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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 8:53:05 GMT
World History XIII Quiz
Here is another themed quiz, this time with two differing themes...
1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
(a) Victorian Britain
1 What did navvies do ?
2 Under what did the Brunels tunnel in 1843 ?
3 Which public holidays began in 1871 ?
4 Who wrote a best-seller called Self-Help ?
5 Which structure had 33,000 iron columns ?
6 What was the "thin red line"?
7 In which 1843 book did Scrooge appear ?
8 Which movement did Keble and Newman lead ?
9 Which great scientist was the son of a blacksmith ?
10 Which painkiller did Queen Victoria praise ?
11 Which soldier was killed at Khartoum in 1885 ?
12 What were 'lucifers' ?
(b) Rome and Romans
13 Who were the Punic Wars between ?
14 Who heroically defended the Tiber Bridge ?
15 .....and who were the enemy ?
16 Which animal, legend said, suckled Rome's founders ?
17 Who crossed the Rubicon ?
18 Who wrote a book about his Gallic wars ?
19 What did Horace and Ovid do ?
20 What did a 'retiarius' fight with ?
21 Who ran away from Octavia ?
22 Who led the plot to kill Caesar ?
23 What was a hypocaust ?
24 Who or what were the plebs ?
No more than 5 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 24, 2013 10:42:25 GMT
6. A military action at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War
4. Samuel Smiles
1. They were manual labourers (dogs bodies ;D) on civil engineering projects
2. The Thames
5. The Great Conservatory in Derbyshire
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 25, 2013 10:20:20 GMT
11. General Gordon
3. Bank holidays via the Bank Holidays Act
7. A Christmas Carol
8. The Oxford Movement
13. Rome and Carthage
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2013 20:17:26 GMT
Can take all these together as a huge 24-hour gap in between ? 6. A military action at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War 4. Samuel Smiles 1. They were manual labourers (dogs bodies ;D) on civil engineering projects 2. The Thames 5. The Great Conservatory in Derbyshire 11. General Gordon 3. Bank holidays via the Bank Holidays Act 7. A Christmas Carol 8. The Oxford Movement 13. Rome and Carthage 6 top answer, 2pts 4 correct, 1pt 1 correct, 1.5pts.....the projects being mainly railways and canals, thus they were navigators - "navvies". 2 correct, 1pt 5 will give you a point although it's not the answer I have here so the question remains open. I must admit I had not heard of that structure, although I know of Chatsworth House and its Emperor Fountain - the highest in Britain. "Paxton was responsible, along with architect Decimus Burton, for Chatsworth's Great Conservatory, which began construction in 1836 and was completed in 1841. It was 277 feet (84 m) long, 123 feet (37 m) wide and 61 feet (19 m) high making it the largest glass house in the world at that time and cost £33,099."11 correct, 1pt + 1pt Oxon (Ian) bonus. ;D 3 top answer, 2pts 7 correct, 1pt 8 correct, 1pt 13 correct, 1.5pts Leader: BigPhilMac 14pts |
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Post by davejones on May 25, 2013 21:01:00 GMT
22. Longinus and Brutus
24. Ordinary land owning Roman citizens
4. I went to the library and asked for the self help section. The librarian said if he told me it wouldn't help me!
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Post by specialone on May 26, 2013 5:45:02 GMT
10 Chloroform. She actually made it acceptable for women to have pain relief during childbirth, before then it was not concidered to be the right thing to do.
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Post by BB Warrior on May 26, 2013 8:39:52 GMT
9. Michael Faraday.
12. An early form of match, the friction match.
14. Horatius.
15. The army of Clusium.
16. A she-wolf named Lupa.
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Post by daveuk1 on May 26, 2013 8:54:14 GMT
9 as an electrical engineer i would be shot if i didn't say the great Michael Faraday
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Post by BB Warrior on May 26, 2013 13:02:56 GMT
17. Julius Caesar's army, it was considered an action of insurrection and Caesar is reputed to have said "the die is cast".
18. Julius Caesar.
19. They were poets.
20. A weighted net, dagger and trident. They relied on speed and agility to beat their opponents who were normally heavily armoured gladiators.
