History Trivia.

[Danustouch]

Upon watching the news last night, I saw a report that claimed that over 50 % of America's highschool children, scored "Below Basic" in knowledge of History, specifically, American History. This has been thought to be because there is a shortage of History Teachers in America today, in fact, many History Teachers who teach today, didn't even major in History in College.

With this in mind, I thought we'd start a little History Trivia Game.

This is the format we will use.

Q. Which country donated the Statue of Liberty to the U.S?

A. France

In other words, quote the question in your answer...if not, it might get confusing. Anyone can post a question....and anyone can answer :)

Have fun all!

[Earthcup]

What did Addams and Jefferson acuse each other of while serving in Washington's administration? :D

[Theres]

accepting 'soft money'?

[Danustouch]

Q: What did Jefferson and Adams accuse eachother of....

A: Sleeping with eachothers wives? Ummmmm..no..maybe plagiarizing?

[Earthcup]

Nope! Embezzling!

Neither were, if I remember right they were actually putting their own money into the government funds to help the country.

Then again you may be right about the wife thing... :D

[Theres]

i did know that they both died on the same day.

okay, where was the Gettysburg address written?

[Danustouch]

oooooooo..now that isn't a fair question Greenman. LOL. There are many stories about where it was written, and even some debate as to whether or not Lincoln himself really wrote it. I thought one of the stories was "on the train there" but...could be mistaken. For all I know, it was in the Lincoln Bedroom, while propped up on pillows eating crackers. Got me. Where?

[Theres]

i'm not making myself very clear today it seems. i meant 'upon what did he write it?'
and yes, i do believe it was on the train taking him to Gettysburg. not bad for just off the top of his head, huh?

[Danustouch]

Ohhhhhhhh..wasn't it on the back of an envelope?

[Theres]

we have a winnah!

[Danustouch]

Yay!

[Danustouch]

As it refers to a specific time period in American History, what does the term "Temperance" mean?

[Theres]

are we talking about the movement that lead to prohibition?

(man, those people needed to have a drink and lighten up!)

[Danustouch]

Ding Ding Ding* you ARE correct Suh!

[Earthcup]

Which Founding Father's tombstone claims that he will be revised, corrected and published in a much nicer second edition in his next life? :D

[SwissCelt]

Originally posted by Earthcup
Which Founding Father's tombstone claims that he will be revised, corrected and published in a much nicer second edition in his next life? :D

Jefferson?

[Earthcup]

Nope! Next! :D

[Theres]

oh, that's gotta be old Ben.
i've never heard that before, but what a great epitaph!

[Earthcup]

Yup! It was Ben Franklin. I found it here and thought it was very cool!

http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/graves.html

The Body of
B. Franklin, Printer
Like the Cover of an old Book
Its Contents turn out
And Stript of its Lettering & Guilding
Lies here. Food for Worms
For, it will as he believed
appear once more
In a new and more elegant Edition
corrected and improved
By the Author
Benjamin Franklin
(Christ Church Burial Grounds; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

[Theres]

allright!

how about this one...
Warren G. Harding administration was rocked by scandal. anybody remember what it was?

[Earthcup]

Nobody ever found out about the butlers getting him bootleg liquor but I do believe the press found out he was keeping a mistress.... :eek:

[Theres]

ooh, i really hope so!

but no, that's not it.

[Earthcup]

The G stood for Gertrude? :lol: Beats me!

[Theres]

lol, no

you want i should tell ya?

[SwissCelt]

The Teapot Dome scandal, a scandal that bears some resemblance to Clinton's Whitewater affair. *grin*

[Earthcup]

Nah, someone will get it or I'll remember after sleeping on it....

You sure it wasn't over his mistress? :lol:

*knows it but can't remember it...*

[Theres]

SwissC, you da man!
yep, his very own oil scandal. and yes it was reminiscent of some recent shenanigans. in fact, i understand that Ken Starr is having the principals exhumed for questioning!
go here for more...

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/teapot.html

[Danustouch]

Yay Swiss C!

Btw...I used to work for Grolier! Heh...the American Chapter of Grolier sold out to scholastic a while back.

[Danustouch]

A Connecticut Revolutionary War Hero who Said these words when he was sentenced to death by hanging...his last words before being hung were:

"I regret only that I have but one life to shed for my country".

Who was this Corageous Patriot?

[Mnemosyne]

I think that Nathan Hale said those words before his young death.

[Theres]

i believe that is correct.

here's one... what was 'Seward's Folley'?

[Danustouch]

yes..it was Nathan Hale..

as for sewards folly..still thinking.

[Mnemosyne]

The result of "Seward's Folly" was the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Seward was the man who really wanted the deal to be made. Many critics thought that purchasing the cold area of Alaska was a "folly." Thus, we get "Seward's Folly."

Here is one. What did the Wilmot Proviso intend to prohibit?

[DragonDawn]

Originally posted by Mnemosyne

Here is one. What did the Wilmot Proviso intend to prohibit?

Slavery?

i think it tried to prohibit slavery in land the US purchased from Mexico??

[Mnemosyne]

Yes, DragonDawn, the Wilmot Proviso prohibited slavery in the land purchased from Mexico.

Here is another question. Harding's adminstration had a few scandals. What was the "Teapot Dome" Scandal?

[Danustouch]

Didn't it have to do with oil? I think the government was secretly renting or selling land which was put aside as naval oil reserves, to private companies???

[Danustouch]

And the next question...

What was the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868?

[Theres]

i know that there was a peace treaty between the U.S and the Sioux that was signed at Fort laramie, although i believe that one was called 'The Black Hills Treaty'.
maybe that's a different thing.

[Danustouch]

Nope..you're right, Greenman! The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 declared that there would never be war between the Sioux tribes, and the US government again. It granted the lands of the Black Hills in South Dakota to the Sioux tribes, and stated that those lands would be theres forever. This is a very important Document to the Native Peoples, to this day. The BlackHills have been violated by the US Government many times since the foundation of this treaty. For mining gold, drilling for Uranium, deforestation...

So it is a document which is still widely referred to, and held up as evidence of the Sioux ownership of the Blackhills in legal disputes.

[Danustouch]

Next...

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

[DragonDawn]

Originally posted by Danustouch
Next...

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

A protest against a federal liquor tax by farmers in Pennsylvania

[Danustouch]

You brilliant person you!

[Danustouch]

What, and Where, Was the First Whitehouse?

[Theres]

the 'where' was Philadelphia. the 'what' i'm not sure of. the old town hall perhaps?

