No Yi rule, you can ask a question about your own country.
First pitch:
Who was the one British Prime Minister of the 19th century to attend neither a public school or Oxbridge?
Boot?
Peel?
Someone early enough and rich enough to be home educated. Pitt?
no, no, no
Gonna go with Gladstone.
Had to immediately check myself and am way wrong. :P
Quote from: Tonitrus on April 06, 2021, 03:25:01 PM
Gonna go with Gladstone.
Had to immediately check myself and am way wrong. :P
Fairly sure he went to Oxford and was later their MP?
Edit: Pam?
Lord North??
no no
[spoiler]Disreali[/spoiler]
Y'all can either jump in with a new question or give others the opportunity to guess.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 04:41:19 PM
[spoiler]Disreali[/spoiler]
Y'all can either jump in with a new question or give others the opportunity to guess.
[spoiler]I was going to say "of course the Jew didn't go to public school", but according to Wiki his older brothers did, so it wasn't anti-semitism.[/spoiler]
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 04:41:19 PM
[spoiler]Disreali[/spoiler]
Y'all can either jump in with a new question or give others the opportunity to guess.
What was slightly interesting about the 1997 election defeat of Conservative MP Henry Bellingham in the North West Norfolk constituency?
His opponent was dead at the time of the election?
Quote from: mongers on April 06, 2021, 04:55:34 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 04:41:19 PM
[spoiler]Disreali[/spoiler]
Y'all can either jump in with a new question or give others the opportunity to guess.
What was slightly interesting about the 1997 election defeat of Conservative MP Henry Bellingham in the North West Norfolk constituency?
Bring back the Yi rule!
Quote from: Jacob on April 06, 2021, 04:58:43 PM
His opponent was dead at the time of the election?
Nope, but in one sense he did have another 'opponent' who was long dead.
Hint:
The sitting conservative MP lost the seat to the Labour candidate by around 1,300 votes, because the Referendum party ran a candidate, one Roger Percival who polled nearly 3,000 and split the right-wing vote.
Bellingham and Percival were outrageous homosexualist lovers and Percival only ran because of a lover's spat.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 05:29:34 PM
Bellingham and Percival were outrageous homosexualist lovers and Percival only ran because of a lover's spat.
Perhaps nearer, alternatively I'll give you the link to the answer and you/others can continue to guess or not?
I have to go and do something.
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8375544.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8375544.stm)
I've got one.
Name the one US island that is allowed by the [obscure branch of the government in charge of this shit] to have an apostrophe in its name.
Cribbed from Jeopardy.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 05:37:03 PM
I've got one.
Name the one US island that is allowed by the [obscure branch of the government in charge of this shit] to have an apostrophe in its name.
Cribbed from Jeopardy.
It's probably on the northeast coast.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 05:37:03 PM
I've got one.
Name the one US island that is allowed by the [obscure branch of the government in charge of this shit] to have an apostrophe in its name.
Cribbed from Jeopardy.
St.James's Island or is it King James's Island?
no
Wasn't this on QI btw? Is Martha's Vineyard an island?
Quote from: Liep on April 06, 2021, 05:50:27 PM
Wasn't this on QI btw? Is Martha's Vineyard an island?
Don't know what QI is, and the Vineyard is an island.
One of the Hawaiian islands? Would have thought several of them.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 06, 2021, 05:51:52 PM
Quote from: Liep on April 06, 2021, 05:50:27 PM
Wasn't this on QI btw? Is Martha's Vineyard an island?
Don't know what QI is, and the Vineyard is an island.
Stephen Fry saying stuff that are quite interesting.
Quote from: Liep on April 06, 2021, 05:55:04 PM
Stephen Fry saying stuff that are quite interesting.
Ah, that show. I've watched a few clips. I think the factoids are fun, but the smug superiority of the panel puts me off.
It's your go Liep if you have something.
I'll go with the latest question I remember from a Trivial Pursuit game: From who did East Timor last win independence?
Quote from: Liep on April 06, 2021, 06:05:12 PM
I'll go with the latest question I remember from a Trivial Pursuit game: From who did East Timor last win independence?
Australia.
Australia as a technicality?
But Indonesia really. De facto. Portugal de jure.
