- Rotating Quiz #233: Don't Know Much About History - 5 Updates
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| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 25 07:36PM This is Rotating Quiz 233. Entries must be posted by Sunday, October 2nd 2016 at 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner gets to create the next RQ. Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each one. Only one answer is allowed per question. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be posting order. Casting about for a theme, I discovered that 233 was the birth year of Chen Shou, the great Chinese historian. So this quiz is about works of history and historians. (It could have been all about details of Chinese history, so you are getting off easy.) The theme does not affect the scoring. 1. However, we'll start with a Chinese history question. Chen Shou wrote a work generally titled in English as Chronicles of the <answer 1>. Much later Luo Guanzhong used this as a basis for his novel Romance of the <answer 1>, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. While you probably haven't read either book, the novel has inspired lots of things, including many computer and video games. What's the rest of the title? 2. He is probably best known for being a member of Monty Python, but he has also produced a number of television series on historical topics and written a book examining the history behind the caharacter of the knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 3. You are probably familiar with the quip that the Holy Roman Empire was not holy, Roman, or an empire. This originated in a two-volume history of Germany titled Annales de l'Empire written by which French author? 4. Another famous statement about history is this one, which is often "quoted" in an abbreviated form: Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. This is the first sentence of the English version of a work by which historian? The subject is Louis Napoleon's 1851 coup. 5. This Greek historian is the first person in the Western world known to have tried to write actual history by collecting and correlating information, as opposed to repeating legends. His history of the Greco-Persian Wars was highly influential and led to him being called the Father of History. However, he was criticized for including legendary material even in his own time and some later called him the Father of Lies because of the unreliability of his work. 6. This writer is probably best known today for being an early espouser of the "Great Man" theoru of history, but before that he wrote a lengthy history of the French Revolutin which was extremely popular (and used a source for Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities). The first of the three volumes of this history had to be rewritten from scratch because John Stuart Mill's maid thought the manuscript was scrap paper and burned it. 7. This Greek historian never mentioned <answer 5> by name but is thought to allude to him in some critical statements. His history of the Peloponnesian Wars relies on eyewitness accounts (including his own) and is still studied today, particularly in military colleges. 8. This Byzantine historian wrote official histories of Justinian's reign full of the expected panegyrics about Justinian and also Belisarius, the historian's patron. He also wrote a secret history full of stories putting Justinian and Theodora in the worst possible light; the truth is presumably somewhere in the vast gulf between the two. (Certainly the secret history is not entirely reliable since at one point it claims Justinian could make his head disappear.) 9. Behemoth is the title of a work about the English Civil Wars by which 17h-century English historian? 10. Shakespeare's conception of Richard III (and much of the current popular image of him) derives largely from History of King Richard III written by this man. He was mentored by John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was one of Richard's enemies, and modern historians believe the work is heavily influenced by Morton's opinions, with some even thinking that Morton wrote it and <answer 10> merely edited it. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 25 05:13PM -0500 Dan Blum: > So this quiz is about works of history and historians. Aieee! > (It could have been all about details of Chinese history, so you > are getting off easy.) Yes, well, not very. About 8 random guesses follow. > Chinese literature. While you probably haven't read either book, the > novel has inspired lots of things, including many computer and video > games. What's the rest of the title? Emperors. > he has also produced a number of television series on historical > topics and written a book examining the history behind the caharacter > of the knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Gilliam. > was not holy, Roman, or an empire. This originated in a two-volume > history of Germany titled Annales de l'Empire written by which French > author? Voltaire. > first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. > This is the first sentence of the English version of a work by which > historian? The subject is Louis Napoleon's 1851 coup. Tonybee. > the Father of History. However, he was criticized for including > legendary material even in his own