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

[Captain Blackadder]

1 Ju-52
2 Simonides of Ceos
3 no clue 20 legions
4 Adagio in g minor was made from the remnents of another piece found in the ruin of dresden
5 Ghandi

[Garbarsardar]

1. That would be the reasonable thing, but no...
2. Yes but what was the epigram?
3. In 420 there were no "Legions" in the classical sense, that's why I said units...
4.Yes, an unfinished sonata for cello
5.Yes

[Cato the Younger]

1) Ju-52 floatplane is all I could come up with
2) The Athenians, as defenders of the Hellenes, in Marathon destroyed the might of the golden-dressed Medes. - Simonides
3) No clue (yet)
4) Adagio in G minor
5) Ghandi

[Garbarsardar]

1) Ju-52 floatplane is all I could come up with
2) The Athenians, as defenders of the Hellenes, in Marathon destroyed the might of the golden-dressed Medes. - Simonides
3) No clue (yet)
4) Adagio in G minor
5) Ghandi

Nope, not a Ju-52. 2, 4,5 correct. The epigram is quite fun in greek since it's obvious it is aimed at the Spartans...



Maybe 3 is confusing.
3: ...or how many men approximately? (the nearest approximation wins!)

[Cato the Younger]

1) Ju-90?
2) The Athenians, as defenders of the Hellenes, in Marathon destroyed the might of the golden-dressed Medes. - Simonides
3) 255,000
4) Adagio in G minor
5) Ghandi

[Garbarsardar]

1.No, the operation happened in May 1940, France.
2.Yes
3.Actually no. The number of recorded units was 181 btw...The number of troops, very different...
4.Yes
5.yes

[Hans Kloss]

1.German assault units were carried in Fieseler Fi156 "Storch"s

[Garbarsardar]

1.German assault units were carried in Fieseler Fi156 "Storch"s

Operation NiWi! My, my someone new that!

[Erwin Rommel]

me 109?

[Garbarsardar]

me 109?

Nope, already answered above by HK. Now for the last one...

[Captain Blackadder]

500,000 men it was still large but i could be wrong my book only mentions its size in 395 C.E

[Garbarsardar]

My information comes from Heather, "A new history of Rome and the barbarians" and mentions a much lower number for 420, according to the Imperial catalogues.

Anyway, I consider this question probably "over the top" for here, so it's a tie between Cato and cpt Blackadder since you both had 3 out of 5 right.

Heather's number is 181 "units' with a total of 90.000 troops...

[Cato the Younger]

Anyway, I consider this question probably "over the top" for here, so it's a tie between Cato and cpt Blackadder since you both had 3 out of 5 right.

I think the Captain is more deserving than I am; afterall, he did answer the questions (2/3) first. By all means, let Blackadder ask the questions and receive the rep.

Oh, and great questions Garb... they were hard as Hell!

[Garbarsardar]

Cpt Blackadder, after the support of you peers, you Sir, have been repped...

[Captain Blackadder]

1 What was the australian dollar originally going to be called?
2 What is the oldest football club still playing in the elite competition (note this is all brands of football)?
3 What football club has the oldest uniform? (Once agian it applies to all forms of the code)

[Garbarsardar]

1. Was it the "Royal" or the "Oz"? (I hope it was not "Bruce"...)
2. I don't understand what you mean by "elite"...:hmmm:
3. Essendon Football Club

[Captain Blackadder]

1 Correct Royal
2 I mean that top division of its competition
3 correct

[Ippius]

1. Royal
2. Either the Dublin University Football Club or Cambridge University Football club. Then and again the most "official" would be the Sheffield FOotball club...
3. Essendon

[Captain Blackadder]

2 Incorrect the Northern Counties East Football League is not the elite competion of Soccer by that i mean The F.A Premier league or the N.F.L or the A.F.L

[Cato the Younger]

1. Royal
2. Melbourne in the AFL?
3. Essendon