| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 23 01:51PM > * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Conquerors > 1. From 334 to 326 BC, he conquered 2,180,000 square miles of > territory, from the Balkans to as far as the Indus River. Alexander the Great > 2. From 1370 to 1402, he conquered 2,145,000 sq.mi. This included > most of the Near East, from the Indus river to the Mediterranean > Sea. Timur > 3. From 1933 to 1942, conquered 1,370,000 sq.mi., an area that > included most of continental Europe, from the English Channel > to the outskirts of Moscow, and from North Africa to Norway. Hitler > 4. From 1796 to 1810, he conquered 720,000 sq.mi., including France, > Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Spain. Napoleon I > 5. From 997 to 1030, he conquered 680,000 sq.mi. His empire > extended from the Indian Ocean to the Amu Darya River, and from > the Tigris east to the Ganges River. Ashoka > 6. From 1531 to 1541, he conquered 480,000 sq.mi. He subjugated > the Incan empire, which extended from modern Ecuador south > through to Bolivia. Pizarro > 7. From 1519 to 1526, he conquered 315,000 sq.mi., defeating the > Aztecs. He seized Central and South Mexico and later subjugated > Guatemala and Honduras to Spanish rule. Cortez > 8. From 1206 to 1227, this man conquered 4,860,000 sq.mi. His > empire spanned from China to Southern Siberia and Central Asia. Genghis Khan > 9. From 433 to 453, he conquered 1,450,000 sq.mi. He ruled an > empire encompassing Central and Eastern Europe and the Western > Russian plain. Attila the Hun > 10. From 559 to 539 BC, he conquered 2,090,000 sq.mi. He conquered > the Median (or Medean) Empire, Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, > Palestine, the Indus Valley, and Southern Turkestan. Cyrus the Great > 2. Two hard-hitting dramas whose stories relate to crime in > different ways, these movies from 2001 and 2003 won the Best > Actress Oscar for Halle Berry and Charlize Theron respectively. Monster's Ball and Monster > 3. In 1964, Sean Connery was James Bond. In 1995 it was Pierce > Brosnan. Goldfinger and Goldeneye > Rogers, with Marilyn Monroe appearing as a secretary, and > Howard Hawks directed. Their title is the same, so we only > need one answer. Monkey Business -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 23 08:29PM +0200 > * Game 1, Round 2 - History - Conquerors > 1. From 334 to 326 BC, he conquered 2,180,000 square miles of > territory, from the Balkans to as far as the Indus River. Alexander the Great > 2. From 1370 to 1402, he conquered 2,145,000 sq.mi. This included > most of the Near East, from the Indus river to the Mediterranean > Sea. Tamerlame > 3. From 1933 to 1942, conquered 1,370,000 sq.mi., an area that > included most of continental Europe, from the English Channel > to the outskirts of Moscow, and from North Africa to Norway. Adolf Hitler > 4. From 1796 to 1810, he conquered 720,000 sq.mi., including France, > Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Spain. Napoléon Bonaparte > 6. From 1531 to 1541, he conquered 480,000 sq.mi. He subjugated > the Incan empire, which extended from modern Ecuador south > through to Bolivia. Velazquez > 7. From 1519 to 1526, he conquered 315,000 sq.mi., defeating the > Aztecs. He seized Central and South Mexico and later subjugated > Guatemala and Honduras to Spanish rule. Cortez > 8. From 1206 to 1227, this man conquered 4,860,000 sq.mi. His > empire spanned from China to Southern Siberia and Central Asia. Djenghis Khan In fact he started earlier - more or less with the iconic two empty hands. But the 25 years went to unite the Mongols. > 9. From 433 to 453, he conquered 1,450,000 sq.mi. He ruled an > empire encompassing Central and Eastern Europe and the Western > Russian plain. Attila the Hun > 10. From 559 to 539 BC, he conquered 2,090,000 sq.mi. He conquered > the Median (or Medean) Empire, Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, > Palestine, the Indus Valley, and Southern Turkestan. Cyrus the Great |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 24 12:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V8idnSqYp8h3C2zDnZ2dnUU7- > and dates are, of course, AD unless otherwise indicated. > 1. From 334 to 326 BC, he conquered 2,180,000 square miles of > territory, from the Balkans to as far as the Indus River. Alexander the Great > 3. From 1933 to 1942, conquered 1,370,000 sq.mi., an area that > included most of continental Europe, from the