say 'century' do you mean a hundred years or more or less? It should be exactly hundred so is it? (Just clarifying, for this can confuse a logic or too, it was in one of the last questions.)

And when you say 'empire' you mean Empire, right? Not just a large block of land (like the Russian Empire contra Egyptian Empire)?

A century means about 100 years, plus or minus a few years. A few decades means n x 10 years, where 1<n<7.

Empire should mean that the ruler calls himself or herself emperor or a word in the native tongue that is equivalent of emperor

It should be clear this time.

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"The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.� ~ HG Wells

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 18:22

Wow looks like this edition is rather difficult. Poirot thought that the previous edition was too easy since the questions got swept in the first update, so we made it a little harder this time around.

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 18:23

"When you say 'century' do you mean a hundred years or more or less? It should be exactly hundred so is it? (Just clarifying, for this can confuse a logic or too, it was in one of the last questions.)"

I've changed it to "about a century." Thanks for the clarification request.

Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 18:25

1. The reason why it is more difficult this time around is we decided not to post the author's name. In the past, the author's name usually hints on a specific region or area of expertise for the quiz taker.

2. Whoever gets number 20 correct will earn extra brownie points in my heart!

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"The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.� ~ HG Wells

Posted By: Xshayathiya
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 18:57

Ouch....just....ouch. Great quiz guys.

EDIT: I know when I see the answers to some of those i'm going to be slapping myself in the forehead.

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"I like rice. Rice is great if you are hungry and want 2000 of something." - Mitch Hedberg

Posted By: Neoptolemos
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 22:12

Oh man, that's a tough one Ouch

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Posted By: Timotheus
Date Posted: 25-Jan-2007 at 23:47

Fun! Especially question 16, well put. I'm surprised no one else has gotten question 11 yet.

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Opium is the religion of the masses.

From each according to his need, to each according to his ability.

Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 00:27

Well done Decebal, again!

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"The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.� ~ HG Wells

Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 01:45

Invictus

I can take over now - toy can go to bed if you need

(cant PM you)

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 01:47

oh I like this - Updates all night long

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 02:15

And once again Decebal upsets the moderators by answering the last question! Sleepy

It's good to have a European moderator to fill in our "night shift"! Unfortunately, I have to be up late tonight doing work. Hopefully the same is not true for tomorrow night! Wink

(cant PM you)

I can receive PM's now. I had my inbox all full again and forgot to clear room.

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 02:57

One user sent in answers without entering a username. We cannot score answers sent without a username. (I'll modify the form to check that a username has been entered)

Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 09:55

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

One user sent in answers without entering a username. We cannot score answers sent without a username. (I'll modify the form to check that a username has been entered)

I think that was my first submission - I realised what I had done immediately. Sorry.

Hey, I thought question 11 was almost the easiest of the lot as well. One never knows, does one?

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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 10:00

Originally posted by gcle2003

Hey, I thought question 11 was almost the easiest of the lot as well. One never knows, does one?

but only for the "younger" ones among us...

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 10:12

I added some without name too... then readded them...

btw... you can get 10 easily from your literature teacher... it took her two seconds to tell me the person :d so much easier than reading internet...

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 10:16

Scores have been updated again.

Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 12:09

Originally posted by rider

I added some without name too... then readded them...

btw... you can get 10 easily from your literature teacher... it took her two seconds to tell me the person :d so much easier than reading internet...

Yes, it struck me it was only half a history question. But I'm not complaining

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Posted By: Decebal
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 12:11

Question 11 is really bothering me: I'm sure it's going to enbd up being something really obvious and I just can't figure it out. Although I didn't have too many problems figuring out the obscure answer to question 20. Go figure...

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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Napoleon Bonaparte

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.- Mohandas Gandhi

Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 12:19

Originally posted by Decebal

Question 11 is really bothering me.

Same...just can't seem to find any pathways to the answer! Angry

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 12:30

I could tell you .....but I won't

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 12:47

Well, it seems that the trick resides in reading... so all people having English as their first language should find the answer easierly..

And all difficult answers are obvious... But I am relatively sure that we all history pro's are so smart we overlook the simple answers.

I asked one from a friend in school, I thought the answer was 'dynamite' (which it wasn't), he took a quick look and told me the correct one.. like the most obvious thing on Earth.

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 13:05

So far Decebal has been the only one to try number 20 - and get it right in the first try Smile

I originally intended number 20 to be a round 2 question, but Decebal has used his superb logic to get it on his first try!