22. The Senate of Rome, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus.... which led the the well known "et tu Brute" that legend states that Caesar said at the time although most reports indicate that he said nothing at the time of his death. :D
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 16:58:35 GMT
22. Longinus and Brutus 24. Ordinary land owning Roman citizens 4. I went to the library and asked for the self help section. The librarian said if he told me it wouldn't help me! 22 correct, 1.5pts... Longinus aka Cassius.24 Correct, 1pt - or the UK police - according to former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell ! ;D Plebians = the working poor, better off than slaves, but still with very little. 4 ok, 1 bonus point for the joke, but looks like you drew a blank. Leader: 1. BigPhilMac 14pts 2. DaveJones 3.5pts |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 17:01:16 GMT
10 Chloroform. She actually made it acceptable for women to have pain relief during childbirth, before then it was not concidered to be the right thing to do. Top answer, 2pts Leader: 1. BigPhilMac 14pts 2. DaveJones 3.5pts 3. SpecialOne 2pts |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 17:17:45 GMT
9. Michael Faraday. 12. An early form of match, the friction match. 14. Horatius. 15. The army of Clusium. 16. A she-wolf named Lupa. 9 correct, 1pt 12 correct, 1pt, plus a 1pt "friction match" (Kerr/Warrior v Jim/Chubbster next Wednesday ?) bonus. ;D 14 correct, 1pt 15 correct, 1pt. Clusium, an Etruscan city whose king Lars Porsena led them to battle.16 top answer, 2pts 9 as an electrical engineer i would be shot if i didn't say the great Michael Faraday .....and Daveuk1 gets the same answer just on the 15 minute threshold. Leaderboard: 1. BigPhilMac 14pts 2. BB Warrior 7pts 3. DaveJones 3.5pts 4. SpecialOne 2pts 5. Daveuk1 1pt |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 17:33:27 GMT
17. Julius Caesar's army, it was considered an action of insurrection and Caesar is reputed to have said "the die is cast". 18. Julius Caesar. 19. They were poets. 20. A weighted net, dagger and trident. They relied on speed and agility to beat their opponents who were normally heavily armoured gladiators. 22. The Senate of Rome, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus.... which led the the well known "et tu Brute" that legend states that Caesar said at the time although most reports indicate that he said nothing at the time of his death. :D 17 top answer, 2pts 18 correct, 1pt 19 yes, 1pt, plus tommo bonus, Ovid's Metamorphoses being one of my Latin set books: some of it very erotic, especially the graphic description of Leda and the Swan ! 20 top answer, 2pts ....a good example of this in the film Spartacus. 22 answer already gone (DaveJones) but 1 bonus point earned.... modern day equivalent when the Iron Lady was ousted by her senior colleagues.Leaderboard: 1. BB Warrior 15pts 2. BigPhilMac 14pts 3. DaveJones 3.5pts 4. SpecialOne 2pts 5. Daveuk1 1pt 5, 21 and 23 are left. |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 26, 2013 18:49:20 GMT
23. A system of ancient underfloor heating
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 19:40:09 GMT
23. A system of ancient underfloor heating Correct, 1pt: a warm-air central heating system for Roman houses. Leaderboard: 1= BB Warrior 15pts 1= BigPhilMac 15pts 3. DaveJones 3.5pts 4. SpecialOne 2pts 5. Daveuk1 1pt 5, 21 left. |
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Post by davejones on May 26, 2013 20:53:04 GMT
21. Skoda!
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 21:47:47 GMT
0.5 bonus. The Octavia is supposed to be a "BMW-beater" - hmm dunno about that. The new 'Superb' does however on first sight seem to live up to its name. That reminds me, used to go to Motor Shows locally (Redhill, Horsham) but they don't seem to have had any recently. :'( |
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Post by BB Warrior on May 26, 2013 23:08:52 GMT
21. Mark Antony.... straight into the arms of Cleopatra. :-*
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 23:32:12 GMT
21. Mark Antony.... straight into the arms of Cleopatra. :-* Yes, top answer for 2pts. A football match taking place tomorrow could lend a clue to the last one ! ;) Leaderboard: 1. BB Warrior 17pts 2. BigPhilMac 15pts 3. DaveJones 4pts 4. SpecialOne 2pts 5. Daveuk1 1pt |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 26, 2013 23:51:18 GMT
Ahhhh, at first i thought wembley, but it is in fact The Crystal Palace in London ;D named that way because of the lack of need for interior lighting!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2013 13:35:56 GMT
Ahhhh, at first i thought wembley, but it is in fact The Crystal Palace in London ;D named that way because of the lack of need for interior lighting! good answer, 1.5pts. Fell into disrepair in the 1910's, restored in the 1920's and completely destroyed by fire in 1936 (the glow visible over 8 counties). I wonder if the Palace will crash and burn again today ? :-/ Final points: 1. BB Warrior 17pts 2. BigPhilMac 16.5pts 3. DaveJones 4pts 4. SpecialOne 2pts 5. Daveuk1 1pt |
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