[Danustouch]

*Buzz*

Actually, it was Federal Hall, New York City :) But close :)

[Earthcup]

Here's one... Name two Native American men that sacrificed* themselves for the good of their people, who were being removed to a reservation?

I've got two in mind but I can't wait to see who you think of first! :D

*as in "gave up their life, freedom, etc..

[Theres]

was Geronimo one? and how about Chief Joseph?

[Earthcup]

Geronimo was one I was thinking of. Don't really know Chief Joseph's story. The other one was Tsali and his family.

[Danustouch]

This should be easy...but..I was never too good at the timeline of all the US presidents...

Who was the EIGHTH president of the United States?

[Theres]

Marty baby!
Martin van Buren.
i used to know them all when i was a kid, but there were alot fewer of them back then! (lol)
anyway, some of them stuck, and i'll always remember the first ten.

[Earthcup]

Marty! :lol: I can't picture anyone calling him Marty!

[Danustouch]

Yay! Good Job Greenman, or should I say, Greenman's teachers!

(is now thinking of Back to the Future..."Mc Fly, Mc Fly!"

[Earthcup]

Ok, what journalist pushed for Spanish-American War, which was most likely begun by a bad ship design?

[Theres]

hmmmm... it bothers me that i don't know this.

[Earthcup]

Hint: Rosebud

[Danustouch]

I want to cheat very badly and look this up on the internet. You have me stumped Earthcup...what is the answer?

[Theres]

i'm guessing from the clue that it must be Hearst.

[Mnemosyne]

Did we ever find out what journalist pushed for the Spanish American War? I still don't know.

[Danustouch]

I don't think Earthcup ever answered. Maybe it was indeed hearst!

[Valnorran]

Don't know who the journalist was , but I have afew of my own questions.

In what year and location did the first bank robbery occur in the U. S., and who committed it?

In the Civil War, what was "that damn yankee rifle you could load on Sunday and shoot all week"? Also of the Civil War, what was a "Sherman Neck Tie"?

In the American Revolution, Major John Fergusson of the British army had a chance to change history, but he declined because it would require him to shoot a man in the back. Who was this person he declined to kill? Also, Fergusson invented a type of rifle. What made it different from all others of that day and age?

Well, I suppose that's enough for now.

[DragonDawn]

first the "damn yankee rifle" was the Henry or the Spencer they were made about the same time i think
Second was the "sherman necktie" a hangmans noose (sp?)
Fergusons rifle was the first breech loader.
and thats all i know.

oops been around my dad too long :D

[Mithrea]

While Sherman and his men marched across the South (Georgia maybe, not sure) they took up the rail road and bent the irons so they couldn't put them back. They called the Sherman Necktie. Cutting off the railways cut off the South's supplies.

I think :o

[Valnorran]

Very good, Mithrea! Dragondawn, you got the others. Fergusson had a chance to change history at the Battle of Brandywine Creek when he had none other than George Washington in his sights, but Washington was riding away from him and Fergie wouldn't shoot him in the back. Ironically, Fergie was killed at King's Mountain by a Colonial rifleman who had no such compunctions.

New question: In terms of sheer physical acreage, which conqueror was the most successful? In other words, who came closest to conquering the world if one measures by how much territory he took in?

[Valnorran]

Whoops! Just noticed that no one answered the bank robbery question. If you don't know when or where, you could probably guess who did it.

Oh, and the "damn yankee rifle" was the Henry. You're right, though, it came out the same year as the Spencer (1862).

[Earthcup]

hmmm.... Ghengis Khan?

[Theres]

i'm going to say Alexander lll.

and Earthcup, who was the journalist?

[Danustouch]

Alexander the Great?

[Valnorran]

Congratulations, Earthcup! Now, when and where was the first bank robbery committed in the U.S., and by whom?

[Earthcup]

:lol: I forgot to check back for the answer! It was William Randolph Hearst, or Citizen Kane perhaps? :eyebrow:

No idea who the first US bankrobber was.....

[Danustouch]

*BUMP*

[Mnemosyne]

Yea! History Trivia is back!:boing: I still don't know who the first bank robber was. Hopefully, we'll find out soon.

[Danustouch]

Ok...if the answer isn't given in the next 24 hours, we'll start over with a new round of questions. Remember folks. One Question at a time. Do not ask another question, until the previous question has been answered :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Isaac Davis?

Jesse James for first daylight robbery?

[Danustouch]

Dunno. Lol.

I didn't ask the question :)

How about we start over again with a new question. Since the time limit is up on this one.

Something .....easy.

Inventer of the first cotton mill?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Sounds good to me! :D

Is it Eli Whitney? Or was that the cotton ginny? What's a ginny? :huh:

[Danustouch]

Heh..I DID mean Gin. Sorry about that. Yes..it was Eli Whitney. I think a Cotton Gin was a machine which separated the seeds out of the cotton. If I'm correct.

[Mnemosyne]

yeah, you are right about the function of the cotton gin, Danustouch. :)

I'll keep my question simple, and I'll stick to the category of inventors.

Who invented the printing press?

[Danustouch]

ummm...ummmmm.....Some German Guy...cannot remember his name. Am I right? :p CANNOT REMEMBER...akkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

[Mnemosyne]

You're kind of correct, Danustouch. He was from Germany.

[Danustouch]

I want to say Hans Gruber, or something like that. But..i'm fairly sure that that was the guy who wrote "Silent Night". Ummmm..all I know, is that he invented it for the purpose of printing bibles, am I right about that?

[Danustouch]

I knew it had a G/U sound!!!!!!!!!!! Gutenberg!!!!!! Gutenberg Bibles!

Had to sit for a minute, and remember my biblical history classes. lol.

I swear, half of what I learned in college has leaked out of my ears, and dissappeared somewhere.

[Mnemosyne]

Congratulations, Danustouch! You got it. Gutenberg invented the first printing press. And yes, the printing press allowed more people to own a bible. The printing press also allowed ideas to be spread quickly to new readers.

[white mouse]

who is the virgin queen?

[Mnemosyne]

I would guess that the virgin queen is Queen Elizabeth I.

[Danustouch]

I'm going to agree with that answer myself :)

[white mouse]

that is correct

[Cinnamon Girl]

OK, my turn! :D

Question: Who invented the modern brassiere? (And no, it wasn't Otto Titzling! :lol: )

[Danustouch]

Akkkkkkkkkk...I've NO clue, but...I've often wanted to find the inventer, and slap him/her upside the head. AND the inventer of panty hose, and Slips, and High Heeled Shoes. ;)

[Cinnamon Girl]

:lol: I think a hundred years from now people will look back at bras the way we look at whalebone corsets!

