History Trivia Thread Reducks

[mongers]

bump, someone else ask a question.

[CountDeMoney]

Bump yourself, bitch.

[Jacob]

Alright - here's one to pass the time:



What is this item, what does it depict, and who had it made?

Extra points for elaborating on the events which may have inspired its manufacture.

[Razgovory]

That is a .Jpg file creating by you, Jacob.  You made it ask ask us questions in History Trivia thread.

[Jacob]

That is a .Jpg file creating by you, Jacob.  You made it ask ask us questions in History Trivia thread.

One mark for amusement factor

Final Mark: 1/10

Grade: F

Anyone else?

[Ed Anger]

Alright - here's one to pass the time:



What is this item, what does it depict, and who had it made?

Extra points for elaborating on the events which may have inspired its manufacture.

Lettow fails casting the moon runes, dies horribly. Squee.

[Razgovory]

Thanks to Malthus's link I found a mew is a collective noun for castrated chickens.  Seems appropriate really.

[Jacob]

Lettow fails casting the moon runes, dies horribly. Squee.

3 marks for being poetically apt. 1 for sound effects.

Final mark: 4/10
Grade: F

[Ed Anger]

I'm going to the dean. My precious child will not have a failing grade!

[Eddie Teach]

Extra points for elaborating on the events which may have inspired its manufacture.

I'm thinking perhaps a man getting eaten by a tiger?

[Jacob]

Extra points for elaborating on the events which may have inspired its manufacture.

I'm thinking perhaps a man getting eaten by a tiger?

Not a bad guess, but I am looking for something a little more specific 

[mongers]

Alright - here's one to pass the time:



What is this item, what does it depict, and who had it made?

Extra points for elaborating on the events which may have inspired its manufacture.

I can't place it, but I think I've seen the object in RL, it's not a musical box that commemorates the the Indian Mutiny, though that's probably too late as it looks mid 18th century.

[Jacob]

I expect you probably have seen IRL. You're also in the right geographical area, and you're correct - it's not to commemorate the Indian Mutiny.

[mongers]

I expect you probably have seen IRL. You're also in the right geographical area, and you're correct - it's not to commemorate the Indian Mutiny.

Yeah, so you'd give me about a D-   

It's a good question as it's such a wel known object, I probably saw it about two years ago.

[Admiral Yi]

A gift from French colonialists to some Indian ruler?