Thursday Quiz 11 April 2019

[Mi-Amigo]

Hi all the Thursday Quizzers.

The Thursday Quiz is open to all members of the Community, so whether you are one of the regulars, a member who has not entered a previous Thursday Quiz, or one of our new members, you are all welcome to come and join in.

This Thursday Quiz - for 11 April - will, as decided by most of the regulars, be three questions on

                                                                            HISTORY

The Quiz will be posted around 10pm tonight - Wed 10 April - when the Quiz will open and answers can be submitted, and will remain open until 12 noon Friday 12 April.

I hope as many of you as possible will take part, and new members or those who have not taken part in a previous Thursday Quiz, will join us.

If you have questions about the Thursday Quiz, please ask and I`ll post an answer before the Quiz is posted.

Thank you, once again, for your interest.

[jonsie]

I agree with the other answers except :

Q2  The Hell's Angels

[TallTrees]

Hello @Mi-Amigo 

I'll have a stab at these ~ 

Q. 1   William the Conqueror  (because I don't know anyone else)

Q. 2   Expected Answer would be the Vikings  My Answer ~ Vikings 

but I know that there were many Horned Helmets so not expecting this to be correct~ reading 

between the lines of the Question Master.  

Q. 3  Expected Answer would be Francis Drake

( because he is famous for this battle

but my Answer is ~  "I don't really know who led the Fleet"  

History is  "looking back" so I didn't really get on with that idea ~ understanding that 

it may be necessary for all different reasons.

History is difficult because the same events can be

different depending on the person/persons writing it and of course the literary dreamers 

Thanks @Mi-Amigo for the Quiz giving time to reflect and consider !  

[TallTrees]

Gosh @jonsie 

I like your thoughts/answer to Q2 this is probably more correct than any ~ certainly up-to-date 

[Mi-Amigo]

THURSDAY QUIZ 11 APRIL - RESULTS AND ANSWERS

Q1 @Cleoriff - correct ; @Glory1 [agreeing with @Cleoriff ] - correct  ; @jonsie [agreeing with @Cleoriff ] - correct 

@MI5- incorrect * klaxon * ; sorry @TallTrees incorrect * klaxon *.

Q2 @Cleoriff - correct

@MI5- incorrect * klaxon * ; sorry @jonsie - incorrect * klaxon *; @Glory1 - incorrect * klaxon *; @TallTrees - incorrect * klaxon *

Q3 now this is where it gets difficult [see A3 below]

@CleoriffCharles Howard - correct ; Drake - incorrect * klaxon *;

@MI5Charles Howard - correct ; Drake - incorrect * klaxon * ;

@Glory1Charles Howard - correct Drake - incorrect * klaxon * ;

@jonsie[agreeing with others] Charles Howard - correct ; Drake - * incorrect *

@TallTrees- Drake - incorrect * klaxon *

A1 - as @Cleoriff said, after the Battle of Hastings Edgar II was made King of England. This was by the Witan, a council of religious and political leaders. Two months later, rescinded their decision, surrendered Edgar to William.

A2 - as @Cleoriff said, by Sardinian warriors. Evidence on Nuragic statues, dating from late Bronze Age to early Iron Age [up to c800BC] found in Etruscan tombs.

Horned helmets by Gauls and Germanics date from later, possibly influenced by Nuragics, which is why could not allow those answers. The idea that Vikings wore horned helmets originated in Frithiof`s Saga by Swedish illustrator Gustav Malmstrom, published in 1825.

A3 - Lord Charles Howard of Effingham led the English fleet, pushing the Spanish fleet northwards up the eastern coast of England. The Spanish rounded Scotland, sailed down the west coast of Ireland and took the long way home, with many ships succumbing to fierce storms rather than English attacks.

Sir Francis Drake was second-in-command. Although he is considered a British hero, his fire ship failed to ignite any Spanish vessel. Drake was a "privateer" [polite term for pirate] when he circumnavigated the globe in 1581, plundering Spanish ships  of gold on his return home.

The awards this week are:

@Cleoriff  Q1 plus credit for info ; Q2 ; Q3 for Howard, * klaxon* for Drake

@Glory1Q1 ; Q2 * klaxon * ; Q3 for Howard, * klaxon * for Drake

@MI5Q1 * klaxon * ; Q2 * klaxon * ; Q3 for Howard, * klaxon * for Drake

@TallTreesQ1 * klaxon * ; Q 2 * klaxon * ; Q 3 * klaxon *

@jonsieQ1 ; Q2 * klaxon * ; Q3 for Howard, * klaxon * for Drake

but for giving us another good laugh with answer to Q2 , I am again awarding @jonsie a special

I hope you all enjoyed playing.

I`d like to thank @TallTrees for joining us. I would add that, like the TV programme QI, it isn`t easy to find the right answers and hope you`ll play along in future Thursday Quizzes

[TallTrees]

Thank you @Mi-Amigo for your welcome.

Always like to learn a few things too ~ hopefully I will remember them!

Try and join in the next one ~ best wishes TallTrees