[Danustouch]

I hope so. So...who was the torture device inventer???? I'm stumped!

[Cinnamon Girl]

It was Mary Phelps Jacob ~ I guess we can't blame her since it was an improvement on what women were supposed to wear at the time, but I can't help but wonder what the next 'improvement' on women's unmentionables will be? :huh:

OK, next question? :D

[Danustouch]

Shhhhh..it's Victoria's Secret!!!!!! (sound of a drumroll and symbol crash).

Next Question: During the famed "Boston Massacre" An African American man was one of those who fell to Gunfire. What was this mans name?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Shhhhh..it's Victoria's Secret!!!!!! (sound of a drumroll and symbol crash). :eek: :p


Next Question: During the famed "Boston Massacre" An African American man was one of those who fell to Gunfire. What was this mans name? Ah, would that be Crispus Attucks?

[Mnemosyne]

The answer to Moon Owl's question was Mary Phelps Jacob? I had no idea. I am disappointed to find out that it wasn't Victoria's Secret. Now, I know the secret- Victoria got her idea from Mary. lol.

Well, I don't know the answer to Danustouch's question. Hopefully, Moon Owl got it, because I have no clue.

[Danustouch]

Yes..it was Crispus Attucks!

[Mnemosyne]

Way to go Moon Owl!

Here's the next question.

Who, trying to reform the Church, nailed 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg church in 1517?

[Danustouch]

Martin Luther :)

[Danustouch]

Oh..while we're on the subject of the Protestant Reformation, (if I'm correct) Did you know that there is a Hymn which was written with Martin Luther in Mind? I Believe,if I recall correctly, It was "A Mighty Fortress is Our God". When I was in College, and toured with the choir, our director told us this, and since that hymn has immense hmmmm..remembering the term....punctuation, perhaps? (meaning it sounds very staccato at the beginning, like a march), that it was written while thinking of him nailing these treatises to the front door of the church. Could be just one of those myth/legend type deals..but it helped us get the emotion of the song down :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Alrighty, the mention of Boston brought this question to mind:

What does the Canadian province of Nova Scotia give to the city and people of Boston every year in thanks for their assistance during the aftermath of the 1917 Halifax Explosion?

[Danustouch]

akkkkkk..wait...we need to confirm I gave the right answer to mnemosyne's question first. LOL.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Oops ~ sorry about that! My zeal for trivia took over! :o (Y'know that smilie doesn't look very embarrassed to me, he looks sleepy)

Okay, my question on hold til Mnemosyne's is resolved (but we KNOW you're right, Danustouch! ;) )

[Danustouch]

LOL..let's hope so. Or else I'm going to have to find a better embarrassed smiley :)

[Mnemosyne]

Yes, you are right, Danustouch. :)
Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question, MoonOwl.

[Danustouch]

Okay moonowl...I'm gonna say I don't know either. What is the answer to your question????????

[Cinnamon Girl]

:lol: I think this is a three-way game!

Well the answer is a Christmas tree (a white spruce, I think) that is used at the Prudential Center Tree Lighting ceremony. :)

OK, how about this one:

The children's song "Ring Around the Rosies" refers to what historical occurance?

[Danustouch]

The Plague :)

And I would have never guessed the Christmas Tree thing :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Yup, you are right! Yay! :D

[Danustouch]

Okay..next question. What Native American Tribe was refferred to as the "Cossacks of the Plains" by US settlers?

[Danustouch]

Just tell me if you guys give up :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

The Comanche?

[Danustouch]

YAY Moon owl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was a tough one!

[Cinnamon Girl]

Woohoo!! :boing:

In reality, I guessed though, since they're one of the few Plains Indians tribes I know of!:p

Okay, lemme see ... as sort of a tagalong to the Russian reference, how about this one?

Question: Who is known as The Mad Monk of Russia?

[Mithrea]

Rasputin

[Cinnamon Girl]

Yes, you are right, Mithrea! :)

Now I'm off to bed and then to enjoy my FIVE days away from work! No more work til Tuesday! Yahoo! :boing: :D :boing:

[Cinnamon Girl]

Question: Hadrian's Wall is located in what country?

[Danustouch]

Ok...Hadrian was Roman, I believe. And I THINK the wall was in either Ireland, or Britain. I read a book that featured the wall, called "All the Horses" or something to that effect. And it took place in one of the Isles....

[Cinnamon Girl]

Right on both counts, Danustouch! :)

Hadrian was indeed Roman, an Emperor in fact, and the wall is in North Britain.

[Danustouch]

Yay! And the book I was thinking of was called "The Shadowy Horses" and I can't remember the author. I'm thinking up a new question..so stay tuned!

[Danustouch]

Ok. In 1666, how/where did the "Great Fire of London" begin?

[Badgerval]

pudding lane :)

[Badgerval]

Hadrians wall was built to help protect roman england from the picts

[Danustouch]

Yes..it was on Pudding Lane, Badgerval :) Anyone care to be a little more specific about that though?

[Badgerval]

it was at the bakers, Thomas Farriner - I *think* it was number 10

[Danustouch]

Yes. It was the king's baker's house. He'd forgotten to douse the coals from the evening before, and woke up to smoke filling their house. I believe everyone got out of the building, except one chambermaid, who became the first victim of the horrendous fire.

As devestating as this fire was, it also had ONE good side effect. Historians contribute the demise of the Plague in London, partly, to the fire.

[Danustouch]

Which French King was also known as the "Sun King"?

[earthcat]

Louie 14, I think....
(never did figure out my Roman numerals)

[Danustouch]

Yes earthcat!

[earthcat]

Ok, I got one:

What is the name of the ancient Native American People thought to be the forerunners of the Pueblos?

[Danustouch]

Anasazi Indians?

A friend of mine is descended from a tribe of south american indians, I cannot remember which tribe, though, and she studies southwestern, AND south American indians in depth. She has a stone, on a bookshelf in her livingroom, believed to be a tool of the anasazi, according to a historian.

[earthcat]

Yep, that's the ones! And how thrilling for your friend to have such a relic from a People that so little is actually known about!

There are some fascinating pics and info on the web; but what got me intrigued was a novel called "Thunderhead". (It's out on loan and I don't recall the 2 authors names.) It's a mystery, based on a myth of an forbidden and hidden Anasazi city. It's one of those books you can't put down once you start reading it.....

[Danustouch]

Well...from what my friend said, the historian said that it was older than the relic was "Older" than the pueblo. But..considering where it was found, in a place which was once territory to the pueblo, he made the "assumption" that it was Anasazi. She prefer's to think of it as such.

