History Quiz

[Said1]

Exacty correct young lady!

Well, what happened?

 

[USViking]

This US Secretary of State circulated diplomatic notes among the major powers, enabling the secretary to be credited with authoring the Open Door policy regarding China.

Hay (John? Hay).

 

[Annie]

Hay (John? Hay).

Correct!

 

[USViking]

Well, what happened?

Google "1872 us korea".

I had no idea about this episode.

I'm glad to have learned something.

 

[Annie]

Google "1872 us korea".

I had no idea about this episode.

I'm glad to have learned something.

question??? This is fun!

 

[Said1]

Google "1872 us korea".

I had no idea about this episode.

I'm glad to have learned something.

Thanks me either! Did we welcome you yet? Welcome!

 

[Annie]

Thanks me either! Did we welcome you yet? Welcome!

I did, with rep!

 

[Said1]

Hay (John? Hay).

Hay, I didn't see that question! Not that I knew the answer.

 

[USViking]

Question:

This territorial purchase was characterized by its opponents
as "Seward's Folly". (Boy, were they wrong!)

 

[Annie]

Question:

This territorial purchase was characterized by its opponents
as "Seward's Folly". (Boy, were they wrong!)

Alaska from the Russians!

 

[USViking]

Alaska from the Russians!

Dang, you're sharp!

Your question.

 

[Said1]

Dang, you're sharp!

Your question.

Crap, I knew that! Foiled again!

 

[Annie]

Dang, you're sharp!

Your question.

I'm a history major.


Who is the English military/political leader that led the charge to overthrow the British monarchy and may have been poisoned to death? His corpse was also mistreated!

 

[KarlMarx]

I'm a history major.


Who is the English military/political leader that led the charge to overthrow the British monarchy and may have been poisoned to death? His corpse was also mistreated!

I was going to say "Guy Faulkes" but on second thought Oliver Cromwell.

 

[Annie]

I was going to say "Guy Faulkes" but on second thought Oliver Cronwell.

Second thought is correct!

 

[KarlMarx]

Second thought is correct!

oh goody!

Who was the "heretic pharaoh"?

 

[USViking]

oh goody!

Who was the "heretic pharaoh"?

This came up on another board I belong to.

I think I got credit for "Aton".

 

[Annie]

oh goody!

Who was the "heretic pharaoh"?

Akhenaten came up with sun god?

 

[Said1]

Akhenaten came up with sun god?

That is the heretic pharaoh isn't it?

 

[KarlMarx]

The heretic pharaoh was Ankhenaton (because he was a monotheist), and the god that he worshipped was the Aten