time and some later called him the > Father of Lies because of the unreliability of his work. Herodotus. > first of the three volumes of this history had to be rewritten from > scratch because John Stuart Mill's maid thought the manuscript was > scrap paper and burned it. Toynbee. > thought to allude to him in some critical statements. His history of > the Peloponnesian Wars relies on eyewitness accounts (including his > own) and is still studied today, particularly in military colleges. Thucydides. > light; the truth is presumably somewhere in the vast gulf between the > two. (Certainly the secret history is not entirely reliable since at > one point it claims Justinian could make his head disappear.) Scully. > 9. Behemoth is the title of a work about the English Civil Wars by > which 17h-century English historian? Toynbee. > Canterbury, who was one of Richard's enemies, and modern historians > believe the work is heavily influenced by Morton's opinions, with some > even thinking that Morton wrote it and <answer 10> merely edited it. Johnson. -- Mark Brader | "While President Obama isn't from Kenya, he is a Keynesian-- Toronto | so you can see where the confusion arises." msb@vex.net | --Supreme Court brief by Cato Inst. & P.J. O'Rourke My text in this article is in the public domain, and you can keep it. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 25 07:25PM -0500 In article <ns990h$2hb$1@reader2.panix.com>, tool@panix.com says... > the Father of History. However, he was criticized for including > legendary material even in his own time and some later called him the > Father of Lies because of the unreliability of his work. Herodotus > one point it claims Justinian could make his head disappear.) > 9. Behemoth is the title of a work about the English Civil Wars by > which 17h-century English historian? Hobbes -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 25 08:33PM -0700 On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 5:36:49 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote: > Chinese literature. While you probably haven't read either book, the > novel has inspired lots of things, including many computer and video > games. What's the rest of the title? Three Kingdoms > he has also produced a number of television series on historical > topics and written a book examining the history behind the caharacter > of the knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Palin > was not holy, Roman, or an empire. This originated in a two-volume > history of Germany titled Annales de l'Empire written by which French > author? Zola? > first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. > This is the first sentence of the English version of a work by which > historian? The subject is Louis Napoleon's 1851 coup. Macauley > the Father of History. However, he was criticized for including > legendary material even in his own time and some later called him the > Father of Lies because of the unreliability of his work. Herodutus > first of the three volumes of this history had to be rewritten from > scratch because John Stuart Mill's maid thought the manuscript was > scrap paper and burned it. Johnson > thought to allude to him in some critical statements. His history of > the Peloponnesian Wars relies on eyewitness accounts (including his > own) and is still studied today, particularly in military colleges. Thucydides > one point it claims Justinian could make his head disappear.) > 9. Behemoth is the title of a work about the English Civil Wars by > which 17h-century English historian? Hobbes? > Canterbury, who was one of Richard's enemies, and modern historians > believe the work is heavily influenced by Morton's opinions, with some > even thinking that Morton wrote it and <answer 10> merely edited it. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 26 01:32AM -0700 Dan Blum wrote: > he has also produced a number of television series on historical > topics and written a book examining the history behind the caharacter > of the knight from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Terry Jones ?? > was not holy, Roman, or an empire. This originated in a two-volume > history of Germany titled Annales de l'Empire written by which French > author? Voltaire > the Father of History. However, he was criticized for including > legendary material even in his own time and some later called him the > Father of Lies because of the unreliability of his work. Herodotus > first of the three volumes of this history had to be rewritten from > scratch because John Stuart Mill's maid thought the manuscript was > scrap paper and burned it. Um... John Stuart Mill (just a wild guess, mind you) > Canterbury, who was one of Richard's enemies, and modern historians > believe the work is heavily influenced by Morton's opinions, with some > even thinking that Morton wrote it and <answer 10> merely edited it. Francis Bacon ?? -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 25 08:14PM -0700 On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 4:02:59 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > where was I going? > St. Ives. (It's a poem.