[Mnemosyne]

You guys know such interesting facts. :)

Here's a US history question. What US president had the idea of the Great Society?

[Mithrea]

Lyndon Johnson.

[Mnemosyne]

Way to Go, Mithrea! You got the question correct. Lyndon Johnson's plan was the Great Society.

[Mithrea]

I'm 6 hours shy of a Political Science BA. It's amazing, the stuff that's in my head! ;)

[Danustouch]

In Romania, in the year of 1989, which Communist Leader, along with his wife, was Executed in Romania?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu

[Danustouch]

We have a Winner, Moonowl!!!! Good job :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Woohoo! :D

Okay, here's one:

Who was executed in 1554 after a nine-day reign as Queen of England?

[Mnemosyne]

Bizarre, I was going to ask that question. It was Lady Jane Grey. Did you guys see that there is a movie on her life? I remember that it used to be shown on A&E a while back.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Right, Mnemosyne!

Is the movie you're talking about the one that has Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane? If so, then yes, I've seen it (several times, in fact) ~ it's the perfect rainy Sunday afternoon movie! :)

It's a little fluid with the facts, but then, what historical films aren't?

[earthcat]

Try this one:

What country was Catherine the Great of Russia born to?

[Danustouch]

Germany?

[Calixto]

Hey Mithrea:

Here's a Pol. Sci. major who was 3 courses away from a Phil. major. :)

[Danustouch]

huh????????????

[earthcat]

Danustouch, You're mostly right; it was Prussia, which was a part of Germany, but had it's own royal family.

[Danustouch]

:( at least i was PARTLY right ;)

[earthcat]

The only reason I knew was because that's where my paternal grandfather was born; his name was Hiney Julius Von Stieghorst, grandson of Augustus and Odalie.... (The Von Stieghorst's were supposedly nobles of some sort long ago; when I researched it a bit, I found Catherine had been born there.)
So don't feel bad!http://www.plaudersmilies.de/yellows/lookaround.gif

[Cinnamon Girl]

Okay, here's a question:

In what war did the (in)famous Mata Hari act as a spy?

[Danustouch]

Now..this one, I know. The Great War, WWI. (always thought the term 'Great War' was stupid)

[Calixto]

Its not Great as in "neat" or "good" but Great as in "large" "massive"

[Danustouch]

I know...i was attempting levity. There goes my "attempt".

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by Danustouch
Now..this one, I know. The Great War, WWI. (always thought the term 'Great War' was stupid) Yup, that's right! :D

If WWI is the Great War, does that make WWII the Greater War?* ;) :p

*That's my attempt at levity!

[earthcat]

Does anyone know what ancient and mysterious religion was the basis for Buddhism?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Hinduism?

I watched a show on PBS a while back that was searching for the lost city of Shangri-la (really interesting!) and it said that Tibetan Buddhism developed out of an older religion called Bon.

[earthcat]

Bon is right, MoonOwl!
Bon, or Bon Po, was the ancient religion of Tibet. It was a type of Shamanism; the actions of the people were determined by the actions of the wild animals around them. And that's pretty much all that is known about Bon Po....
I spent 2 months trying to find info; all I could find was a small paragraph or sentence here or there, and every one of them started with, "There is very little known about Bon Po"...

[Danustouch]

LOL...That's what I call mysterious! I hate it when that happens. Like a cliffhanger at the end of the season of your favorite show. Unsolveable mysteries. Argggggggggh! lol.

[earthcat]

It was many years ago that I embarked on my study of Bon Po. Waaay before the internet. Perhaps I should try it again, but prowling thru deep dark stacks in the backs of libraries where people rarely tread, finding a book and having to blow the dust off of it before I open ithttp://www.plaudersmilies.de/smhair.gif is one of my favorite things to do. The keyboard and monitor just aren't the same!!!

[Nina]

Yeah I use my keyboard way too much to blow dust off it... although I do have to shake the crumbs out of it sometimes...

[earthcat]

...and cat hair from the cat that thinks she can type.... With her butt!!!:D


btw, has Sugarplum been in here?

[Mnemosyne]

Originally posted by earthcat
...and cat hair from the cat that thinks she can type.... With her butt!!!:D


btw, has Sugarplum been in here?

:lol: Earthcat, I wasn't expecting to read about typing cats. But hey, you do have the word "cat" in your name, and you do type well. lol.

I don't know about Sugarplum. Is he/she a MW member or do you want sugarplum fairies to dance in this forum?

[earthcat]

Originally posted by Mnemosyne


:lol: Earthcat, I wasn't expecting to read about typing cats. But hey, you do have the word "cat" in your name, and you do type well. lol.

I don't know about Sugarplum. Is he/she a MW member or do you want sugarplum fairies to dance in this forum?

Actually, my little girl-cat Moon likes to sit on the keyboard when I'm at the computer.... And she gets downright cranky when I try to move her!

Sugarplum is my invisible oxen that hangs out with me in the Just Silly forum.
She was missing for a while; it turns out Greta kidnapped her and tried to serve her up for lunch!
We'll go back to Just Silly now....:D

[earthcat]

Speaking of oxen, does anyone recall the names of the lumberjack and his big blue ox from American children's stories of long ago? The may still be prevelant in Minnesota....

[Danustouch]

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox :) That was one of my favorite tall tales when I was a kid :)

[earthcat]

heeheehee...
Mine, too!
I'm trying to think of other American Folklore characters to ask about, and drawing a blank. (I need more coffee!).... Any ideas?

[Danustouch]

What town was the legendary Johnny Appleseed born near?

[Mnemosyne]

I should know this answer, Danustouch. For work, I've been planning an apple themed unit for Johnny Appleseed Day. Yep, I've been studying all about him; however, I don't know the town where he was born. All I know is that he was born in MA.

[earthcat]

ewwww-- good one!

Um, No Clue, Ma????:D

[Danustouch]

Mnemosyne, you got Massachussettes right. It is "supposedly" right near Leominster, Mass :)

[Mnemosyne]

Thanks for telling us, Danustouch, that Johnny Appleseed was from Leominster, MA. I've never heard of that town before.

Well, here's the next question. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury in the US?

[Danustouch]

Burr? (totally guessing)

[Mithrea]

Ah that would be Alexander Hamilton (and my Poli Sci minor pays off again! :lol: )

Nice sig Mnem. That was my first sig on MW. :D My friend Joy bought me a Nietzsche doll :eek:

[Mnemosyne]

Yes, Mithrea, you are correct. A Nietzche doll? I've never heard of that one. I just have Nietzsche books and a bookmark. Sounds like you are a big fan. Oh, nice avatar by the way, Mithrea.

