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

[Basileos Leandros I]

2) Roman Fort, Norman keep, English castle, Victorian Gothic mansion?

[dcmort93]

Bingo!!!

[G-Megas-Doux]

In which document was it first prohibited for officials of the crown of England from commandering a person's horse or cart in the name of the crown?

[M D]

Magna Carta

[G-Megas-Doux]

You are very much correct Major Darling. I hand the floor to you. +rep

[M D]

Who was the Roman Prefect of Egypt under Augustus who was also a love poet

[G-Megas-Doux]

Who was the Roman Prefect of Egypt under Augustus who was also a love poet

I believe he was Cornelius Gallus

[SuperTechmarine]

guys "min 3 question, max 7 questions"

[Plyco678]

*who against whom.

Do I get a reward for that?

[Poach]

Let's try to get this started again. Similar rules:

-The person who answers correctly has the right to ask the next question(s) (he must wait confirmation from the ASKER)
-The person asking the question may post a maximum of 7 questions. Only answering all questions correctly entitles you to be the next person to post questions.
-The winner will be the first person to correctly answer all questions posted by the asker.
-If someone answers some questions correctly and some questions incorrectly, and thus did not win, you must still answer all questions correctly to be considered the winner. Just copy/paste if you want.

Reward: The person asking the questions is obliged to give 1 rep to the person that correctly answers their questions.

Questions the First!

1. When were the Scottish and English crowns united? Month and Year, please.

2. Which battle is famously described as a defeat of 40,000 men in 40 minutes?

3. Which council is commonly known as having been a major factor in starting the First Crusade?

* * *

3 fairly easy ones to restart the thread, you can probably quickly find the answers with some googling. Best of luck! I will be gone from now until ~1830 GMT and from ~1930 GMT until late, so apologies if I make you wait for confirmation.

[Gandalfus]

1) act of union, July 22 1707

2) battle of Salamanca.

3) council of Clermont.

[Poach]

Questions 2 and 3 correct, 1 is wrong.

In fairness to you GG, I did word it badly. You're technically correct in that 1707 is when the separate crowns ceased to exist and formed into a single crown, so I'll give you it. I was looking for the Union of the Crowns in March 1603, when the crowns were all united under a single Monarch, even though technically remaining as individual crowns in their own right.

Next questions are yours!

[Gandalfus]

Ah, sorry, thought you meant united into one crown, not under .

Hmm...

1) Which roman emperor died on the 26th June?

2) Which English king was crowned on Christmas Day?

3) Who ended (militarily) the crisis of the third century?

4) who was the colony of "Virginia" named after?

[HunterKYA]

1) Augustus
2) Edward I
3) Diocletian
4) Queen Elizabeth I

[Gandalfus]

1) wrong, Julian the apostate

2) wrong, William the comqeuror.

3) sort of correct. Ether him or Aurelian is correct.

4) correct.


I hand the floor to you. Good job

[HunterKYA]

1) What is the advantage of sloped armor over regular armor on tanks?

2) Who was the first country to adopt the Christie suspension system for their tanks?

3) What is the largest caliber ever used on an artillery piece?

4) What was the original start date for the beginning of Operation Citadel?

[Colonel Dax]

1) Sloped armour, by and large, affords a vehicle thicker effective armour in a given location.

See diagram:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

2) I suppose that'd be the Soviet Union. Of course, initially, the suspension system, then used on the M1928, was to be sent to Poland, but the deal fell through, and the United States retained the vehicle (and by extension, the Christie suspension).

3) Either the 914mm "Little David," or Mallet's Mortar. Mind you, neither of them were used in combat. The largest gun that ever saw use was, to my knowledge, Germany's Schwerer Gustav, at 800mm.

4) Was it 4 July, 1943, by any chance? I could be wrong here.

[HunterKYA]

1) Correct
2) Correct
3) Correct
4) Incorrect


Oooohh so close, but afraid I can't give it to you. Sorry.

[Celtibero]

It started on 5 july.

[NRohirrim]

1) Sloped armour, by and large, affords a vehicle thicker effective armour in a given location.
2) USSR.
3) Schwerer Gustav, 800mm.
4) 5th July 1943