| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 13 03:22AM -0800 On 11/12/19 11:10 PM, Mark Brader wrote: >> which themselves no longer exist either. > Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the > Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) Just want to comment on a small part of the question. Austria-Hungary was nowhere close to being the largest Catholic-led empire since the fall of Rome. The Spanish Empire was far bigger. In fact, it may have been bigger than Rome. Possibly whoever wrote the question meant the largest in Europe, but that's wrong too. The Carolingian Empire was larger. OK, this one you may not want to count since it was before the Reformation, so technically, there were no Catholics at the time. But by this reasoning, the Roman Empire wasn't Catholic either. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 14 08:26AM +0100 > Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the > Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.) > 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua. As I suggested in my post, there were three more countries involved. Significant portions went to Poland and Romania. Italy also got a sliver or two. I believe that a fourth country could also have gotten a share. To wit, as I recall, Voralberg, the western-most part of Austria voted for becoming a Swiss canton, but Switzerland declined. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 13 06:34PM > * Game 3, Round 4 - Arts - Lady Photographers > 2. Dorothea Lange. K; C > 5. Annie Lebowitz. G > 7. Margaret Bourke-White. C; K > 9. Diane Arbus. H; E > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Bhutan > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca and Medina > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Botswana > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Morocco > Gl?cksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Demark > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Nepal > his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his > father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of > which country? Thailand > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Vatican City -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Nov 13 09:08PM +0100 > 1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison > Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line > for the British throne. Who is 6th in line? Princess Charlotte > last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute > authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional > monarchy. Name it. Bhutan > global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th > wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was* > eSwatini called until 2018? Swaziland > 4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia; > he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques". > Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located. Mecca and Medina (Weren't you supposed to have a ban for such questions in your league?) > 5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years > later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed > its name. What is it called now? Leshoto > 6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since > 1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God, > Homeland, King"? Marocco > Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern > Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972? > Hint: It's not German-speaking. Denmark > was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live > in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention > to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country. Nepal > his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his > father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of > which country? Thailand > monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with > his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his > retirement; name it. Vatican City |
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