[Arzhela]

Can I join in?

How about this: what did John Hancock send back for right after he'd set off to leave Lexington with Sam Adams in the early morning a couple of hours before the Battle of Lexington?
It's tough, but it's funny (and ironic since he was supposed to be getting out of there as fast as possible).

[Mnemosyne]

Welcome to History Trivia! :) I have no idea about the answer to your question. US history is not my forte. All I know is that Paul Revere warned Adams and Hancock et als. that the Brits were coming. Well, I'll have to make a guess. I say that Hancock sent Adams back for beer, and that's why people still drink Samuel Adams beer today. Ok, my guess is ludricrous, but you said that the answer is funny, and that it is ironic that they were suppose to leave quickly. Riding under the influence would definitely slow them down. :D

[Arzhela]

Beer is close:) I don't think they were at all drunk, actually, though it wouldn't have mattered because they had someone else driving Hancocks fancy carriage, I believe:D Another interesting bit of irony: Sam Adams was, in fact, a brewer but he was a bit of a failure as such. Probably was out of work and bored and that's why he got into all that mob business:T

[Alaiyo]

Originally posted by Danustouch
Yay Swiss C!

Btw...I used to work for Grolier! Heh...the American Chapter of Grolier sold out to scholastic a while back.


I did not know that[about Grolier]. Sigh. the comsoplidation...where will it end.

[Alaiyo]

Originally posted by MoonOwl
:lol: I think this is a three-way game!

Well the answer is a Christmas tree (a white spruce, I think) that is used at the Prudential Center Tree Lighting ceremony. :)

OK, how about this one:

The children's song "Ring Around the Rosies" refers to what historical occurance?

It is a white spruce. I've attended the lightingg religiously since 1997. They always show a short history of the relationship between Mass. and Nova Scotia and some words from the survivors/descendants of the that time. They [Nova Scotia] usually pony up better talent to perform at this function than we do.

[Alaiyo]

You guys are quick and you are good. Let's see how you do with these:

1. How was Robert E. Lee connected to George Washington?

2. Which Congressman died on the floor during a congressional seesion? Hint, It is not Strom Thurmond although...

3.Who was one of the first surgeons to perform an open heart surgery in the US?

4.Though born in Russia, this composer has contributed more partriotic songs in modern times than any other composer?

5. When did Coxey's Army march to Washington and why?

6. In what year did the massacre at Wounded Knee take place?

7. Wounded Knee found its way back into history in the 20th century. Why?

8. What was the first college to admit and graduate women and minorities?

9. Who is considered the first Black woman poet in America?

10. Which president won a Nobel Prize for negotiating a peace treaty between two warring countries in 1905?

11. In addition to becoming a Chief Justice and a President, this person was also the Secretary of War. Who was it?

12. Which Confederate General was shot by his own men?

13. This crusader who helped to establish hospitals in the US also served in the Civil War as the head of the nurses for the Union. Who was it?

14. This is the only country in Africa was that colonized with Black People from America.

15. To this day, most indigenous Hawaiians consider themselves Hawaiians, not Americans because of an event that took place in the 1890s. What was it?

16. The vote to ratify the 19th Amendment came down to one person. Who was that Congressman, what state did he represent and what was the reason behind his vote?

17. Who earned a pilot's license in France in the 1920s because that person couldn't get one in the US?

18. What was the cause of the Spanish-American War?

19. What was the first piece of written law in America?

20. Who was America named after?

21. What were clipper ships and why were they important to the US economy?

22. If Dubya choked on a pretzel during the World Series and VP Cheney stood next to a microwave and both died, name the order of succession to the office of President. You can limit it to the next three persons.

23. Who can overrule a Presidential veto and how?

24. Before stupid ol' Clinton tied up the country with his impeachment, this president had the dubious honour of being the only president to be impeached? Who was he and for what decision did he get impeached for?

25. Who's buried in Grant's tomb?

[Alaiyo]

Some more:

26. 1850 was an important year politically. One piece of legislature came out a Congress saw three political giants debate an issue in what would be the final bow for them in public life.
What was the issue, what was the legislatuion (It had a specific name) and who were the three figures?

27. In what year did the commune experiment known as Fruitlands take place and it's connection to 19th centurey literature?

28. This American folk hero died with a hammer in his hand. Who was he?

29. Who founded the American Red Cross and in what year?

30. What is the connection between the man who educated the first blind-deaf student at the Perkins Institute and the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic?

31. This person wrote The Discovery of Freedom, an important work in the political movement of Libertarianism. Who was it and what is the connection between this person and Mansfield, Missouri?

32. In the Constitution, who was considered as equal to 3/5ths of a person in terms of voting purposes?

33. What took place at Stonewall in 1969 and why is it significant?

34. This American author set the standard for short stories and mystery fiction for years to come. Who was it and where was this person born and this person's connection to Robert Edward Lee and to Al Joyner?

[Alaiyo]

35. Hampton was a name shared by two institutions of higher learning that were founded in the late 1800s. What populations did they serve and what was the historical significance of this?

[Arzhela]

Okay, I'm going to have a go at a couple of them, Alaiyo.

1. Lee was a distant relation/descendent of Washington, though I can't remember how

4. Tchaicowsky

9. Phyllis Wheatly

14. Liberia

17. I'm guessing Amelia Earheart??

19. Mayflower Compact

20. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer/merchant of sorts

26. That should be the Compromise of 1850 with Henry Clay and two others that I can't remember.

29. Clara Barton founded the Red Cross...um...year...I've no idea.

32. Blacks were considered 3/5 of a person.

[Alaiyo]

Not bad...:thumbsup: If it were on paper I'd draw you the Xena seal of approval. (I did this when volunteering in a Saturday school program as a way stand out from the other helpers who drew smilies and stars.)

You were dead on with some and you just need a little help in some of the others. I will purposely leave some of the incorrect ones in play, meaning that I won't give the correct answer because I think the answer could still be found easily:


Originally posted by Arzhela
Okay, I'm going to have a go at a couple of them, Alaiyo.

1. Lee was a distant relation/descendent of Washington, though I can't remember how

Lee was married to Mary Custis who was a granddaughter of one of martha Custis Washington (the President's wife) children. In fact one of Lee and Mary's sons was named Custis though he was called "Rooney." He was the black sheep in that he drank and gambled much like his grandfather Harry "Lighthorse" Lee did. He did straighten out and his descendants still live in and around Virginia. The site of Arlington National cemetary was the property of Mary Custis and had been her father's gift to her when she married Lee. Until the union seized it, it had been in the Custis family for untold years. Mary Lee never got over that loss and never ever forgave the Union, even though her husband tried to make peace.