Quote from: Tyr on April 06, 2021, 06:12:40 PM
Australia as a technicality?
But Indonesia really. De facto. Portugal de jure.
I'm pretty sure the answer was Indonesia, wikipedia might correct me.
Is Squeeze too newbie to remember the old trivia threads?
In case you are Squeeze, the person with the correct answer wins the right to ask the next question.
If you have bupkiss you can always pass your turn.
In the 1970 election how did Edward Heath lose the vote in the Bexley constituency yet Edward Heath became prime minister out of the election?
Bexley had a disproportional amount of Edward Heaths running?
Quote from: Liep on April 07, 2021, 02:24:01 AM
Bexley had a disproportional amount of Edward Heaths running?
As a one year old living in Bexley at the time I can confirm that's correct. Two Edward Heaths stood.
Yes. Right first time.
And it changed the system forever.
https://www.markpack.org.uk/107255/political-leaflets-used-look-two-edward-heaths-ballot-paper/
If we're going to get tons of arcane questions about British electoral results I call for the reestablishment of the Yi rule. :P
Who is the only other Dane to win the Tour of Flanders besides Kasper Asgreen?
I'm struggling to find none-googleable questions but maybe someone remembers one of the greatest Danish cyclists of all time. (HINT :P)
Bjarne Riis? :P
Dopey Dopersson?
Bjarne Rhubl?
Quote from: PDH on April 07, 2021, 08:44:55 AM
Dopey Dopersson?
He has of course admitted to doping, but everyone was doped in the 90's so it was still fair play.
And two hints: #1 it's sen not son. #2 His nickname is Il Biondo.
Quote from: Liep on April 07, 2021, 11:59:36 AM
Quote from: PDH on April 07, 2021, 08:44:55 AM
Dopey Dopersson?
He has of course admitted to doping, but everyone was doped in the 90's so it was still fair play.
And two hints: #1 it's sen not son. #2 His nickname is Il Biondo.
Fair play except for Riis who apparently had a heart that could pump cement through his veins. :P
I can only think of Rasmussen, but I'm pretty sure it's not him.
Quote from: Maladict on April 07, 2021, 12:33:32 PM
I can only think of Rasmussen, but I'm pretty sure it's not him.
He was riding for the same team when he won Flanders as Rasmussen did when he got booted from the Tour.
Ahh, Rasmussen "I never got caught I just disappeared for a few months after doping so I could later test clean."
Quote from: PDH on April 07, 2021, 12:46:00 PM
Ahh, Rasmussen "I never got caught I just disappeared for a few months after doping so I could later test clean."
To be fair everyone was doped in the 00's so it was still fair play. :P :unsure:
It was of course the great Rolf Sørensen!
New round:
Name three actors who have played CIA analyst Jack Ryan
Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and I want to say Brad Pitt (some film where he's doing something with the IRA)?
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 12:54:23 PM
Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and I want to say Brad Pitt (some film where he's doing something with the IRA)?
Baldwin, Krasinski and Harrison Ford.
Quote from: Barrister on April 07, 2021, 01:01:22 PMBaldwin, Krasinski and Harrison Ford.
:huh: Weirdly the IRA movie I was thinking of co-stars Harrison Ford (it's also dreadful). But yeah it's not a Jack Ryan film
Floor's open.
Quote from: Barrister on April 07, 2021, 01:01:22 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 12:54:23 PM
Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and I want to say Brad Pitt (some film where he's doing something with the IRA)?
Baldwin, Krasinski and Harrison Ford.
Also Ben Affleck and Chris Pine.
What's the only country in Africa that still has a capital city that is definitely named after a European explorer? Bonus: who?
What is the fat content of blue whale milk?
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 01:18:04 PM
What's the only country in Africa that still has a capital city that is definitely named after a European explorer? Bonus: who?
Brazzaville?
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 01:18:04 PM
What's the only country in Africa that still has a capital city that is definitely named after a European explorer? Bonus: who?
John Cairo? Antonio Xavier Mogadishu?
Probably in the western part of Africa someplace. I am going to guess Brazzaville...but I am not familiar with European Explorers outside of big ones like Da Gama and Cabral and Magellan and those guys.
Damn it! BB beat me.
That city just sounds very European compared to other African capitals.