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"The crisis of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow.� ~ HG Wells

Posted By: Decebal
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 13:23

thank you poirot! The question is not that bad if you read it very carefully. If you wish, I can tell you afterwards how I got it.

Now if I can only use my logic to answer the other questions, I'd be in business, but I seem to be going around in circles!

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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Napoleon Bonaparte

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.- Mohandas Gandhi

Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 14:21

Scores are updated !

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 18:32

Scores are updated again !

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 26-Jan-2007 at 20:52

Less than a day remaining for round one of the quiz! Wink

I can tell you that the answers to the last four are fairly obscure, but some of them relate to very "not-obscure" topics.

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 02:48

Scores updated again. Question 17 is still not answered but we're considering an alternative answer to it at the moment at the request of a participant.

Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 06:49

Scores updated - keep them coming

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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 08:34

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

Scores updated again. Question 17 is still not answered but we're considering an alternative answer to it at the moment at the request of a participant.

I thought my (second) answer to question 16 fitted it exactly: �n fact it seems to me there were several other people who could have fitted.

My candidate was eventually executed by the ruler, but he was first exiled.

However it depends somewhat on how many centuries make 'many'.

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 10:51

Score is updated - equal top 3 scores

Decebal actually leads by the tip of his nose as his score will be adjusted for his own question at the closure of the Quiz.

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Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 10:59

Oh god, I suck... [hides face in shame]

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Women hold their councils of war in kitchens: the knives are there, and the cups of coffee, and the towels to dry the tears.

Posted By: Top Gun
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 11:09

Originally posted by Aelfgifu

Oh god, I suck... [hides face in shame]

don't worry I suck even more

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 12:43

15 minutes to go - last chance guys and gals

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 12:51

Let the last 10 be safe and sound... although if 17 would be answered, it'd be a cool trick...

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:02

Submissions closed - Scores will be up in a minute !

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:16

The scores are up - well done everyone and congrats to Decebal.

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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:18

Nice final sprint from rider.

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:21

Guys we are not accually done yet round two should have question#17 in it. it is possible for either knights or rider still to win.

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:28

Bonus points for question authorship has been assigned as follows:

Decebal: .88 bonus (16/18)
Timotheus: .55 bonus (10/18)
Ulrich: .33

This quiz is still not done because question 17 is unanswered, which means that it advances into round two. A correct answer to question 17 is worth two points. Round two will be ready in about half an hour.

(I think in the future it might be helpful to announce which participants have sent int questions so that bonus points do not come unexpected. However, Decebal has had his questions in the quiz for many times now, so I hope people have been used to that.)

Posted By: Praetor
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:36

well done Decebal Clap

again you are the only one to have a higher score then the Knights-Praetor team at the end of the first round, but hopefully this time not at the end of the bonus round.

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:39

I think if you do list who has questions in it really defeats the purpose of not naning the autors to begin with. In reality I personnally guessed that 18 was decebals and also guessed that none where riders many -probably 11,12,13 are poirots and you wrote the lower ones. If I had a list i may have matched them exact. now my guesses may be way off but it all doesn't make alot of differance.

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:49

That's interesting that you thought question 18 was Decebal's. The no author name certainly adds a new twist to the TQ in a way. One of the reasons we limited the number of guest questions to 1 this time was to minimize the situation in which the numbers before the bonus points could "fool" you but of course the scores are usually pretty close that less than 1 point will make difference. So in the future, the possibility that bonus points may unexpectedly turn a game should probably be emphasized, even if no other detail is given.

Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:51

Originally posted by gcle2003

Nice final sprint from rider.

Indeed - a good sportsman

- and not to forget the young Aussie-team

(great minds think alike)

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:53

Answers to round one question have been posted in the front topic of this thread! Wink

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions about the questions or the scoring.

So did you guess the authors correctly!? Tongue

Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 13:59

boy I hate it when i dance around the correct answers but can't seem to put it all together.

So did you guess the authors correctly!?

pretty close

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 14:08

Round Two is up.

Round two will last exactly 24 hours from the time of this post.

Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 14:23

Ironic that question 12 should have been Dostoievski, since I'd been led astray by thinking about him for question 16. Only through reading Crime and Punishment do I know the hero's name was Raskolnikov and the Raskolniki (the 'Old Believers') were a group of Russian orthodox heretics[1] in the 17th century, whose leader, my candidate Archpriest Avvakum Petrov, was first exiled by the Tsar Alexis, his one-time friend and patron, before being executed, and whose followers dispersed to small communities in various places, notably in Canada where I think they still exist.