4. Tchaicowsky
No. He never ever set foot or had dealings with the USA.
It was Israel Baline otherwise known as Irving Berlin. In the post 9/11 world one of his most famous patriot songs, "God Bless America," a rallying song from WWII sung most famously by Kate Smith, has enjoyed a revival. So prolific he was, I can safely say that at me time in your life you have heard an Irving Berlin song--be it on Broadway or in a commercial. He lived to be 101.



9. Phyllis Wheatly
Many would think so but no...



14. Liberia
Yes! :thumbsup:



17. I'm guessing Amelia Earheart??

Unfortunately you would be guessing wrong...



19. Mayflower Compact
20. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer/merchant of sorts
:thumbsup: Yes and Yes!



26. That should be the Compromise of 1850 with Henry Clay and two others that I can't remember.

You are correct in the name of the legislation. You also get mega Scooby Doo points for getting Henry Clay, since most people usually don't. I know that someone else --even yourself--can come up with the issue and the two other politicians who had their final showdown in Congress.



29. Clara Barton founded the Red Cross...um...year...I've no idea.

You are correct as to who, I know someone can answer when...



32. Blacks were considered 3/5 of a person.

You are correct again! :thumbsup: :D )

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by Alaiyo
It is a white spruce. I've attended the lightingg religiously since 1997. They always show a short history of the relationship between Mass. and Nova Scotia and some words from the survivors/descendants of the that time. They [Nova Scotia] usually pony up better talent to perform at this function than we do. I'm moving to Providence at the end of the month and am looking forward to being able to go to the tree-lighting ~ I know it will stir some emotions and homesickness (I'm from NS)


We now resume our regularly scheduled programming ... :p

[Alaiyo]

Same bat time, same bat channel...:p

Tune in tomorrow...

Scenes from next week's episode of "History Trivia"



One more question:

36. Which future president was backed by one of the most corrupt political machines of modern times? Hint: Not Kennedy.

[Danustouch]

Am taking a crack at some of them too. First of all, Alaiyo, everything that I have read, has said that Phyllis Wheatley was the first black female poet..if not..who then?

In the mean time, I'll answer a few.

28) The folk hero buried with his hammer, would this be John Henry?

33) Stonewall- Stonewall was a bar in Greenwhich Village, NYC. A Gay Bar. In 1969, police stormed the bar in order to close it down for not having a valid liquor liscence (actually, the mafia had kept it running for a lonnnnnnnng time), and during the process, things got very out of control, and riots broke out. Police became very violent, and the Gay Community battled back. Stonewall is now remembered as a significant turning point in Gay Liberation.

6) The Massacre at wounded knee was in 1890.

7) Wounded Knee came to national attention again, in I believe, 1973, during the AIM uprising. (American Indian Movement). In order to call attention to their greivances (extreme poverty, near extinction of their indiginous culture, misrepresentation in the BIA, etc) AIM and AIM supporters held a Seige at the Church in Wounded Knee. They held out against FBI, and National Guard holed up in the little church, and the immediate vicinity. Again, things got a little crazy. I know there was at LEAST one person killed during the stand off. And guess who did the killing? (Hint: NOT an AIM member!) In order to reclaim part of their cultural heritage, to send a message to the government, AND to call down protection to themselves, the revived the Ghost Dance taught to the peoples around the time of the FIRST battle of wounded knee, by Wovoka, the Lakota Prophet.

12) The only Confederate General to have been killed by his own men, was Stonewall Jackson. Killed, by friendly fire.

[Alaiyo]

To begin with: awesome! Your answers were correct and educational. As to your first question:


Originally posted by Danustouch
Am taking a crack at some of them too. First of all, Alaiyo, everything that I have read, has said that Phyllis Wheatley was the first black female poet..if not..who then?



There was actually a Black Amercian female poet that predated Phillis Wheatley. Phillis is given credit for being the first to publish a volume of poetry in America and England.

However Lucy Terry Prince was the first to have a poem published. It was entitled "Bars' Fight." She lived in Deerfield, Mass. and the poem described an attack by Indians on a settlers' home. She was called upon to recite poems for the local people while she was in service to the Wells family. She lived to be 97.

Though finally published in 1855, it was authenticated through the town chronicles and records of Deerfield as having been composed and recited since 1746, when the Bars Fight took place.

Here is a link to a page I just found online about her:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p15.html

I first came across her in a book entitled, "Afro-American Literary Foremothers: A Documentation, 1746-1933" by Ann Allen Shockley. It was an eye opening read with short bios and excepts from the works of these women. A bit dated in that more research has been completed on a few of the subjects but then again, as more of this heritage is uncovered I hope that Ms. Shockley (or someone else) may come out with a 21st century edition. This book was published in the late 80s-90s.

[Arzhela]

Originally posted by Alaiyo


No. He never ever set foot or had dealings with the USA.
It was Israel Baline otherwise known as Irving Berlin. In the post 9/11 world one of his most famous patriot songs, "God Bless America," a rallying song from WWII sung most famously by Kate Smith, has enjoyed a revival. So prolific he was, I can safely say that at me time in your life you have heard an Irving Berlin song--be it on Broadway or in a commercial. He lived to be 101.



Wrong on Tchaikovsky and the U.S. That much I am extremely sure of. Tchaikovsky came to the US around the turn of the century and conducted the opening concert at Carnegie Hall. He also wrote the 1812 overture, which has become a standard at Fourth of July celebrations. He and Davorak were in the US at around the same time, so that's a good way to remember it.

[Alaiyo]

Thank you for the info on that. Most of the information I have on him deals specifically with him and Russia and him and Europe.

Did you mean Anton Dvorak [Davorak]? Also, while you are correct about the visit to Carnegie Hall, he didn't visit at the turn of the century. He made his visit in 1891. Normally I wouldn't be a nitpicker but when I read your statement about this visit the first thought the leaped into my mind was, "That can't be right. He didn't live to see the turn of the century."

In my mind always is the memory that he never living to see a good production of Swan Lake. A production was put on in 1877 to disastrous reviews and it disappointed Tchaikovsky very much even though everyone said it wasn't the music, which they loved but the staging and the ballerinas. The version we know today was choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and debuted in St. Peterburg after he had died in 1893.

I found the 1891 date and reference at:

http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5648/CCalend.htm

Thanks again for the information. :thumbsup:

[Arzhela]

Yes, Alaiyo, I realize that it was in 1891, I just consider anything within ten years of 1900 the turn of the century. I do the same thing with 1800, 1700 (the Salem Witch Trials for me occur at the turn of the century)...the list goes on:D Sorry, I should have made that clearer.
And, yes, I was speaking of Antonin Davorak. He was in New York for a while, hence the New World Symphony (officially I think it's the 9th symphony "From the New World.)