Quote from: Valmy on April 07, 2021, 01:26:38 PM
Damn it! BB beat me.
That city just sounds very European compared to other African capitals.
That's all I was going off of.
RSA and Pretoria?
You can have Brazzaville then and I will guess Windhoek. For Heinrich Windhoek maybe.
Windhoek?
Quote from: Barrister on April 07, 2021, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 01:18:04 PM
What's the only country in Africa that still has a capital city that is definitely named after a European explorer? Bonus: who?
Brazzaville?
Is correct!
Capital of Congo - named after Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.
Quote from: Jacob on April 07, 2021, 01:32:19 PM
RSA and Pretoria?
Fair - I thought I'd carved it out by specifying explorer but it's named after a voortrekker/settler so maybe not specific enough :hmm:
Edit: (I was obsessed with capital cities as a kid and have a weird amount of residual useless trivia :lol:)
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 01:34:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 07, 2021, 01:20:49 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 07, 2021, 01:18:04 PM
What's the only country in Africa that still has a capital city that is definitely named after a European explorer? Bonus: who?
Brazzaville?
Is correct!
Capital of Congo - named after Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.
No, the correct answer is Congo (Republic). :goodboy:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 07, 2021, 01:32:34 PM
Windhoek?
Capital of Nambia and founded by Euro settlers.
Quote from: Valmy on April 07, 2021, 01:49:56 PM
Capital of Nambia and founded by Euro settlers.
Not Zamibia?
Namibia. Sorry, typo.
And no not Zamibia :P
Some typos are more costly than others in the post-Trump age.
You know what Valmy? I was wondering why you were Texasplaining Windhoek to me then I read back and realized I posted my guess right after yours.
Texasplaining :lol:
Quote from: Jacob on April 07, 2021, 01:18:33 PM
What is the fat content of blue whale milk?
I know it's the highest of any animal, but no idea how much. Let's say 40%?
Quote from: The Larch on April 07, 2021, 03:04:48 PM
Quote from: Jacob on April 07, 2021, 01:18:33 PM
What is the fat content of blue whale milk?
I know it's the highest of any animal, but no idea how much. Let's say 40%?
~40% is correct!
Damn that a lot of fat
In relation to which campaign does the quote "veni, vidi, vici: apply?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 26, 2021, 03:23:07 PM
In relation to which campaign does the quote "veni, vidi, vici: apply?
Crap, I knew this. Once :(
I've heard this, but since history is for nerds I didn't pay enough attention.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 26, 2021, 03:23:07 PM
In relation to which campaign does the quote "veni, vidi, vici: apply?
Caesar's conquest of Gaul?
Ceasar's campaign in the Pontus?
Name the one woman executed by the US in the 20th century for a crime other than murder.
Ethel Rosenberg?
yup
An easy one for some here: what is the only surviving Pre-Indo-European language native to Europe?
Basque?
Basque in the glory of being the first one to get it right (though it took you a minute and 39 seconds to do so).
Sorry, I don't have notifications on.
146 people died in a fire at which factory in New York in 1911?
Something Shirt Something. That's all I remember. I do recall reading about the fire. Victims were overwhelming immigrant women, and the fire was, I believe the most deadly in NYC history until 9/11.
Right track.
Quote from: grumbler on July 03, 2021, 06:41:14 AM
An easy one for some here: what is the only surviving Pre-Indo-European language native to Europe?
I think that Finnish is native to Europe... Also all those weird languages in the Caucuses.
Triangle Shirt Factory
Yep.
What, if any, was the relationship between Thomas Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell?
Distant cousin? :hmm:
Hmm. Too vague.
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 03, 2021, 02:30:46 PM
Distant cousin? :hmm:
Aren't they like one century apart from each other?
Quote from: The Larch on July 03, 2021, 02:43:45 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on July 03, 2021, 02:30:46 PM
Distant cousin? :hmm:
Aren't they like one century apart from each other?
Yep - hence distant :P Second or third cousin maybe, I'm not sure.
[spoiler]My source says great grand nephew.[/spoiler]
A desire to bath in the blood of Irishmen?
I guess I always thought Oliver was a descendent of Thomas. I guess this is where I learn that is not true.
Oh...well that isn't too far off.
