History Trivia Thread Reducks

[Caliga]

Dude, you asked the question!  I do happen to know the answer...

Nice.

[The Brain]

There are formal rules and then there are informal rules. I don't know if we have a formal rule about for instance no dates/years but the informal rule is enough.

[Caliga]

At one point there was the something corollary which stated you are not to ask questions such as:

Q.  How many Union soldiers were killed at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863?
A. 3,218.

[Admiral Yi]

At one point there was the something corollary which stated you are not to ask questions such as:

Q.  How many Union soldiers were killed at Gettysburg on July 2nd, 1863?
A. 3,218.

We still have that.  The Timmy Rule.

[Eddie Teach]

Honestly, we just need to have question-givers stop trying to impress everybody with their arcane knowledge.

[The Brain]

Honestly, we just need to have question-givers stop trying to impress everybody with their arcane knowledge.

Yes, when American posters try that it just gets very awkward.

[Agelastus]

Honestly, we just need to have question-givers stop trying to impress everybody with their arcane knowledge.

I thought that was the whole point of a thread listed as "Trivia"...

[Eddie Teach]

Nah, the point of trivia is for the people *answering* to impress people. For that to happen, there needs to be some likelihood that people will actually know the answers.

[Admiral Yi]

I think it's perfectly acceptable to ask a question that makes people say, "I didn't know that, that's kinda cool."

[Viking]

What was the belgian guy's name?

[The Brain]

Nah, the point of trivia is for the people *answering* to impress people. For that to happen, there needs to be some likelihood that people will actually know the answers.

Yes, but the likelihood must be fairly small.

[The Brain]

I think it's perfectly acceptable to ask a question that makes people say, "I didn't know that, that's kinda cool."

It is. The possible outcomes of a non-fail question is 1) a correct answer that is impressive 2) no correct answer but an interesting explanation by the guy who asked 3) neither 1 nor 2 but at least some interesting points were made by the guessers 4) other (boobs etc).

[garbon]

What was the belgian guy's name?

That's a very vague question.

[Agelastus]

What was the belgian guy's name?

That's a very vague question.

I assume he is referring to the current question about King Stephen's Flemish mercenary - which I am ashamed to say I do not know the answer to, although I will guess at Eustace de Warrenne.

[garbon]

I assume he is referring to the current question about King Stephen's Flemish mercenary - which I am ashamed to say I do not know the answer to, although I will guess at Eustace de Warrenne.

I know.