[Alaiyo]

No worrries. I still don't consider it the 21st century yet. To me I just think of this decade as an extension of the 90s. The 80s were not as long ago as they were and that Chrissie Hynde and assorted members are into their 50s.;)

[Mnemosyne]

Wow! Some of you did an amazing job on answering Alaiyo's questions. Are we still trying to figure out the questions to those questions, or can we resume play?

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by Mnemosyne
can we resume play? I'm wondering that myself. :)

[Mnemosyne]

Yeah, MoonOwl is ready to play history trivia again. :boing:

What US Vice President anonymously published the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest," which outlined the theory of the "concurrent majority?"

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by Mnemosyne
Yeah, MoonOwl is ready to play history trivia again. :boing:

What US Vice President anonymously published the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest," which outlined the theory of the "concurrent majority?" Woohoo! The game's back on! :D

Was it John Calhoun?

[Mnemosyne]

Woohoo! You got it, MoonOwl! :D Now the ball is back in your court.

[Cinnamon Girl]

:) Okay, who was the last prisoner housed in the Tower of London?

[Mnemosyne]

Hess was the last prisoner to be housed in the Tower of London.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Yay, Mnemosyne! :boing:

I eagerly await the next question :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Well, I decided to post the next question! :p

How many people were put to death during the Salem Witch Trials?

[Mnemosyne]

Oooh, I don't know exactly how many people died during the Salem Witch Trials. For some reason, I think that 19 people were hanged. I think that more people died though.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by Mnemosyne
Oooh, I don't know exactly how many people died during the Salem Witch Trials. For some reason, I think that 19 people were hanged. I think that more people died though. Oh, you are so close! You're right on that ~ 19 people were hanged. :)

[Mnemosyne]

That's what I thought. I knew that 19 were hanged. I also remember the guy who died from having all the weights on him. I figure that a few more must have died. Come on clever MW members, help me out! :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Mnemosyne, you don't need any help, you've got it! 19 people were hanged and Giles Corey was 'pressed' to death.

:) Okay, next question?

[Alaiyo]

This court case was heard by the supreme court in the late 1800s. Though not as remembered as much today, it had impacted the voting and civil rights of many Americans for at least 30 years and more by strengthening states' rights.

[Mithrea]

All of the ones I can think of wouldn't fit the qualification of not "remembered as much today." The rest is a little too vague. . . *shrug*

[Cinnamon Girl]

I have no idea. :confused:

[WtchyChick13]

I don't want to know yet, but it's going to drive me crazy! :lol:


(I love those.) :D

[Alaiyo]

The case is Miner v. Halberstadt.

Virginia Miner, like her fellow suffragette, Susan B. Anthony tried to vote in her state. Whereas Susan succeeded and got arrested and fined for it, Ms. Miner was refused, which was the result that the suffragettes wanted because they wanted to fight for the right to vote in the courts. This case went to the Supreme Court eventually and in 1874 it was ruled that states had the right to set whatever limits they want in terms of access to voting. The far reaching consequences were that not only were women barred from voting in the states that they were ineligible to vote in (Women would be able to vote in Wyoming in the 1880s), but states could restrict access to others, most notably the bogus tests and other ways that many Southern States restricted access to voting for Blacks and other minorities.

Even though Susan B. Anthony received more attention for her case regarding voting, This case was the one that affected the struggle for the vote for women and others for many years--even after people forgot about Susan's arrest and heap her with praises in her old age.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Great info, Alaiyo! :)

Okay, next question:

What dictator, along with his wife, was executed on a Christmas Day?

[Mithrea]

Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Yes indeed, Mithrea. :)

Okay, who's got the next question?

[WtchyChick13]

Alrighty, let me in here! :lol:


When Theodore Roosevelt was a boy in NYC he was affected by a profound event in US History. A picture taken at the time, shows young Roosevelt witnessing part of this event from his bedroom window.

What is this event?







(And MO, this isn't from the cd!) :lol:

[Mithrea]

Lincoln's funeral.

[WtchyChick13]

Give that woman a cigar!!! :p :boing:

[Fear-farsain]

(((Hope no one minds me joining in, though my history is mostly restricted to the British Isles.

I'll wait for Mithrea to pose her question. :)))))

[Cinnamon Girl]

Certainly not! Welcome to the fray, Fear-farsain. :)

I'm eagerly awaiting Mithrea's question too. ;)

[Mithrea]

Sorry MoonOwl, I think I just disqualified you from answering this one in IM ;)

Where was the first brick street in the world laid?

[WtchyChick13]

I'm sure it's probably Egypt, but for some reason I want to say China?

[Mithrea]

No and No. I have the city, name of the street and the date it was finished. ;)

[WtchyChick13]

I knew I was wrong. :T



I tell ya', I desperately want to say OZ! :lol:





Italy?

[Mithrea]

No to Oz. ;)
and No to Italy :D

I knew this was a stumper :p

[WtchyChick13]

Boston? :T

[Mithrea]

Closer :D

[WtchyChick13]

Oh you're killing me. :lol:


If it was Salem, I'm going to scream. :eek:

[Mithrea]

Nope. Not Salem. :devil:

[WtchyChick13]

Ok. I've got it. However, I'm embarrassed to say that I cheated. I just couldn't take it anymore!

I'm not going to post the answer here though so that a more honest individual can make their guess.


I have to say, BRAVO Mith! You really got me!!! :)

[Fear-farsain]

Hmm, perhaps we are too stumped!? I would have thought somewhere in the UK, what with all the cobbles, but I suppose it depends on whether a 'brick road' is what I would deem as house bricks or cobblestones.

The only way I could possibly answer this question is by looking on Google. :P Which I won't. :)

[WtchyChick13]

That's how I found out. :T

[Alaiyo]

What's the oldest road in the US?

Besides the Road to Perdition and the Road to Hell that's paved with good intentions.

[Mithrea]

Okay. I have been informed it's time to give up ;)

The first brick street in the world was built in the city where I was born, Charleston, WV in 1870. We call it Summers Street ;) There is an all brick transit mall sitting there that goes off in all directions and makes walkways to other blocks. The most used one goes between Summers and Capitol Street. I used to trip over the bricks on that walkway everyday on my way to work. :p

[Fear-farsain]

So, the next question? :)

*Hoping for one he can answer* ;)

[Cinnamon Girl]

In 605 B.C., King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, ordered the construction of which ancient wonder?