It's difficult to think of anyone fitting the question better.

But not in a million years am I going to get the Asian questions.

[1] Not of course from their point of view

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 14:38

The Asian questions were kind of cool.... atleast it was fun to search the map... although I fogrot my Times Atlas and therefore had to search a capital near a large lake... although it showed like four lakes... lol..

And I must congratulate the mastermind that created Question 5. It is such a stupid question, damned, I misread it totally for the first times... and therefore thought of places like Athens and such.

And Questions from 10 onwards made me always think of Poland for some reason... don't know why... perhaps because most of the factors could fit in on a Polish answer???

Now, I am however disappointed that my question wasn't in (although I understand why it wasn't) and I am sure that none of you had guessed it...

Doesn't round 2 give you two points? That should make you, Dawn, possible for victory too, doesn't it?

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 14:38

Yeah some of the questions are pretty difficult.

For question 19, the best approach was probably to look at empire trends and work backward from there. I was thinking that most people would think of instable regions such as Central Asia given that the question reflects empires rising and falling. Apparently, the Seljuks don't' come to the minds of many when associated with "large empire."

I guess Decebal can tell us how the got number 20. Wink

The apparent difficulty of number 5 was not expected (as you can tell we placed at only number 5, which should be easy). I guess not a lot of FC Barcelona (aka. "Bar�a" ) fans here.

The Chaplin/Hitler question was the most amusing to me. Kudos to Poirot for coming up with such as creative question. Same with number 5.

Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 14:45

About the 5th, I originally understood that the city we were looking for was founded by the clan and that it was the ancient maritime power. I know that this is the last thing one can expect, but wording is quite important....

The Chaplin question was most definetly made by Poirot, I knew when the answer was right. But again, in the beginning, English mislead me in a totally wrong way.

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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 15:07

Originally posted by rider

The Asian questions were kind of cool.... atleast it was fun to search the map... although I fogrot my Times Atlas and therefore had to search a capital near a large lake... although it showed like four lakes... lol..

I got focussed on Cuzco and Lake Titicaca, as a result of which I know more about Incas than I ever did before. That's the payoff, I guess. Also I now know the Phrygian capital was by a lake and burnt down by the Cimmerians, which is not something I expect to get much use out of.

(PS no-one I could find as a result even remotely fit the question.)

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Posted By: Timotheus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 15:52

#5 was a total head-smacker, as well as #6...but the rest I don't think I could have gotten. Congratulations to Decebal, Knights, and Praetor for catching Bohuslav of Svamberk. Next time, before I throw in a bit of obscure Hussite trivia, I'll remember to update my paper to include that information first. (note to self to send said paper to rider.)

I've reached a dead end on question 17. Figured out the approximate time and place, but that's all. I didn't quite reach my goal of 12 points, but it was a great time anyway.

Let me know how many of you are smacking your heads over Lady Hamilton.

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 16:23

Great job everyone! Hope you have enjoyed the Total Quiz.

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Posted By: Decebal
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 16:30

Very good quiz. I actually was really close on question 19, at least in the general area. I was looking more at the Gok-Turk though. I think they key for narrowing it down was the fact that the formation of the new empire (with followers which travelled long distances - nomads), destabilized another empire. Very representaitve of steppe empires.

Anyway, question 20 - The key hint was that the empire had lost half of its area but still survived for a lifetime plus a few decades, and the upstart empire. This narrowed it down to Rome (Western Empire and the Huns), Byzantium in the 12th century (a few decades before 1204) and China (during the Song and Jin eras). A closer examination showed that only Jin China was a perfect match, and then it was a matter of finding out who was influential in the government and was related to the commanders of the Jin army for the battle of Fei River (which was also in the hint)...

Congratulations to all and let's see what happens in round 2.

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Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.- Mohandas Gandhi

Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 17:06

That's interesting how you thought of the Song-Jin Era, because the Jin Dynasty in question 20 is not the Jin Dynasty of the Song-Jin Era, but an earlier Jin Dynasty (the "Eastern Jin").

Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 17:46

I think Decebal means the Eastern Jin Dynasty - he has been reading a lot in this area.

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 18:00

Ohh never mind. I completely misread what he wrote...

Posted By: Neoptolemos
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 18:03

Good job everyone, participants and moderators! That was a much harder quiz than the previous one; last time I got 14 right, this time I'd be happy if I could reach double digits.