Quote from: Valmy on July 03, 2021, 03:08:42 PM
A desire to bath in the blood of Irishmen?
I guess I always thought Oliver was a descendent of Thomas. I guess this is where I learn that is not true.
Do you mean ancestor?
Quote from: Eddie Teach on July 03, 2021, 03:17:55 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 03, 2021, 03:08:42 PM
A desire to bath in the blood of Irishmen?
I guess I always thought Oliver was a descendent of Thomas. I guess this is where I learn that is not true.
Do you mean ancestor?
Oliver was the ECW general (17th Century). Thomas was Henry VIII's chief minister during VIII's chief mischiefs (16th Century).
My bad.
Judith Love Cohen was an aerospace engineer who worked on the guidance system of the Minutemen missiles and the Abort-Guidance system of the Apollo lunar module which played a critical role in saving Apollo 13.
She is also the mother of an actor/comedian. Who is he?
Jack Black.
Correct :)
Continuing with the space race theme:
Astronaut candidates that wanted to join the Mercury program (the famous Mercury Seven) had to fulfill a series of criteria, such as being qualified jet pilots, having at least 1.500 hours of flight time, and having a bachelor's degree, but they also had a couple of more arbitrary ones related to their age and height. Which were these requiriments?
They had to be white.
At least 30 years old and under 5ft 10"?
24 hour rule, or something.
Which five nationalities were present at The Battle of The Boyne?
I say nationalities because two of them, the English and the Irish, were not countries. So what are the other three.
Orcs, elves and dwarves?
So close.
English, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Scottish, (Ulster) Scots and probably several more.
The source I used to check my answer doesn't mention Germans (except for the Protestant commander from the HRE), Scots, or Ulster Scots.
French yes, Dutch yes, I'm looking for one more, kind of an odd ball.
Swiss?
Swedish?
Danish?
Great, now I'm hungry.
Emperor Franz Joseph had one condition for approving the use of gas by Austro-Hungarian forces in WW1. What was it?
Quote from: The Brain on July 11, 2021, 03:47:25 AM
Emperor Franz Joseph had one condition for approving the use of gas by Austro-Hungarian forces in WW1. What was it?
Only as retaliation?
Don't kill any horses?
Quote from: Maladict on July 11, 2021, 04:01:17 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 11, 2021, 03:47:25 AM
Emperor Franz Joseph had one condition for approving the use of gas by Austro-Hungarian forces in WW1. What was it?
Only as retaliation?
Correct. Austria-Hungary would have to be attacked with gas first.
Easy one for the Byzantards: Emperor Constans II considered moving the capital from Constantinople to which city?
Syracuse. :blush:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 10, 2021, 11:56:09 PM
24 hour rule, or something.
In case anyone was curious, the criteria for Mercury astronauts were that they should not be older than 40 or taller than 5'10".
I might have asked this one before.
What is the origin of the term golf caddy, as in a person who carries your bag of clubs?
Hint: it's related to Scotland. :D
24 hour rule? :P
A German politician developed a soy based sausage in 1916. He tried to have it patented but failed in Germany and could only get a patent in the UK, dated June 1918.
Who was he?
Oscar Meyer?
Graf von Tofu.
No.
Wilhem Von Quornenburg
Martin Prinz.
It was a well known post-WW2 politician.
Adenauer.
Korrekt.
Bismarck said that if the world was ending he'd move to a certain part of Germany. Which part?
Saxony?
Nein.
Quote from: The Brain on July 20, 2021, 05:34:11 AM
Bismarck said that if the world was ending he'd move to a certain part of Germany. Which part?
The part of the moon with the secret nazi moonbase with the V2 rockets?
Quote from: mongers on July 20, 2021, 06:51:31 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 20, 2021, 05:34:11 AM
Bismarck said that if the world was ending he'd move to a certain part of Germany. Which part?
The part of the moon with the secret nazi moonbase with the V2 rockets?
That wasn't an official part of Germany.
Rugen?
Edit: just looked it up after making my guess. The reason he gave for his choice is quite amusing.
No.
Maybe obvious, but here's a hint anyway: of course it was the most backwards part of Germany.
Bavaria would be the sensible answer
It would be, but alas no.
If Syt or someone doesn't know it I guess we're screwed.