English Channel > to the outskirts of Moscow, and from North Africa to Norway. Adolf Hitler > 4. From 1796 to 1810, he conquered 720,000 sq.mi., including France, > Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Spain. Napoleon Bonaparte > 7. From 1519 to 1526, he conquered 315,000 sq.mi., defeating the > Aztecs. He seized Central and South Mexico and later subjugated > Guatemala and Honduras to Spanish rule. Cortes > 8. From 1206 to 1227, this man conquered 4,860,000 sq.mi. His > empire spanned from China to Southern Siberia and Central Asia. Genghis Khan > 9. From 433 to 453, he conquered 1,450,000 sq.mi. He ruled an > empire encompassing Central and Eastern Europe and the Western > Russian plain. Attila the Hun > 10. From 559 to 539 BC, he conquered 2,090,000 sq.mi. He conquered > the Median (or Medean) Empire, Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, > Palestine, the Indus Valley, and Southern Turkestan. Cyrus I; Cyrus II > bus; the 1942 movie stars Robert Cummings as a man falsely > accused of being an enemy agent, and climaxes on the Statue of > Liberty's torch. "Sabotage," "Saboteur > 2. Two hard-hitting dramas whose stories relate to crime in > different ways, these movies from 2001 and 2003 won the Best > Actress Oscar for Halle Berry and Charlize Theron respectively. "Monster's Ball," "Monster" > 3. In 1964, Sean Connery was James Bond. In 1995 it was Pierce > Brosnan. "Goldfinger," "Goldeneye" > The 1991 film, directed by Lars von Trier, features an American > whose loyalties are divided when he takes a job on the German > railways after the war. "Europa Europa," "Europa" > starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, with a screenplay by > Raymond Chandler. The other is a 2006 adaptation of a James > Ellroy novel, with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson. "The Blue Dahlia," "The Black Dahlia" > Rogers, with Marilyn Monroe appearing as a secretary, and > Howard Hawks directed. Their title is the same, so we only > need one answer. "Monkey Business" > 1939 Jimmy Stewart plays an unconventional heir to a Senate seat. > Jean Arthur co-stars in both movies. The titles have the *same > number* of words, but differ in *two places*. "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" > drug dealers in Colombia and foiling another murder in the US. > Then in 2004, Tom Cruise gets into Jamie Foxx's taxicab and > soon reveals himself to be a murderer. "Collateral Damage," "Collateral" > Garson twice. In 1999, Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas > are drawn together when they realize their spouses, both killed > in the same plane crash, were having an affair together. "Random Harvest," "Random Hearts" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 23 05:09PM -0700 On 6/22/20 10:45 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > and dates are, of course, AD unless otherwise indicated. > 1. From 334 to 326 BC, he conquered 2,180,000 square miles of > territory, from the Balkans to as far as the Indus River. Alexander the Great > 2. From 1370 to 1402, he conquered 2,145,000 sq.mi. This included > most of the Near East, from the Indus river to the Mediterranean > Sea. Tamerlane > 3. From 1933 to 1942, conquered 1,370,000 sq.mi., an area that > included most of continental Europe, from the English Channel > to the outskirts of Moscow, and from North Africa to Norway. Hitler > 4. From 1796 to 1810, he conquered 720,000 sq.mi., including France, > Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and Spain. Napoleon > 6. From 1531 to 1541, he conquered 480,000 sq.mi. He subjugated > the Incan empire, which extended from modern Ecuador south > through to Bolivia. Pizarro > 7. From 1519 to 1526, he conquered 315,000 sq.mi., defeating the > Aztecs. He seized Central and South Mexico and later subjugated > Guatemala and Honduras to Spanish rule. Cortez > 8. From 1206 to 1227, this man conquered 4,860,000 sq.mi. His > empire spanned from China to Southern Siberia and Central Asia. Genghis Khan > 9. From 433 to 453, he conquered 1,450,000 sq.mi. He ruled an > empire encompassing Central and Eastern Europe and the Western > Russian plain. Attila the Hun > 10. From 559 to 539 BC, he conquered 2,090,000 sq.mi. He conquered > the Median (or Medean) Empire, Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, > Palestine, the Indus Valley, and Southern Turkestan. Cyrus the Great -- Dan Tilque |
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