I want to thank the person who scored my first submission and counted my answer to question 6 as correct! You have to give it to me, I was very close Big%20smile

Q 1-4: easy as usually
Q5: I answered Paris (from the Parisii tribe), which apparently is not close enough, but I couldn't come closer. Initially I was looking for China and India...
Q7: Sometimes, in order to answer a question, you just have to read the clues and let your imagination free to see the broader picture. I should get this one.
Q8: For some reason guillotine is the first thing that came to my mind.
Q9: I was looking at Africa but not so south.
Q10: Relatively easy, Marx and Engels were my first candidates, finding the writer took me just a few minutes given the more-than-enough clues.
Q 11-14: Too hard for me...
Q15: Actually I found the answer to this one, but sth went wrong with the submission. What to say, it was around 4 a.m. Sleepy

Q16: IMO it was much easier than #16 suggests. Then again I learned about heretics such as Nestorius and Arius at school.
Q 17-20: The joy of the moderators lol

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 22:09

Scoretable updated again but no change in scores.

Posted By: Balaam
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 22:24

Wow that was my first TQ I decieded to enter and it was much harder than I thought....guess I shouldn't attempt it late at night next time. lol

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 27-Jan-2007 at 23:27

Originally posted by Timotheus

Let me know how many of you are smacking your heads over Lady Hamilton.

that one wasn't so tough once I got marlene deitrich out of my head. simple search - affair with war hero - second page 11 reply

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Posted By: Praetor
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 00:20

I't appears I wasn't the only one to think about the Gokturks for question 19 (great minds think alike) and I even looked up the founder of the Seljuk empire!
as for question 11............I spent hours looking up every cortesan from the 19th century and all I managed to learn was that Edward VII of england and Louis XV of France were sleeping with half the country!

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 02:10

Well done, Dawn, on question 17. Wink

Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 02:13

Thank you fine sir

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 02:28

Well done, Dawn! Smile

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 05:35

I have reached an important part in my search for the answer; after reading through most of the ever existed English writers, I believe I can narrow the search down. Those who are yet searching however don't let yourself be distracted, I might be wrong...

"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 06:07

The Great Sherlock...

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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 06:14

Great disappointment among the Icelandic supporters of Ulrich von Hutten.

Once again he couldn't approve that he is a promissing Historian but a total fool by answering Question No 11 with Marlene Dietrich!!!

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 06:55

Scores are updated - no change from last time though...

Please remember...

The TQ will end at 2:08 PM EST / 19:08 GMT / 20:08 CET

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Posted By: Northman
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 10:35

Updated - no changes

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 13:09

I believe that I should have searched a little bit more yesterday.. Starting to find the correct answer 20 minutes before deadline isn't wise...

But I reached an important conclusion and then I crashed FF with all the necessary tabs open... doomed. Yet I submitted one answer, most probably a wrong one but still a guess.. I think that the correct answer is tied to condotierri?

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 13:17

As soon as they officially close it I will give you a push in the right direction and it will take less than 5min for you to find the answer

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 13:20

So it wasn't a condotierri? Then my guess was totally idiotic (even if he wasn't a condotierri). But he would fit 3/4 of the conditions...

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Posted By: malizai_
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 13:35

Dared try 17,

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 14:12

That's the end of the Total Quiz! Official awards will be given later tonight.

Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 14:14

ok rider as promised the push ( if you didn't find it by yourself) search on wikipedia that "motto" of the musketeers - make sure you have it in the correct order. that will give to the direction to go.

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 14:16

Answer to Question 17:

Question 17

Answer: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Also, or rather mostly, known as Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician etc. The motto in question is "One for all, all for one", made famous from the novels about the Three Musketeers, but also the unofficial motto of the Swiss confederacy.

Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 14:29

I was so close...

But now i know who Theodore-Agrippa d'Aubigne is...

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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 16:02

For those that didn't get Lady Hamilton....

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Woman-Movie-Vivien-Leigh/dp/630222716X - http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Woman-Movie-Vivien-Leigh/dp/630222716X

Vivian Leigh played Emma against Laurence Olivier as Nelson.

Caligula and Hitler have also had films made about them - any other of the characters in the quiz?

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 19:31

yikes I should have thought that 17 was Styrbiorn. Nice job Swede.