I know (or believe I know) but didn't want to hog it. :)
I would not have guessed though I've been there on vacation.
IIRC it was Mecklenburg, because everything there happens 100 years later?
Saarland?
Quote from: Syt on July 20, 2021, 08:20:40 AM
IIRC it was Mecklenburg, because everything there happens 100 years later?
Korrekt.
I cede the floor. -_-
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?
Resurrection is a non-trivial feat.
5!
27!
Quote from: Tyr on July 20, 2021, 12:24:11 PM
5!
Nein! (no, that's not the answer, that's just "no" in German)
Zero. BANZAI
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?
The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2021, 03:57:02 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?
The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.
I'll accept that. USS Laffey (DD-724) was hit by six kamikazes and four bombs and survived. Nicknamed "The Ship That Would Not Die," she's a museum ship in Charleston now.
You're up.
I am impressed Maladict
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 05:13:19 PM
Quote from: Maladict on July 20, 2021, 03:57:02 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 20, 2021, 12:15:28 PM
What was the largest number of kamikaze strikes (in one engagement) survived by an allied warship?
The ship that would not die? I forget its name, and probably never knew the number of strikes.
I'll accept that. USS Laffey (DD-724) was hit by six kamikazes and four bombs and survived. Nicknamed "The Ship That Would Not Die," she's a museum ship in Charleston now.
You're up.
Laffey, that's the one. Thanks.
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 20, 2021, 06:00:11 PM
I am impressed Maladict
I like to look up cool museum ships in the US (there are so many!) in case I'm ever in the area.
Back to ancient times: According to tradition, where did Alaric take his loot from the sack of Rome?
Quote from: Maladict on July 21, 2021, 06:11:27 AM
Back to ancient times: According to tradition, where did Alaric take his loot from the sack of Rome?
Ebay?
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Yes Agel, I think you've got it, that does sound very familiar.
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Yeah, it was up by Narbo in Roman Gaul, but I don't remember the name of the town. Colleen McCullough had a fun little story about that...
Tolusa. It was the "Gold of Tolusa"
Sounds like a good way tolusa your gold. ;)
Quote from: grumbler on July 21, 2021, 08:59:38 AM
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Yeah, it was up by Narbo in Roman Gaul, but I don't remember the name of the town. Colleen McCullough had a fun little story about that...
Tolusa. It was the "Gold of Tolusa"
I haven't looked it up but that sounds like two stories getting mixed up?
The Gold of Tolosa was gold left in the care of the locals who were related to members of a tribal alliance that went off to invade Italy (once again, without looking it up I want to say it was the Cimbri-Teutones group and it was the gold from their decade and more of wandering that they left behind before going off to launch a two pronged invasion of Italy that was beaten by Marius and his co-consul.)
McCullough believed or created the theory that a Servilius Caepio had arranged to have it removed from Tolosa and then to have the convoy ambushed and its guards killed so he could steal it for himself IIRC. She also stated it was kept at the bottom of a local set of sacred or artificial ponds by the local tribe.
Alaric's gold would have been buried in Italy.
I heard Alaric's crap was in Italy, but it's been years since I read about it.
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Yes, he was buried with it, allegedly in a river bed near Cosenza in southern Italy.
But as others have noted, it is a story attributed to various historical figures.
I was confusing Alaric and Brennus, anyway.
Geese. :wub:
Quote from: grumbler on July 21, 2021, 11:32:46 AM
I was confusing Alaric and Brennus, anyway.
My first reaction to your post was Brennus but then I second guessed myself into thinking that was too far in the past compared to when the gold disappeared. :blush:
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Question:
Around the year 300, how many 3rd (III) Legions were in service with the Roman Empire?
3.
Quote from: grumbler on July 21, 2021, 01:37:26 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 12:34:05 PM
Quote from: The Brain on July 21, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
3.
Nope.
III
:lol:
I really, really wish it was that number just for the amusement factor, but unfortunately...no
Now, if we were talking 1AD and not 300AD you would have been right.
V!
Quote from: grumbler on July 21, 2021, 08:59:38 AM
Quote from: Agelastus on July 21, 2021, 08:20:22 AM
Did he bury it then divert a river over the site so no-one would find it?
