Quiz (Read the rules or don't enter) (reward included)

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

edit # 5 Eddie Rickenbacker with 26
Manfred (the red baron) with 80

[dcmort93]

Good now for the other 3

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

1 is easy, thats Delaware
2 the confessor was his son in law, married to edith, his daughtr
3 december 25 1066

wat r mai priz

[dcmort93]

well ur right
it would be rep but i cant even tho I've reped 4 other ppl
your turn

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

you haz to do five i thinks... so according to you i have about 3 reppoints coming... that's about 11 more people... lol. You don't have to do all that. I combine rep all into one rep.

okay mai turn... Time to stump the chump

1. in what year did the Romans abandon the legionary system of fighting
2. How large was the force Aetius brought with him to chalons
3. What year did Aetius retake toledo

[dcmort93]

for the sake of owed rep I say that we propose a new rule that we don't answer the person who answers our own questions
lets let someone else hav a try

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

okay, Who want's to ask the next set of questions.

[dcmort93]

no I'm saying someone other than myself answer

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

oh... okay who want's to answer? the only downside to this is that only people who know as much as I do about Aetius and the late roman army can really come close... Were all smart here but sometimes there's that impossible question you know what I mean?

[Zhangir]

1. in what year did the Romans abandon the legionary system of fighting
2. How large was the force Aetius brought with him to chalons
3. What year did Aetius retake toledo

I'll try, but I may get it wrong

1) Right, the Western Roman Empire had it till it collapsed, reforming the system several times. The Eastern Roman Empire had the legionary system up to the Theme system, which is 620s - 630s?

2) Well it was a 30000 vs 30000 (very very approximate) battle, but Aetius apparently had just a few auxilary troops when he came from Italy to France (or Gaul) and didn't have regular troops with him.

3) I am not too sure here as well, (all damn hard questions if you ask me), but my guess is 438????? big question mark there

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

1. good enough, 630-640 with heraclius.

2. That is one estimate, although more modern suggestions place it around 70000 vs 70000 based on the size of the nations and availiblity of troops, along with the fact of pay.

3. Dead on the mark! Your turn.

[dcmort93]

Looks like your fears were unnecessary but I did have to get very creative in my searches
I would suggest we leave the Roman questions to MMFA though as he will probably get ours every time

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

yep, yep i will

[Zhangir]

1. good enough, 630-640 with heraclius.

2. That is one estimate, although more modern suggestions place it around 70000 vs 70000 based on the size of the nations and availiblity of troops, along with the fact of pay.

3. Dead on the mark! Your turn.

Thank you very much, and for the rep in advance lol Was extremely hard though! good questions there

anyways:

1) Name a famous army/corps (several divisions) which took part in the Russian Civil war, yet its members weren't former subjects of the Russian Empire (starting from October 1917 - 3 divisions).

2) Name the President of the US, during whose term of office the 28th state of the US was joined in to the Union

3) Supreme Commander of the Russian army from late July 1917 is... ?

[Atlassmurf]

Thank you very much, and for the rep in advance lol Was extremely hard though! good questions there

anyways:

1) Name a famous army/corps (several divisions) which took part in the Russian Civil war, yet its members weren't former subjects of the Russian Empire (starting from October 1917 - 3 divisions).

2) Name the President of the US, during whose term of office the 28th state of the US was joined in to the Union

3) Supreme Commander of the Russian army from late July 1917 is... ?

1: Red Army?
2: Abraham Lincoln
3: Nikolay Nikolayevich Dukhonin

[Zhangir]

nope, try again.

[Jörmungandr]

1) the Czech Legion, I think; a corps formed of prisoneres of war being transported out of russia.

2) Polk ????

3) I know Kornilov was supreme commander during the early years of the provisional government, but after the military coup (in july) I think Kerensky took his place, but I'm not sure.

[Zhangir]

1) right
2) right
3) right


EDIT:


YOur turn mate

[Jörmungandr]

Oh goody!!

I got it right!

I'm so happy right now!!!!!!

sorry I'll ask the the questions now. (I've been asleep for a while)

1. In 1845 an expedition set off. Missing for three years subsequent expeditions was unable to find the ships. It is thought they died of food poisoning/starvation as the lead soldering on their tin cans failed. Who was the captain of this expedition and what was the target of the expedition?

2. The song "Rule Britannia", has the line "Britannia rules the waves"; but what was the original line (penned during walpoles reign as first prime minister of britain in1730s)?

3. What was the name of the 1st Duke of Wellington?

Thanks!

PS. sorry for this noobish question, but do you have to give rep to people who answer your questions, if so how do you do that?

[charles the hammer]

1. I think it was John Franklins journey to check out a unnavigatable part of the Northwest passage.
2. Rule Britiana rule the waves?
3.Arthur Wellesley