History Trivia for Small Sums of Money
History Trivia for Small Sums of Money
If you know something about history and want make a buck or two, you've come to the right place! Every so often, I will post some history-related questions. Whoever posts the answer first will get a small sum.
Research can be done in any shape or form.
Question #1: What medieval king of Denmark now has a form of wireless technology named after him?
Prize: $5
Research can be done in any shape or form.
Question #1: What medieval king of Denmark now has a form of wireless technology named after him?
Prize: $5
That would be Bluetooth; the symbol is his initials in runes. Good tech trivia.Tikvah wrote:What medieval king of Denmark now has a form of wireless technology named after him?
Correct! King Harald BlueTooth was also the first christian king of Denmark.
Question #2: In all of British history from the Norman conquest to the present, there have been only two rulers so terrible they never had any successors named after them. Who were they?
Prize: $15
Question #2: In all of British history from the Norman conquest to the present, there have been only two rulers so terrible they never had any successors named after them. Who were they?
Prize: $15
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I'm not really sure, but maybe the kings John and Stephen, or if not perhaps Henry VIII and Richard III? Am I even close?
Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalm 37:4-5
Correct! King John and King Stephen were the ones I was looking for.
Question #3: What was the name of the battle fought between king Herold of England and King Harald of Denmark?
Prize: $5
Question #3: What was the name of the battle fought between king Herold of England and King Harald of Denmark?
Prize: $5
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge?
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Correct! I need to start putting out harder questions.
Question #4: The Black Prince's Ruby is one of the oldest British crown jewels. It was acquired in the 1400s by Edward of Woodstock. Who did he get it from?
Prize: $5
Question #4: The Black Prince's Ruby is one of the oldest British crown jewels. It was acquired in the 1400s by Edward of Woodstock. Who did he get it from?
Prize: $5
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Correct! Also an interesting note, the Black Prince's Ruby isn't actually a ruby at all, but a spinel.
Question #5: In 1212 there was an event normally called the children's crusade, but there were actually two movements, 1 in Germany and 1 in France. Who were these movements led by, respectively?
Prize: $5
Question #5: In 1212 there was an event normally called the children's crusade, but there were actually two movements, 1 in Germany and 1 in France. Who were these movements led by, respectively?
Prize: $5
Nicholas of Cologne and Stephan of CloyesTikvah wrote:In 1212 there was an event normally called the children's crusade, but there were actually two movements, 1 in Germany and 1 in France. Who were these movements led by, respectively?
Correct!
Question #6: William Shakespeare had three children, two of whom were twins. Which two?
Prize: $5
Question #6: William Shakespeare had three children, two of whom were twins. Which two?
Prize: $5
Hamnet and JudithTikvah wrote:William Shakespeare had three children, two of whom were twins. Which two?
Correct!
Question #7: Hannibal, after his famous pasage of the ALps, wias finally defeated at the battle of Zama. The roman General who defeated him went on in a long and glorious career. What was this general's name and the last battle he fought in?
Prize: $5
Question #7: Hannibal, after his famous pasage of the ALps, wias finally defeated at the battle of Zama. The roman General who defeated him went on in a long and glorious career. What was this general's name and the last battle he fought in?
Prize: $5
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus whose last battle was the battle of Zama I think
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Unfortunately incorrect. The battle of Zama was not his last.
Going out on a limb here... the last battle Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus fought in was his last battle. *Totally steals joke from chain email*
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― William Wilberforce
Was it the Battle of Magnesia?
Woody was the first one to give a correct answer, so he wins a small sum of money.
What were the names of the two opposing claimants to the throne in The Anarchy?
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What were the names of the two opposing claimants to the throne in The Anarchy?
Reward: 5$
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Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois
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