Yeah, it was up by Narbo in Roman Gaul, but I don't remember the name of the town. Colleen McCullough had a fun little story about that...
Tolusa. It was the "Gold of Tolusa"
Huh
Just read about this. The gallic invasion of Greece is not something I've ever heard of. Sounds so impossibly unlikely and bizzare on the surface of it.
I should have taken classics at a level.
IIRC it was something silly like 5 or 6 3rd legions. Yet the silliest was the 1st legion, of which there were more than 10. There were 5 Legio I Flavia + extra apellative alone.
Actually, open floor. I withdraw my question as I should have said 200 AD as the year, not 300 AD.
The answer should have been five -
III Augusta (Raised by Augustus)
III Cyrenaica (Raised by M. Antonius)
III Gallica (Raised by Caesar)
III Italica (Raised by Aurelius)
III Parthica (Raised by Severus)
Ah, so pre-Diocletian's reform then. That was a clearer time, as afterwards IIRC there was a lot of mix up with regular troops and border troops, with all of them being lumped together as legions while there were actually different ranks between them.
Now that we are talking about Imperial Roman Legions, a question about them!
By the early IIIrd century AD the overwhelming majority of Roman legions were stationed in the different border provinces, except for two. Which regions did those two legions cover?
One was stationed in Italia, the other Egypt?
Quote from: Caliga on July 21, 2021, 02:33:51 PM
One was stationed in Italia, the other Egypt?
One was in Italia itself, yeah (the
Legio II Parthica, stationed near Rome itself), and there was one in Egypt as well (the
Legio II Traiana Fortis, stationed in Alexandria), but in my book Egypt is sort of a border province, so I wasn't counting it.
Ah ok, yeah I guess Egypt is a border province.
Iberia?
Quote from: The Brain on July 21, 2021, 02:54:16 PM
Iberia?
Yup,
Legio VII Gemina, stationed in modern León.
I, genuis. :smarty:
Open floor.
So, the breakdown was something like this (around the end of Septimius Severus' reign, 211 AD):
In Europe:
- 6 legions in the Upper Danube border (provinces of Raetia, Noricum and Pannonia).
- 6 in the Lower Danube border (Dacia and Moesia)
- 4 in the Rhine border (Upper and Lower Germania)
- 3 in Britannia.
- 1 in Italia.
- 1 in Iberia.
In Asia:
- 6 legions in Siria.
- 2 in Cappadocia.
- 2 in Mesopotamia.
In Africa:
- 1 in Egypt.
- 1 in Numidia.
For a grand total of 33 active legions.
"Our" local legions were from the early 2nd century till ca. the 5th century Legio X Gemina in Vindobona and Legio XIV Gemina in nearby Carnuntum.
Quote from: Syt on July 21, 2021, 03:23:31 PM
"Our" local legions were from the early 2nd century till ca. the 5th century Legio X Gemina in Vindobona and Legio XIV Gemina in nearby Carnuntum.
There was a 3rd legion stationed in what is today's modern Austria, the Legio II Pia Italica, which was stationed a place called Enns, in the current border of Upper and Lower Austria, in what was then the province of Noricum. The two you mention were in Upper Pannonia, and there were another two in Lower Pannonia (modern Hungary), and another one in Raetia, in Regensburg, in modern Bavaria.
This one is impossible, so anyone within a 1,000 miles gets the win.
What is the origin of the word "malapropism?"
Looked it up. No where near what I would have guessed
Was it a character named Mrs Malaprop?
Who said:
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its rights, which are as worthy of protection as any other rights. Nor is it denied that there is, and probably always will be, a relation between labor and capital producing mutual benefits. The error is in assuming that the whole labor of community exists within that relation."
Adam Smith?
Mr. Ed?
No and no.
Friedrich Engels
No. Not an economist (or at least not known as such to me).
Emile Durkheim?
John Locke?
No. grumps was in the right century, with his guess of Engels.
Abe Lincoln?
Quote from: Razgovory on August 07, 2021, 11:11:39 AM
Abe Lincoln?
Correct.
Source is the First Annual Message, dated 3rd December 1861.
https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-3-1861-first-annual-message
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 03, 2021, 07:06:59 PM
This one is impossible, so anyone within a 1,000 miles gets the win.