[Fear-farsain]

The Hanging Gardens?

[Cinnamon Girl]

That's right, Fear-farsain! :)

[Fear-farsain]

Okay, this could be easy, this might not.


What effectively caused the end of the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland? (an event)

[Alaiyo]

In 1743 the French decided to send an invading force to Britain, led by 'the Young Pretender' Bonnie Prince Charles who was the son of James Edward, the Old Pretender. The French role in the scheme fell through due to stormy weather. The Prince decided to go ahead without French assistance, and he set out for Scotland with only a handful of companions, landing in the Outer Hebrides in July 1745.

By sheer force of personality he won over the Highland chiefs, captured Perth and declared the Union dissolved. He gathered an army of 5,000, marched to Edinburgh, and defeated a Hanoverian force led by Sir John Cope at the Battle of Prestonpans, near Edinburgh in September.

His Highland supporters would have been content with that success, but Charles was determined to invade England, and his army marched reluctantly south. They captured Carlisle but, by the time they reached Derby, his Lieutenant-General Lord George Murray and the other commanders were convinced that they could never take London, for George II had not just one army but three ranged against them. Furthermore, there was a total lack of support for Charles amongst the English. Much against the Prince's will, his supporters turned back at Derby. Pursued by the government forces, they won a victory at Falkirk but were finally crushed at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

Although the Jacobite movement persisted for more than 50 years, the cause was defeated once and for all. The remaining rebels were hunted down, while the power of the clan chiefs was diminished by an Act abolishing heritable jurisdictions.

Charles escaped from the field and after months of being hunted through the Western Highlands, escaped to France, to spend the rest of his life in exile, sinking ever deeper into depression and alcoholism. His late marriage in 1772 to the German Louise of Stolberg was childless and she eventually left him. After his father's death, he styled himself 'Charles III', but by then all hope of a Jacobite restoration had gone. He died in Rome in 1788.

The last of the Jacobite line was Prince Henry Benedict, his brother, who became a priest since he did not actively pursue a claim to the throne. He died in 1807.

[WtchyChick13]

Wow! What an answer!!! ;)

[Fear-farsain]

That's the correct answer! Though, I would have accepted just the Battle of Culloden. Has anyone ever been there?

Wow, did you pull that from the top of your head or did google give you a hand? :)


You're up next!

[Alaiyo]

A little bit of me and a little bit of earlier digging I did this summer. I am still kind of an Anglophile and I had lots of questions about the Stuart Restoration and Queens Mary and Anne and the Hanover thing. Actually that started even earlier when reading a series of books by Joan Aiken about a character named Dido Twite who lives in a world order where the Old Pretender, who would have been James III or Jamie III as she liked to call him was King of England and a lot of the international intrigue stemmed from the Hanoverians who were the supporters of George, who in our time ended up being George I.

As you can see above, I tend to get carried away. (you should see an answer I gave about Charlie Chaplin on another thread...) A lot of that information I got came from the Royal Family's official website, which is actually pretty well done. It kinda beats the White House's website all hollow.

I actually rarely use google. My cousin uses it for porn because it regurgitates so much but...

I have never been to Culloden, I imagine that the ghost of Bonnie Prince Charlie is still looking for his brain (common sense) there.

[Alaiyo]

Originally posted by Fear-farsain
That's the correct answer! Though, I would have accepted just the Battle of Culloden. Has anyone ever been there?

Wow, did you pull that from the top of your head or did google give you a hand? :)


You're up next!

I did already...though it's been forever since i checked that laundry list I left back in October...and I did ask what was the oldest road in the US and no one answered...

But here's one:

When Robert E. Lee died in 1870, one of the last things he did in his fevered state on his death bed was to tell A.P. Hill to come up with his troops. What was so unusual about that utterance?

[Mnemosyne]

Wow, Alaiyo, you are quite the history fan.

I don't know if I'm on the right track on your General Lee question. I know that AP Hill was promoted to lieutenant general. He was not the best leader. At one point he missed a few battles because of sicknesses. It was General Lee who took over the command. I would think that it would be kind of unusual for Lee to call upon Hill who was known for his ill health to bring his troops. Also, it's interesting to note that both Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee both called upon AP Hill while on their death beds.

[Alaiyo]

Like any great basketball game, you got it right in the 4th quarter at the buzzer.

Both Stonewall and Lee asked for A.P. Hill to bring up his troops on their death beds. All the more interesting for Stonewall because he and Hill did not get along, though they were former classmates and Stonewall was his former commander.

I don't recall that Lee ever took his command away from him due to illness. He was transferred because he was going to duel James Longstreet, a commander that Lee couldn't do without. That transfer brought him to Stonewall Jackson's command.
Things did get so bad between him and Jackson that he was placed under arrest by Jackson and Lee had to effect a compromise much like a parents between two children.

I do know that he was in charge of the Light Division which was the shining star of the Confederate army. It was housed in the Northern Virginian Army (I may have gotten the title wrong) which was the cream of the crop. Hill was known for making those in the nick of time saves which resulted in whatever successful battles the Confederates had.

Even though there was tension and drama, both Lee and Jackson looked to Hill when they needed some serious fighting to be done. He was a pretty successful division commander who unlike the better known Jackson, was actually loved by his men. I sometimes wonder if the shooting of stonewall was really and accident...

Hill died in 1865 when a stray bullet caught him. When Lee heard, he was genuinely sad.

Now we go into overtime.

What did the intials "A.P." stand for?

[WtchyChick13]

Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill :p


(I finally got one--It's been a while!)



Ok, my turn to ask:

In NY State, there is a lake that has a fort at either end of it. Both were used in the Revolutionary War. What is the name of that lake? :D

[Fear-farsain]

*Just listens and waits, hasn't a clue about American history :/* I don't mind though, its interesting just reading! :)

[Cinnamon Girl]

Originally posted by WtchyChick13
In NY State, there is a lake that has a fort at either end of it. Both were used in the Revolutionary War. What is the name of that lake? :D Is it Lake Champlain?

[WtchyChick13]

Originally posted by MoonOwl
Is it Lake Champlain?



Nope, but you are very close. :p

[Alaiyo]

Either Lake George or Lake Ontario

[WtchyChick13]

Lake George is correct!

Fort William Henry is at the south tip and Fort Ticonderoga is at the north tip where Lake George meets Lake Champlain.


I used to go there every summer until I was 17 and now get to go up there again since my dad moved so close to it. So the history up there has been true to my heart since I was born. :D


Ok Alaiyo, you're next! :)

[Garnet]

Who was the youngest U.S. president?