OT - Historical Quiz

[Healalotman]

No. 2 Marco polo

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Healalotman

No. 2 Marco polo

No, not Marco Polo.

[patchogue]

2 Amerigo Vespucci...no idea if spelling is right

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: patchogue

2 Amerigo Vespucci...no idea if spelling is right

Amerigo Vespucci is correct. Well done. [:)]

[Orm]

No. 2
1) I was a Explorer.
2) There is doubt if all my journeys actually took place.
3) My name has gained fame in its Latin feminine form.
4) I was born in Florence.
5) I was not in command of of the expeditions I took part of.
Number two was Amerigo Vespucci as answered by patchogue.


No. 4
1) I was not the largest nor the fastest.
2) But I was the favourite.
3) I was once captured by pirates but some of my crew managed to flee captivity and liberate me.
4) I was a trade ship.
5) Today my name is thought in schools all over the world. (At least it is in Sweden. [;)])
6) My original name was Santa Clara

No. 5
1) Most of my military career I was used as barracks.
2) One of my few military missions was to bring our troops home after the victory.
3) I was sunk after being hit by three torpedoes.
4) I was sunk by the most successful U-boat commander (of his country) when counting GRT.
5) During my civilian career I was a cruise ship.
6) With my sinking some 9,300 people lost their lives. Most likely the highest number of killed by a single ship sinking in history.

No googling, please.

[Healalotman]

no .5 Wilhelm gustlof sunk by a soviet sub late in ww2 sorry for my Spelling
no .4 Think it is columbus flag ship dont remember the name i say sorry to my history teacher for forgetting it

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Healalotman

no .5 Wilhelm gustlof sunk by a soviet sub late in ww2 sorry for my Spelling
no .4 Think it is columbus flag ship dont remember the name i say sorry to my history teacher for forgetting it

Yes, I was looking for Wilhelm Gustloff. Well done. [:)]

Columbus flag ship was Santa Maria. But the ship I was looking for was Niña and her original name was Santa Clara. Niña was part of the first three journeys that Columbus made to America.

I am sorry for my late reply. [:(]

[warspite1]

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ORIGINAL: Healalotman

no .5 Wilhelm gustlof sunk by a soviet sub late in ww2 sorry for my Spelling

Yes, I was looking for Wilhelm Gustloff. Well done. [:)]

I am sorry for my late reply. [:(]

warspite1

She was sunk by a U-boat commander?

[Orm]

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ORIGINAL: Healalotman

no .5 Wilhelm gustlof sunk by a soviet sub late in ww2 sorry for my Spelling

Yes, I was looking for Wilhelm Gustloff. Well done. [:)]

I am sorry for my late reply. [:(]

warspite1

She was sunk by a U-boat commander?

I am sorry. [:(]

That was a mistake on my part. I blame it on my lacking understanding of the English language. In Sweden we use the word 'ubåt' (U-boat) as the generic word for all submarines (including civilian) so I simply forgot that there is a difference in the English language. [:(]

[warspite1]

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Yes, I was looking for Wilhelm Gustloff. Well done. [:)]

I am sorry for my late reply. [:(]

warspite1

She was sunk by a U-boat commander?

I am sorry. [:(]

That was a mistake on my part. I blame it on my lacking understanding of the English language. In Sweden we use the word 'ubåt' (U-boat) as the generic word for all submarines (including civilian) so I simply forgot that there is a difference in the English language. [:(]

warspite1

Okay Ormster - I will let you off on this occasion, but don't let it happen again or else [;)]

[Easo79]

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Yes, I was looking for Wilhelm Gustloff. Well done. [:)]

I am sorry for my late reply. [:(]

warspite1

She was sunk by a U-boat commander?

I am sorry. [:(]

That was a mistake on my part. I blame it on my lacking understanding of the English language. In Sweden we use the word 'ubåt' (U-boat) as the generic word for all submarines (including civilian) so I simply forgot that there is a difference in the English language. [:(]

Do you know what the Emperor Charles V said about the English language...?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Easo79

Do you know what the Emperor Charles V said about the English language...?

I have no idea but I would really like to know what he said. [:)]

[Shannon V. OKeets]

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Do you know what the Emperor Charles V said about the English language...?

I have no idea but I would really like to know what he said. [:)]

I'm sure it just oozed respect and awe.[;)]

[Easo79]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Easo79

Do you know what the Emperor Charles V said about the English language...?

I have no idea but I would really like to know what he said. [:)]

Something similar to...

"I speak in Latin to God, in Italian to my musicians, in French to lovely and sweet ladies, in Spanish to my soldiers, in German to my servants...and in English to my horses and my dogs"

He would be very surprised on how things have changed since then. There were times when political correction was not yet invented. Complains can, however, be made at his tomb at El Escorial, where he lies near his son Phillip II (of Invincible Armada fame). A less typical touristic visit, but one I recommend the most, is to the place where the Emperor spent his last days. Out of the thousands of beautiful places all over his Empire, he chose a delicate one: Yuste.

[Neilster]

From Wikipedia...

A witticism sometimes attributed to Charles is: "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse." But this quote has many variants and is often attributed instead to Frederick the Great.

Cheers, Neilster

[Easo79]

Yes, in reality the sentence (and its variants) seems to be apochryphal. In Spanish it usually includes a pun towards English, which is almost an anachronism during Charles's life- he had no big troubles with England (well, old aunt Kathy of Aragon was not treated very nicely, but at least her head was not chopped off [:)]). Whatever Charles said, it was perhaps "improved" during the reign of Phillip II, when for the first time England became a pain for the Spanish Crown.

Curiously enough, Minorca, the island just some kilometers from mine, was under British rule for the most part of the XVIII century, and the Catalan spoken there still retains some influences of English (e.g "xumaca"=shoe-maker). Finally the Spanish Crown could recover the island...not so with Gibraltar, to the eternal relief of Allied players of WiF.