| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 08 12:50PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H-idnaDNE-cWv2bBnZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - The Middle Ages > 1. What international event was started by Pope Urban II's sermon > at the council of Clermont in 1095? the Crusades > in the snow to plead with Pope Gregory VII for absolution that > would end his excommunication. This dramatic and much-argued > event was called "The Humiliation of" *where*? Canossa > scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. > After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. > Which king? (Number required if applicable.) Edward II > Edward III passed a law in 1368 which commanded that all male > subjects instead practice *this military sport* for two hours > every Sunday under the supervision of the clergy? What sport? archery > was queen of both France and England. As queen of England she > encouraged her sons to rebel against their father, King Henry II. > Who is she? Eleanor of Aquitaine > 8. What was known as the "French disease"? syphilis > 9. The curriculum in medieval universities was divided into the > Trivium and the Quadrivium. Name any of the three components > of the Trivium. mathematics; rhetoric > A1. Born in 1791, he was an English mathematician, inventor, > and mechanical engineer. Oh, and he originated the concept > of a programmable digital computer. Babbage > A2. Also born in 1791, his main discoveries include the > principles underlying electromagnetic induction, > diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Faraday > (or Tories). The year before her death, a third party > was formed that would overtake those two within 20 years. > Which party? Labour > referee of sorts -- at the Treaty of Berlin, which gave > recognition to the three newest Central European states. > Name any of them. Romania; Bulgaria > C2. Canada, of course, took a step away from Mother England and > Victoria, as several colonies confederated together in 1867. > Where was this process repeated in the year of her death? Australia > * D. Victorian Authors > We'll name three works of a Victorian author; you name the author. > D1. "The Mill on the Floss", "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner". Eliot > D2. "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Under the Greenwood Tree", > "Far from the Madding Crowd". Hardy > E1. This actress has played Queen Victoria twice -- in > "Mrs. Brown" (or "Her Majesty Mrs. Brown") in 1997 and > in "Victoria and Abdul" in 2017. Name her. Dench > E2. Now living in America and married to the actor John > Krasinski, she played the new queen in 2009's "The Young > Victoria". Name her. Blunt -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 08 02:31PM > ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - The Middle Ages > 1. What international event was started by Pope Urban II's sermon > at the council of Clermont in 1095? The First Crusade > Queen Brigit of Sweden) with returning the papal throne to Rome. > Famous for her mystic visions, she wielded considerable political > power through her correspondences. Who was she? Hildegarde of Bingen (not the right answer, I am sure, since AFAIK ahe was not Italian) > scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. > After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. > Which king? (Number required if applicable.) Edward II > Edward III passed a law in 1368 which commanded that all male > subjects instead practice *this military sport* for two hours > every Sunday under the supervision of the clergy? What sport? archery > was queen of both France and England. As queen of England she > encouraged her sons to rebel against their father, King Henry II. > Who is she? Eleanor of Aquitaine > 8. What was known as the "French disease"? syphillis > 9. The curriculum in medieval universities was divided into the > Trivium and the Quadrivium. Name any of the three components > of the Trivium. rhetoric > A1. Born in 1791, he was an English mathematician, inventor, > and mechanical engineer. Oh, and he originated the concept > of a programmable digital computer. Charles Babbage > A2. Also born in 1791, his main discoveries include the > principles underlying electromagnetic induction, > diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Michael Faraday > (or Tories). The year before her death, a third party > was formed that would overtake those two within 20 years. > Which party? Labour > referee of sorts -- at the Treaty of Berlin, which gave > recognition to the three newest Central European states. > Name any of them. Liechtenstein > C2. Canada, of course, took a step away from Mother England and > Victoria, as several colonies confederated together in 1867. > Where was this process repeated in the year of her death? South Africa > * D. Victorian Authors > D1. "The Mill on the Floss", "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner". George Eliot > D2. "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Under the Greenwood Tree", > "Far from the Madding Crowd". Thomas Hardy > E1. This actress has played Queen Victoria twice -- in > "Mrs. Brown" (or "Her Majesty Mrs. Brown") in 1997 and > in "Victoria and Abdul" in 2017. Name her. Judi Dench > E2. Now living in America and married to the actor John > Krasinski, she played the new queen in 2009's "The Young > Victoria". Name her. Emily Blunt -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Jun 08 08:01PM +0100 On 2019-06-08 02:50:51 +0000, Mark Brader said: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-13, > and should be interpreted accordingly. Pedantry alert! > Gregory XI from Avignon to Rome in 1377, and was ended by the > Council of Constantine and the resignation of Pope Gregory XII > in 1415? It was the Council of Constance NOT Constantine. > Queen Brigit of Sweden) with returning the papal throne to Rome. > Famous for her mystic visions, she wielded considerable political > power through her correspondences. Who was she? It was St.Brigit NOT Queen > scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. > After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. > Which king? (Number required if applicable.) Gaveston was just one of his lovers. The murder has not been proved beyond reasonable doubt. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 08 01:43PM -0700 On 6/7/19 7:50 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - The Middle Ages > 1. What international event was started by Pope Urban II's sermon > at the council of Clermont in 1095? The Crusades > Gregory XI from Avignon to Rome in 1377, and was ended by the > Council of Constantine and the resignation of Pope Gregory XII > in 1415? anti-papacy > scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. > After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. > Which king? (Number required if applicable.) Richard II > Edward III passed a law in 1368 which commanded that all male > subjects instead practice *this military sport* for two hours > every Sunday under the supervision of the clergy? What sport? archery > was queen of both France and England. As queen of England she > encouraged her sons to rebel against their father, King Henry II. > Who is she? Eleanor of Aquitaine > 8. What was known as the "French disease"? syphilis > 9. The curriculum in medieval universities was divided into the > Trivium and the Quadrivium. Name any of the three components > of the Trivium. rhetoric > A1. Born in 1791, he was an English mathematician, inventor, > and mechanical engineer. Oh, and he originated the concept > of a programmable digital computer. Charles Babbage > A2. Also born in 1791, his main discoveries include the > principles underlying electromagnetic induction, > diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Faraday > (or Tories). The year before her death, a third party > was formed that would overtake those two within 20 years. > Which party? Labour > B2. After the revolt of the Sepoys in 1857, what political > realignment took place with regard to British colonialism > in India? establishment of the Empire > referee of sorts -- at the Treaty of Berlin, which gave > recognition to the three newest Central European states. > Name any of them. Poland > C2. Canada, of course, took a step away from Mother England and > Victoria, as several colonies confederated together in 1867. > Where was this process repeated in the year of her death? Australia > D1. "The Mill on the Floss", "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner". > D2. "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Under the Greenwood Tree", > "Far from the Madding Crowd". Hardy -- Dan Tilque |
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