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Chris, Marc, > Stephen, and Gareth. *and Calvin* :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 26 01:21AM -0500 "Mark Brader": > > where was I going? > > St. Ives. (It's a poem.) 1 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Chris, Marc, > > Stephen, and Gareth. "Calvin": > *and Calvin* :-) Huh? Oh, I see. Here's what happened. You put an extra ">" before question #3, like this: | > 2. The 1980s American TV series "St. Elsewhere" was set at an | > inferior hospital. What was its actual name? | | Chicago General Hospital | | > > 3. If every wife had seven sacks, and every sack had seven cats, | > where was I going? | | St Ives So my scripts missed that question number and showed you as having given "Chicago General Hospital" and "St Ives" as two answers to question #2; and I didn't think to check whether that was what you intended. Scores, if there are *now* no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTALS Dan Blum 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 11 "Joe" 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 10 Chris Johnson 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 10 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 "Calvin" 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 Marc Dashevsky 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 Pete Gayde 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 5 7 11 10 3 2 7 3 8 6 0 8 6 2 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I shot a query into the net. msb@vex.net | I haven't got an answer yet..." --Ed Nather My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 25 01:25PM +0200 On 2016-09-24 20:33, Mark Brader wrote: > Great One -- Alexander the Great, of the original Macedonia. > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. Philip > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? Aristotoles > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? Darius IV > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? India > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. Iran > svavfuvat frpbaq ba "Nzrevpna Vqby". Anzr gung cresbezre. > 5. The title character of "House, M.D." was played by Hugh Laurie. > What was the character's first name? Gregory > 6. What drug was Dr. House addicted to? vicodin -- -- Björn |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 25 02:57PM > * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Alexander the Great > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. Philip > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? Aristotle > 4. Naturally, Alexander was educated by <answer 3> in what we would > call the classics. He carried into battle a copy of which work, > annotated by <answer 3> himself? Plato's Dialogs > 5. *What role* did Bucephalus play in Alexander's military > campaigns? After his death, he was honored by having a city > named after him. He was Alexander's horse > was proclaimed leader of the <answer 6>. Which Greek city > revolted against him, and was subsequently sacked and destroyed > by Alexander, leaving behind only the home of the poet Pindar? Thebes; Corinth > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? Darius > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? India; Pakistan > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. Iran; Afghanistan > * Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - Genius TV > 2. The title was not actually spelled "Numbers". How was it > spelled? Exact answer required. Numb3rs > 7. According to the opening-title sequence of "The Big Bang Theory", > our whole universe was in a what? (The answer is 3 words.) small dense point > real-life Ph.D. in the same field as the character. Who's that? > (Give either the person's real name, or either the first or > last name of the character.) Mayim Bialik > BEER... CAN PRESCRIBE DRUGS" [punctuation sic]. Give the > character's first name as seen in the title -- *correct spelling > required*. Doogie -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 25 12:33PM -0700 On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 2:33:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > I wrote one of these rounds. the genius tv round? > Great One -- Alexander the Great, of the original Macedonia. > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. philip ii of macedon > ruthless -- in the arts of realpolitik, in advancing the position > of her grandson after Alexander's death. Angelina Jolie played > her in Oliver Stone's film "Alexander". Name her. olympias > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? aristotle > 4. Naturally, Alexander was educated by <answer 3> in what we would > call the classics. He carried into battle a copy of which work, > annotated by <answer 3> himself? iliad > 5. *What role* did Bucephalus play in Alexander's military > campaigns? After his death, he was honored by having a city > named after him. that's the name of alexander's horse > 6. In 337 BC, Alexander's father <answer 1> united the Greek > states -- with the exception of Sparta -- into what organization, > with himself as hegemon, or president? league of corinth > was proclaimed leader of the <answer 6>. Which Greek city > revolted against him, and was subsequently sacked and destroyed > by Alexander, leaving behind only the home of the poet Pindar? thebes > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? darius iii > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? india > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. iraq > 1. The series "Numbers" revolved around the Eppes ["Eps"] family -- > Charlie the mathematician, Don the FBI agent, and their father > Alan. Name any one of the three actors who played them. judd hirsh > 2. The title was not actually spelled "Numbers". How was it > spelled? Exact answer required. Numb3rs > 3. This lead character of this current series, Walter O'Brien, is > a real person who is also one of the show's executive producers. > He's played by Elyes Gabel on the show. Give the title. scorpion ; </scorpion> > who until then was working as a waitress. Paige is played > by a singer and actress who first came to public attention by > finishing second on "American Idol". Name that performer. katharine mcphee > 5. The title character of "House, M.D." was played by Hugh Laurie. > What was the character's first name? gregory > 6. What drug was Dr. House addicted to? vicodin > 7. According to the opening-title sequence of "The Big Bang Theory", > our whole universe was in a what? (The answer is 3 words.) hot dense state > real-life Ph.D. in the same field as the character. Who's that? > (Give either the person's real name, or either the first or > last name of the character.) dr. amy farrah fowler ; mayim bialik > BEER... CAN PRESCRIBE DRUGS" [punctuation sic]. Give the > character's first name as seen in the title -- *correct spelling > required*. doogie > 10. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13. > Who played Doogie Howser? neil patrick harris swp |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 25 08:27PM -0700 On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 4:33:32 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Great One -- Alexander the Great, of the original Macedonia. > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. Philip > ruthless -- in the arts of realpolitik, in advancing the position > of her grandson after Alexander's death. Angelina Jolie played > her in Oliver Stone's film "Alexander". Name her. Won't come dammit... > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? Aristotle > 4. Naturally, Alexander was educated by <answer 3> in what we would > call the classics. He carried into battle a copy of which work, > annotated by <answer 3> himself? Plato's "Republic" > 5. *What role* did Bucephalus play in Alexander's military > campaigns? After his death, he was honored by having a city > named after him. It was ATG's horse > 6. In 337 BC, Alexander's father <answer 1> united the Greek > states -- with the exception of Sparta -- into what organization, > with himself as hegemon, or president? Macedon? > was proclaimed leader of the <answer 6>. Which Greek city > revolted against him, and was subsequently sacked and destroyed > by Alexander, leaving behind only the home of the poet Pindar? Thebes, AThens > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? Darius > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? India, China > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. India, China > Alan. Name any one of the three actors who played them. > 2. The title was not actually spelled "Numbers". How was it > spelled? Exact answer required. Numb3rs > required*. > 10. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13. > Jub cynlrq Qbbtvr Ubjfre? cheers, calvin |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 26 04:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:n92dnSRTZP5qW3vKnZ2dnUU7- > Great One -- Alexander the Great, of the original Macedonia. > 1. Alexander's father was himself King of Macedonia. What was > his name? You don't need to provide his number. Philip > 3. *Which sage* tutored Alexander in various aspects of learning > from the age of 13 to 16, but was apparently unable to convince > him that it was okay to keep non-Greeks as slaves? Aristotle; Socrates > 8. Who was the Persian king defeated by Alexander after a series > of battles ending with the Battle of Guagamela ["GO-guh-MEE-luh"] > in 331 BC? Xerxes > 9. The easternmost point that Alexander reached in his journey of > conquest is located in which country today? India; Pakistan > result of foul play, but maybe not. And maybe you remember > the ancient city where it happened, but, again, you only need > to tell us the modern-day country where the place is located. Iran; Afghanistan > Alan. Name any one of the three actors who played them. > 2. The title was not actually spelled "Numbers". How was it > spelled? Exact answer required. Numb3rs > 5. The title character of "House, M.D." was played by Hugh Laurie. > What was the character's first name? > 6. What drug was Dr. House addicted to? Cocaine > 7. According to the opening-title sequence of "The Big Bang Theory", > our whole universe was in a what? (The answer is 3 words.) Hot dense state > real-life Ph.D. in the same field as the character. Who's that? > (Give either the person's real name, or either the first or > last name of the character.) Amy > BEER... CAN PRESCRIBE DRUGS" [punctuation sic]. Give the > character's first name as seen in the title -- *correct spelling > required*. Doogie Howser > 10. Please complete the previous question before decoding the rot13. > Jub cynlrq Qbbtvr Ubjfre? Neil Patrick Harris Pete Gayde |
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