What is the origin of the word "malapropism?"
Isn't it a character - I want to say in a Richard Sheridan play? Mrs Malaprop.
Raz leaves the floor open.
Which two actors hold the record for most academy award nominations without a win, and how many times were they nominated?
Peter O'Toole? I think he was nominated 6-7 times.
I think Glenn is one but I don't know how many times.
Nicholas Cage.
Or someone in that unexpected vein.
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 08, 2021, 08:31:20 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 03, 2021, 07:06:59 PM
This one is impossible, so anyone within a 1,000 miles gets the win.
What is the origin of the word "malapropism?"
Isn't it a character - I want to say in a Richard Sheridan play? Mrs Malaprop.
Much closer than 1,000 miles, but unfortunately Mrs. Malaprop was already guessed upstream.
It was O'Toole and Close, and the total was eight nominations without a win. An interesting side note is that O'Toole's nominations were all for leading roles, whole Close's noms were 50-50 between lead and supporting. I'm not sure which record is the more impressive.
I'm going to assume that garbo's "Glenn" was Glenn Close and give the win to him.
I assume it was Swedish footballer Glenn Hysén. Or Swedish footballer Glenn Strömberg.
Quote from: The Brain on August 08, 2021, 01:17:18 PM
I assume it was Swedish footballer Glenn Hysén. Or Swedish footballer Glenn Strömberg.
I thought he meant Glenn Ford.
Quote from: grumbler on August 08, 2021, 01:13:57 PM
It was O'Toole and Close, and the total was eight nominations without a win. An interesting side note is that O'Toole's nominations were all for leading roles, whole Close's noms were 50-50 between lead and supporting. I'm not sure which record is the more impressive.
I'm going to assume that garbo's "Glenn" was Glenn Close and give the win to him.
I'm happy to give it to Sheilbh as he also guessed a number of noms while I gave half a name. :blush:
But yes, meant the perennially robbed Glenn Close.
Quote from: Tyr on August 08, 2021, 11:23:14 AM
Nicholas Cage.
Or someone in that unexpected vein.
He has a win. :contract:
Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 08, 2021, 02:41:47 PM
Quote from: Tyr on August 08, 2021, 11:23:14 AM
Nicholas Cage.
Or someone in that unexpected vein.
He has a win. :contract:
Yes. It's a sign of the crap that is the Oscars that Cage has won one in only two nominations, but O'Toole, Close, Burton, Finney, Raines, Kerr, and Ritter have zero in 43 nominations.
Who coined the term "factoid?"
I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 05, 2021, 10:33:32 PM
Who coined the term "factoid?"
I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.
Churchill?
I'm sure he would guess Churchill in the first year. Now if it was Churchill's mother's hairdresser, that might take longer.
You could probably guess any person of note in a year. Provided you knew of them in the first place.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 05, 2021, 10:33:32 PM
Who coined the term "factoid?"
I would never have guessed in a bajillion years.
Author Douglas Coupland, coiner of "Generation X" and McJobs?
Edit: nope, though I was sort of on the right track.
New question: In 1869, Welshman John Hughes founded a city in the Russian Empire around his coal and steel businesses. The city was called "Hughesovka" (or: Yuzovka).
What name does the city have today?
Had to wiki it, interesting answer.
Volgagrad?
I got it with my second guess. Volgograd was my first.
Volgograd is not correct.
Donetsk?
Quote from: Caliga on December 13, 2022, 10:15:24 AMDonetsk?
Yeah somewhere like that, I've read about the guy's story before, but won't google it, see if my memory works in a while.
I'm thinking it's in or near Ukraine. In the 19th century a lot of foreign investors were allowed to build factory cities there by the Imperial government.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's Donetsk.
Cal = nerd
I swear I didn't cheat. :showoff:
I figured it was in Ukraine due to what I said earlier, and remembered Donetsk used to be named Stalino which means 'Steel' (and I thought I also read that it wasn't named for Comrade Stalin, but for its steel works).
I knew it was Donetsk, but only because I was familiar with details of Khrushchev's biography.
Looks like Cal has not.
John Paul Jones fought the Serapis in a ship named in honor of whom?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 13, 2022, 05:56:57 PMLooks like Cal has not.
