Total Quiz XIII - Results and Awards

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" Hey, I am quite sure I got the 8th question right...Is there a problem?"

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Edited by Imperator Invictus - 28-Oct-2006 at 12:30

wowwww...decebal...

Lol congrats to Decebal. However, remember that round two questions are worth two points so the five players below decebal on the table can still win this quiz.

I think that my answer of question 18 is correct.Why i have 0,5 points.At least can you tell me my mistake?

You didn't write in the name of the assasin and the (original) name of the King for that question, and Poirot was scoring strictly on parts.


Edited by Imperator Invictus - 28-Oct-2006 at 12:40

We must keep in mind ..we are versing 'The Decebal'...
I must also say good work to Styrbiorn , oh and Praetor lol
keep up the fantasmic work
peace out



Edited by Knights - 28-Oct-2006 at 12:44

Kapikulu,

The term alliance is used loosely.  If I remember correctly, Ali Pasha of Janina/Yanya needed French assistance to extend his interests in the Adriatic/Ionian Sea, but switched to favor the English upon Napoleon's defeat.

Question 16 was the last question made for the quiz.  Just before the quiz started, Imperator and I decided that in order for the quiz to reflect the diversity of All Empires, we needed a question on the Ottoman Empire, given the number of Turkish members in the forum.

I tried to add many constraints to my questions this time around so that questions are not ambiguous.  In fact, it is why my questions - even the harder ones - were answered so easily by Decebal and other masters.   Looking back on question 16, I confess I could have put more constraints and lessened the prose a bit - if Imperator and I had more time. 

Indeed, the Lord Byron bit was a constraint - an important one actually because it also hints about Greek independence. 


Edited by poirot - 28-Oct-2006 at 14:01

glce2003,

For question 18, there are three constraints that differentiate the answer from any typical prince plots against king answer:

1. The intervention of a court doctor, as explained in the answer key.

2. The ambassador carrying a map of a region in the prince's realm.  The region was a very fertile area in the state of Yan.  Prince Dan knew that  Zheng, the king of Qin, desired that fertile area, and thus had the assassin carry such a map.  The murder weapon - a short sword/dagger - was hidden within the map, which was then rolled up.

3. The ambassador also carried the head of someone the king wanted dead.  That someone was an ex-Qin general who escaped from the state of Qin to the state of Yan.  When the ex-Qin general heard about the plot to assassinate King Zheng, he volunteered his own head for Jing Ke, the assassin, as a lure. 

The map and the head allowed Prince Dan to fool King Zheng of Qin into meeting the fake ambassador from the state of Yan.

Edited by poirot - 28-Oct-2006 at 13:47

No, sharing answers is no allowed.

Bummer - I missed the quiz this time. It was exactly on the time for my departure and travelling home from vacation.