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Posted By: malizai_
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 19:44

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

Answer to Question 17:

Question 17

Answer: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. Also, or rather mostly, known as Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist, physician etc. The motto in question is "One for all, all for one", made famous from the novels about the Three Musketeers, but also the unofficial motto of the Swiss confederacy.

Damn!! I set the story to France because of the musketeers, and came up with Philippe de Commynes.

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 28-Jan-2007 at 20:44

Total Quiz XIV Awards

Moderators' Awards

The award for Most Improved goes to....
rider

The award Most Dedicated goes to...
Dawn

The award for Most Logic goes to...
Decebal

The award for being the Most Formidable New Challenger to Old Establishment:
Knights/Praetor

and now...

The Total Quiz XIV Main Award of...

Total Quiz XIV Champion
goes to...

Decebal!

who is awarded this signature image to be worn until the conclusion of the next Total Quiz

The top three contestants have also been added to
http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15819 - the list of Total Quiz winners

Thank you all for a wonderful quiz and congratulations to all winners and participants.

Having been the moderator for the past seven TQ's, I've had a wonderful time. All I have to say is that the contestants are all impressive. I'm not sure how many questions I would get right if I played. Decebal is set to join the TQ moderator staff for the next TQ and Northman just just joined in, so the future TQ's should be quite interesting. Wink

Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 01:44

Hello all.
Firstly I would like to congratulate Decebal on another fantastic win.
Secondly, Praetor, I had a fantastic time working with you - and we got ever so close.
Thirdly I would like to take out my anger on our internet company and Praetor's. My internet has been down for the past week (came in at the worst time possible - start of school and total quiz) and Praetor's internet was limited to one computer, therefore only allowing one person to surf the net. This was very annoying indeed.
To conclude, I had a terrific time nervertheless competing against the likes of the great 'Dawn', 'Rider', and 'Decebal' himself. I eagerly await the next total quiz. Thankyou to Invictus, Northman and Poirot as well.
Now that I am back online, I wish to participate actively in this wonderful community again. So until next total quiz, goodbye, and peace out!

Alex Knights

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Posted By: Imperator Invictus
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 03:29

Thanks!

As guidelines for future quizzes, how did you like this quiz? I thought that this edition was harder than the last one. Before the quiz, poirot told me that this quiz would be challenging because of the obscure answers in some of the answers. The score results confirmed the difficulty, with 16 points at the high end, the quiz turned out to be more challenging than some of the previous.

On the other hand, I thought that many of the mid-level questions were well-written and fun.

Posted By: Styrbiorn
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 04:47

Originally posted by Dawn

yikes I should have thought that 17 was Styrbiorn. Nice job Swede.

Too bad it was the Norwegian who solved it.

J/k, I hoped you'd eventually get it. It's pretty easy once you know what to do with the motto.

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

Thanks!

As guidelines for future quizzes, how did you like this quiz? I thought that this edition was harder than the last one. Before the quiz, poirot told me that this quiz would be challenging because of the obscure answers in some of the answers. The score results confirmed the difficulty, with 16 points at the high end, the quiz turned out to be more challenging than some of the previous.

On the other hand, I thought that many of the mid-level questions were well-written and fun.

I didn't have time to participate fully, but I did look around a little. I liked them a lot. I think the first few are too easy, and one or two of the hard ones doesn't really give a hint where to start (mine own included, without the hint

). Just minor details that is, nice job.

Posted By: Praetor
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 06:09

As my partner Knights has already said we enjoyed competing despite the mentioned technical difficulties (and others). And Iwould like to congratulate Decebal on yet another Total Quiz victory! as well as among others Dawn for getting that impossible 17th question. I know know half the writers of the renaisance world (and 90 percent of Florentine authors) because of it. I would like to thank the moderators for thier efforts and wish a swift and painful death to Styrbiorn for writing question 17 (just joking (or am I Wink

)).

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

The award for being the Most Formidable New Challenger to Old Establishment:
Knights/Praetor

I humbly accept this award in the name of the revolution.

Originally posted by Imperator Invictus

Decebal is set to join the TQ moderator staff for the next TQ and Northman just just joined in, so the future TQ's should be quite interesting. Wink

I congratulate Decebel on his well timed retirement from competing the TQ Clap

. With his retirement the total quiz enters a new era, the question is who's era will it be: Dawn's, Praetor-Knights or perhaps Styrbiorn's?

