History Quiz

[Said1]

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

I've seen that A&E special too many times to get the answer all wrong.

 

[KarlMarx]

I've seen that A&E special too many times to get the answer all wrong.

P.S. he was also King Tutankhamen's father-in-law

 

[Said1]

P.S. he was also King Tutankhamen's father-in-law

Well duh, eveyone knows that.(J/K) :teeth:

 

[Annie]

P.S. he was also King Tutankhamen's father-in-law

I was right? Ok.

The longest lasting Chinese dynasty was which? It was this dynasty that enunciated the idea of the Mandate of Heaven.

 

[KarlMarx]

I was right? Ok.

The longest lasting Chinese dynasty was which? It was this dynasty that enunciated the idea of the Mandate of Heaven.

Ming?

 

[Annie]

Ming?

Nope.

 

[Said1]

Tan or Hang?

 

[USViking]

I was right? Ok.

The longest lasting Chinese dynasty was which? It was this dynasty that enunciated the idea of the Mandate of Heaven.

I think the Han was the longest-lasting, so I will say Han.

 

[KarlMarx]

Zhou?

 

[Said1]

I think the Han was the longest-lasting, so I will say Han.

Han 400 years, I forget Tang though. I said both just in case!

 

[Annie]

Zhou?

Bingo!

 

[KarlMarx]

Bingo!

OK.... what was the name of the first Roman Emperor who was Christian? Not only that, but he made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

 

[USViking]

OK.... what was the name of the first Roman Emperor who was Christian? Not only that, but he made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Constantine.

 

[KarlMarx]

Constantine.

Exactamundo!

 

[USViking]

This French philosopher died in Sweden,
where he was the guest of the Swedish Queen.

 

[Said1]

This French philosopher died in Sweden,
where he was the guest of the Swedish Queen.

Descartes.

 

[Annie]

This French philosopher died in Sweden,
where he was the guest of the Swedish Queen.

Descartes?

 

[Said1]

Descartes?

Hey, quit looking at my paper!

 

[Annie]

Hey, quit looking at my paper!

shut up and ask the question!

 

[USViking]

Descartes?

And I thought I had raised the bar a bit
on question difficulty.

Not for the people around here!

Some clown on another board (a liberal, of course)
asked how many panes of glass there were in the
latest Louvre building addition.

I could not find a written answer, so I tried counting
the hundreds of panes in a photo of the damn thing.
Didn't work.

While I promise not to go to such an extreme,
I may have to increase the difficulty factor
here so it takes more than 60 seconds for
someone to get the answer.

Kathianne's question!