History Trivia

2 points for Ko-kbo!

Abe was talking about U.S. Grant, as everyone complained he was a drunk, but was a great general just the same.

#7 if Jefferson.

More questions.

8. Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

9. What American gained ever-lasting fame by getting into a knife fight on a sandbar?

10. Who was the youngest captain in the history of the United States Navy?

answers:
8: Jefferson Davis
9: ?
10: John Paul Jones, a guess here.

Since I know I definitely got #8 right here goes.

11: What "weapon" did Hannibal advise Prusias to use in his sea battle against Eumenes? Hint, you could say it inspired a recent bad movie.

the knife fight one is Bowie i know because i have a Bowie Knife

ko-kbo has the most points so far with two! roadking looks like he may make it on to the board too. Just gotta wait to hear back from Svartorm.

Answers

#11: Flaming Arrows? I have no idea (I don't even know what movie you are referencing )


Questions (throwin a few European doozies in here):

12. What clever weapon was used to kill those protected within a castle in Medieval times to avoid a costly full on invasion?

13. Who were considered the best soldiers with projectile weapons in the Middle Ages?

14. Who was largely responsible for starting the Protestant Reformation?

14. martin luther?
12.bodies of the deceased due to the plague via catapault?
13.i would guess the mongols because of their horse archers, but you said europe, and although they reached europe i dont know if this is right.

heres one:
what was the technique used by the assryains after they concqured a city? (they did this to instill fear in other unconquered lands)
and i think 13 is the crossbowman

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Posted by roadking95th

Since I know I definitely got #8 right here goes.

11: What "weapon" did Hannibal advise Prusias to use in his sea battle against Eumenes? Hint, you could say it inspired a recent bad movie.

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pots full of snakes were tossed onto the enemy ships, muthaf*ckin' snakes on a boat

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Posted by cowcatcher

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Posted by roadking95th

Since I know I definitely got #8 right here goes.

11: What "weapon" did Hannibal advise Prusias to use in his sea battle against Eumenes? Hint, you could say it inspired a recent bad movie.

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pots full of snakes were tossed onto the enemy ships, muthaf*ckin' snakes on a boat

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you got it man!

Roadking got question 8 correct.

Thepunisher got number 9 correct.

12. Could be damn near anything. A trebuchet?

13. The Welsh Longbowman

cowcatcher got 12 and 14 correct

Svartorm got 13 correct

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Posted by ko-kbo130

heres one:
what was the technique used by the assryains after they concqured a city? (they did this to instill fear in other unconquered lands)
and i think 13 is the crossbowman

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Good ole fashioned raping, pillaging and plundering?

Cleaned this up a bit.

Here are the questions not answered correctly yet. The #'s 8 and 9 have been used twice and question #8(a) has two points. We have a total of 11 pts awarded out of 18 possible. Two questions' answers were given because no one had the correct response. Three questions remain, so we are missing two points somewhere. If someone can figure it out, or I can later when I have time, it would be appreciated.

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Posted by Svartorm

9: "Madam, each morning I cough up enough blood to fill that bonnet you wear."

10: Who was the youngest captain in the history of the United States Navy?

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Posted by ko-kbo130

15: what was the technique used by the assryains after they concqured a city? (they did this to instill fear in other unconquered lands)

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Answers:

9: Doc Holiday?

10: Ethan Allen?

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Posted by warglory

Answers:

9: Doc Holiday?

10: Ethan Allen?

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I thought of Holiday too, but I thought it was supposed to be a president's quote.

Ah shucks, you are correct.

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Posted by warglory

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Posted by ko-kbo130

heres one:
what was the technique used by the assryains after they concqured a city? (they did this to instill fear in other unconquered lands)
and i think 13 is the crossbowman

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Good ole fashioned raping, pillaging and plundering?

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ehh not exactly. there was one thing they did to a certain group of people in each town. the raping, pilliaging and plundering is something they did but not the answer im lookin for

Assyrians...didn't they crucify the leaders? That doesn't sound completely correct, but something to that extent.

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Posted by roadking95th

Assyrians...didn't they crucify the leaders? That doesn't sound completely correct, but something to that extent.

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no but your getting closer it has something to do with the leaders