Total Quiz XII
Archived questions and answers to AE's history contest
Total Quiz XII was held on January 26, 2006. Questions from this edition of the quiz can be viewed below.
-- Summary --
Quiz moderators: Imperator Invictus, Dawn
Winner: Decebal
Total Quiz XII
| 1. | What city in Mesopotamia is said to have contained the "Hanging Gardens" and was the capital of the Chaldeans until it was captured by Cyrus the Great? | |
| 2. | What commander of the "Afrika Korps" was nicknamed "the Desert Fox"? | |
| 3. | Who were the two U.S. political rivals who died on the exact same day? | |
| 4. | My first marriage was to an armaments manufacturer, but that marriage failed and I escaped Nazi Germany to the United States, beginning a career in Hollywood. Don't take me as a bimbo, because I have both beauty and brains. I co-invented the frequency hopping technique used in radio control for torpedoes, although my patient expired before it was taken seriously by the U.S. Navy. Who am I? | |
| 5. | I am the third wife of a Roman emperor, who was more than 30 years my senior. Legend has it I once challenged a famous Roman prostitute to a competition: to see who would wear out more men. I was executed by my husband, the emperor, when he was convinced that I plotted to overthrow him with my lover. Who am I? | |
| 6. | After my husband's death, I took over and ruled alone as queen. I was a capable ruler and I liked to style myself after other famous queens, naming myself as their successors. I conquered a large amount of land and named myself Empress and my son Emperor, but I eventually lost an important war and my empire was destroyed. According to some sources, the one who conquered me was impressed by my accomplishments and granted me an estate where I spent the rest of my life. Who am I? | |
| 7. | I successfully carried on the family seafaring business while bearing four children. I married my second husband in order to obtain his house, survived imprisonment in a jail, and had Queen Elizabeth I as a pen pal. Who am I? | |
| 8. | Question removed because the original intended answer was incorrect. | |
| 9. | I was the first from my country to receive world wide fame in science. The discovery I jointly made has saved the life of millions over the years. I was recognized by many awards in my lifetime including a Nobel Prize, a military Cross and a Knighthood. Without me many would not find life so sweet. Who am I? | |
| 10. | Hero and poet famous for debauchery. I went to jail for kidnapping my future wife and was banished for a piece of my work, after which I took up practising medicine of some sort. I finally died as a result of my lifestyle. Who am I? | |
| 11. | Father, daughter, and son. Turbulence, rumors, murder, and tales of shocking irregularity defined the portrait of this powerful family. The father partied like a real party animal and fathered the daughter and the son with a mistress. The daughter partied as hard as the father, and as rumor has it, she even bore the father a child through incestuous lust. The handsome son was as notorious, a criminal mind, yet the same qualities made him a model of "virtue" for a great writer of the time. Name the father, the daughter, and the son. | |
| 12. | 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 successors was ceded some time in the 20th century. He has also inspired a fictional character of a famous writer who also wrote about a trip upriver.) | |
| 13. | I am a scholar general. In my prime, I applied my military genius to defeat and capture a rebel prince, but my military achievement was blemished by my emperor, who released the rebel prince so that he could capture the rebel prince himself. I started my own school of thought, and as a result, my name is listed among some of the most revered educators in the history of my country. I died in my fifties. Who am I? | |
| 14. | While I was alive, men trembled at my feet. After my death, men dared not disturb my peace, in fear of my curse. Legend has it that whoever opened up my tomb shall doom his entire country to a great calamity. Centuries afterwards, someone finally dug me up, and his nation paid dearly for his act. Who am I, and what was the calamity, disaster, or terrible event that nearly destroyed his country? | |
| 15. | 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? | |
| 16. | According to legend, I was one of the most skilled warriors this country has ever seen. I used to stand in a specific place and challenge passers-by to a fight. I defeated hundreds of my opponents and took their swords. But my last opponent managed to defeat me and from that moment I became his devoted companion. i) Who am i? ii) Who is the opponent who defeated me? | |
| 17. | He spent most of his long reign of almost 50 years fighting over 50 battles with the enemies of his small country. He won most of these battles and would usually erect a monastery to commemorate each of his victories. In recent times he has been canonized as a saint. His most implacable enemy eventually overcame his successors. His cousin, although less important historically, is a lot more famous then he is. Who is he, and who is his cousin? | |
Question Authors: (user who contributed the question) 1. Imperator Invictus; 2. Imperator Invictus; 3. Poirot; 4. Poirot; 5. Poirot; 6. Imperator Invictus; 7. Dawn; 8. Not Available; 9. Dawn; 10. Not Available; 11. Poirot; 12. Decebal; 13. Poirot; 14. Poirot; 15. Imperator Invictus; 16. Perseas; 17. Not Available;
Original Quiz Thread: The quiz thread on the forum can be viewed at:
http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13583 |
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