John Paul Jones fought the Serapis in a ship named in honor of whom?
USS Led Zeppelin ?
No.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 13, 2022, 05:56:57 PMLooks like Cal has not.
John Paul Jones fought the Serapis in a ship named in honor of whom?
Ben Franklin's imaginary everyman.
correct
What is the only US Navy (or even non-RN) ship to ever fly the Admiralty Pennant (signifying that the RN's Board of Admiralty was meeting onboard)?
Bonus question: what were the circumstances?
USS Missouri for the surrender of Japan?
I was going to suggest a war meeting of FDR and Churchill which I seem to recall was held aboard a ship in the Atlantic, but I don't recall its name.
Quote from: Syt on December 14, 2022, 01:59:00 AMI was going to suggest a war meeting of FDR and Churchill which I seem to recall was held aboard a ship in the Atlantic, but I don't recall its name.
Well they met on the HMS Prince of Wales that was part of Force Z that was sunk by the Japanese later that year, but I guess they also met on an American ship during that conference. :hmm:
Not sure what that ship was named though.
USS Enterprise for some Magic carpet thingy?
USS Ponce. The Admiralty briefly transferred there from HMS Cockchafer for the lols.
Quote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 02:44:28 AMUSS Enterprise for some Magic carpet thingy?
Yep. The
Enterprise was engaged in Magic Carpet in Europe, when the Admiralty decided to give it this unique honor in recognition of its outstanding contributions to victory in the War in the Pacific.
Your turn.
Why is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Quote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:19:31 AMWhy is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii? :P
Quote from: Maladict on December 14, 2022, 10:32:13 AMQuote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:19:31 AMWhy is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii? :P
Well, yes, but I want the origin story.
Hawaii wanting to keep both Britain and the US chill/defending the neutrality of Hawaii between them.
Did the Hawaiians capture a flag from Cook and adopt it as their own? :hmm:
Quote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:34:43 AMQuote from: Maladict on December 14, 2022, 10:32:13 AMQuote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:19:31 AMWhy is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii? :P
Well, yes, but I want the origin story.
Just saw a YouTube thing on flags and they said the emperor of Hawaii thought they flag looked cool and wanted to use it. He also hoped it would lead to joining the uk/being an Allie, but that never happened.
Quote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:34:43 AMQuote from: Maladict on December 14, 2022, 10:32:13 AMQuote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:19:31 AMWhy is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii? :P
Well, yes, but I want the origin story.
I thought it was a flag that represented the union of the islands of Hawaii into one kingdom and by complete coincidence it just happened to resemble the Union Jack of Great Britain.
Quote from: HVC on December 14, 2022, 01:17:43 PMQuote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:34:43 AMQuote from: Maladict on December 14, 2022, 10:32:13 AMQuote from: Threviel on December 14, 2022, 10:19:31 AMWhy is there a Union Jack in the Hawaiian state flag?
Because it was also in the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii? :P
Well, yes, but I want the origin story.
Just saw a YouTube thing on flags and they said the emperor of Hawaii thought they flag looked cool and wanted to use it. He also hoped it would lead to joining the uk/being an Allie, but that never happened.
Close enough, the king was gifted it by some explorer and liked it better than the Russian.
YouTube comes through once again :P
Random animal trivia you'll never forget:
Dolphins are mamamals and so nurse their young; where are their nipples located?
On their boobs.
Quote from: HVC on December 14, 2022, 04:48:18 PMDolphins are mamamals and so nurse their young; where are their nipples located?
On Uranus.
Quote from: grumbler on December 16, 2022, 05:25:08 PMQuote from: HVC on December 14, 2022, 04:48:18 PMDolphins are mamamals and so nurse their young; where are their nipples located?
On Uranus.
On
her anus :P . Or at least next to it on the sides of her genital slit (proper term lol).
Natures weird.
You're up :)
Sir Isaac Newton personally successfully prosecuted and saw executed 28 men. What was their crime?
Counterfeiting?
Correct. Your turn.
I don't have one queued up, open floor.
Maybe an easy one: 19th century German scientist/chemist Justus von Liebig is generally credited with inventing which British food?
Synthetic rubber?
Marmite
I think I got it but I'm out so floor open.