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Posted By: Decebal
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 09:17

I'd like to congratulate everyone who took part in the quiz: the competitors (especially Dawn, Praetor/Knights and Rider) for a game well played and to Invictus and poirot for moderating. I'm looking forward to my new role, though I will look back fondly on all the fun I had with these quizzes. It's going to be fun coming up with questions for future ones.

Ohh and a suggestion: perhaps we could have a tournament of champions at some point in the future, where competitors who have finished in the top three in past quizzes could compete, and where all the questions would be difficult...

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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
Napoleon Bonaparte

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.- Mohandas Gandhi

Posted By: malizai_
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 10:02

well done Decebal.

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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 10:48

My congratulations too to the winners and everyone involved.

This one was rather odd to me. I either got the questions pretty well straight off, or I made no headway at all. In the past there have usually been a few questions where I managed to work out the answers through researching. But this time I couldn't add anything to my first effort.

But as usual I also managed to learn a lot of stuff I didn't know before even though it was totally irrelevant to the quiz.

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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 11:26

congratulations to Knights/Praetor, Rider and all that played. It was a really tough one.

A special congratulations to Decebal. That win makes you tied for most wins ever with Serge L. He is in very good company.

Thanks to all the mods for an excellantly run quizz - one of the best! The authorship removal was a nice twist hope you do it again.

And last but not least a speical thanks to Imperator Invictus. The quizz has changed alot under his guidence. It has become more ordered. Now there is a set time between quizzes and a balance of hard and easier questions. The quality and wording of the questions has improved and I think the number of regular participants has grown. Thank you so much for all you have done.

On to the questions: this round had some real duzzers.

"one or two of the hard ones doesn't really give a hint where to start (mine own included, without the hint ). "

that's not true as far as #17 goes. the clue was in plain sight. "fabled soildier motto " was a give away but in my case got discarded in round one after a few hours. with noware else to go in round two I checked into those guys more and the answer apeared from thin air. Moral of the story don't discard your first instinct just case you think you know the subject matter.

The other really tough ones where just as they should be - hard and obscure even if a couple involved chinese history. It is so hard for me to read- very confussing.

My vote for best question goes to #17. Just the kind that I like hard but with the hidden clue that makes it solvable.

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 14:05

Lol... I would more like to write questions that to answer them,... (hint... hint...)

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Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 14:26

Originally posted by Decebal

Ohh and a suggestion: perhaps we could have a tournament of champions at some point in the future, where competitors who have finished in the top three in past quizzes could compete, and where all the questions would be difficult...

Sounds excellent! I'm up for a challenge like that.

Originally posted by Question 17

Bohuslav of Svamberk

This was my favourite question by far. I was sure from the beginning that it had to do with Zizka, if only I had known the author (Timotheus) I woud have been certain! I researched Hussite History for several hours (good reading actually) and eventually came across the Battle of Vysehrad after looking through numerous wikipedia, other website and britannica articles. At the bottom of the article was a short bit about Bohuslav of Svamberk, filling the criteria. And BAM, the question was answered! Good question Timotheus.

Also liked how the Barcelona question was written, and question 18 by our good friend Decebal.

- Knights -

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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 14:40

I'll write three questions for the experts one... be sure to contact me. I promise you will not regret it!!!! You'lll end up knowing every lord that has ever lived in Eastern Europe between 1200 and 1700...

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Posted By: Timotheus
Date Posted: 29-Jan-2007 at 21:25

Hey, thanks. I had come across this (and other) interesting notes and added them to my paper, but forgotten to send rider the updated version...so, be thankful for Wikipedia! And good job with the dedication -- I couldn't spend several hours just to answer a question LOL

that one wasn't so tough once I got marlene deitrich out of my head. simple search - affair with war hero - second page 11 reply

The question was made easy for me because of a biography I read of Lord Nelson -- it took five seconds of "oh yeah her!! what was her name...?" and ten seconds on Wikipedia for the answer.

And Paracelsus -- I knew his name (as probably a lot of us do) but I had no idea he did all that. Well phrased question, I was sidetracked into Swiss mercenaries.

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Opium is the religion of the masses.

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Posted By: Serge L
Date Posted: 04-Feb-2007 at 10:46

Originally posted by Dawn

c A special congratulations to Decebal. That win makes you tied for most wins ever with Serge L.

This kind of remarks make me feel like an old man turned into legend (stress on old Ouch

)

However, congrats, Decebal

I have to find some time to participate to TQ(s) again, so I will not be just a glory of the past anymore, hopefully. When is the next quiz supposed to have place?