Monday, July 13, 2015

The New Monday Quiz Classic


All ready to show off your keen understanding of the 1050s? Tough! We will stay nice and historical, however, in this New Monday Quiz Classictm that first appeared in December 2008.

This Thursday Monday Quiz is a sequence game. Arrange the ten items in the proper sequence!

Independence! Revolution!












Post your answers in the comments.

Last Week: the 1040s

1. The Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan hat beer gemacht.
2. A “catapan of Italy” was the Byzantine governor of the Italian provinces during a reconquest of the southern peninsula that lasted for a generation or two.
3. England's sainted Anglo-Saxon King was Edward the Confessor.
4. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was El Cid.
5. The Wujing Zongyao had gunpowder recipes.
6. The three-pope situation was sorted out by the Holy Roman Emperor.
7. The Egyptian empire at its apex was The Fatamids.
8. Bi Sheng invented moveable type.
9. Casimir I “The Restorer” was duke, but never kind, of Poland.
10. Japan had a one-family monopoly on imperial power.

It looked like Christine had a lock with 8 correct answers, until Mrs.5000 popped up with 9, but then what should happen but Unwise Owl waltzed in with what I believe was the first perfect slate of answers in the History of Through History With the Monday Quiz.  I should have smote him with a classical music rerun this week.


Christine M. said...

E, G, B, I J, H, C, A, F, D

Morgan said...

E (Dunno but I feel like the Netherlands has been independent for a while)
G (Late 1600s?)
B (1780ish)
I (By the time Victoria II starts in the 1840s South America is independent)
J (1870ish)
F (Wild guess)
H (March 7th, 1917)
C (1950ish, I think)
A (I think it was somewhere in here?)
D (1990ish)

pfly said...

Not sure about the Carnation Revolution, and a little vague on some others. But here's my guesses, with date guesses (all of which should be suffixed -ish, and probably "?"):

E 1600s
G 1680
B 1770s
I 1820+
J 1890
F 1900?
H 1920
C 1950
A 1960s
D 1990

pfly said...

Checking, wow I was wrong about Portugal. I was thinking Angola was German controlled before WW2, so it must have stopped being Portuguese before that. Apparently I confused Angola and Namibia...

Michael5000 said...

The Owl sez:

A) That’s probably around the 50s, I reckon

B) 1760s? It’s not like it’s a significant event.

C) Ouch, I was also thinking 50s for this. Maybe it’s the 40s.

D) 90s. Ok Lock it in, Eddie.

E) Eek,no idea, let’s say 1500ish?

F) Crap…no idea…probably after British Africa, though.

G) 1680s….

H) 1900s

I) Ok, This is after the US, but before Africa…maybe 1850s?

J) Bleh. Europe. Maybe 1880ish?

See, it’s weeks like this that remind me that I’m mostly just guessing this stuff.

So…E,G,B, I, J, H, C,A,F,D?

Anonymous said...

A - 1960s
B - 1776
C - 1955
D - 1990
E -
F - 1965-1975
G - 1660s
H - 1917
I - Last half of 19th century
J - 1880s
Susan - Lots of guesswork here