History Quiz

[USViking]

Question:

Name of the Dallas FBI agent who had a open case on Lee Harvey Oswald
at the time of the Kennedy assassination.

The agent had reopened a closed case on Oswald in 3/63, on account of
information Oswald had subscribed to a Communist periodical. In spite
of being the controlling agent for most of the next eight months, he never
met Oswald face to face, although he did meet Mrs. Oswald twice.

These meetings prompted a visit by Oswald to Dallas FBI HQ 18 days
before the assassination. The agent who had his case was not in, and
Oswald left an unsigned note for him with a receptionist. This note is
the subject of furious controversy.

The FBI receptionist later said she read the note, and that it contained a
threat by Oswald to blow up the FBI office if it did not stop harassing his
wife. The addressee agent said it was a request by Oswald in angry but
inoffensive language to contact him in the future, and to leave his wife alone.

In an act of gross impropriety, The note was destroyed at the order of the
Dallas FBI Special Agent in Charge two days after the assassination.

Conspiracy theorists will never tire of asserting, on the basis of no
evidence whatsoever, that the note included a threat to kill JFK.

Answer: Hosty.

Next Question?

 

[CrimsonWhite]

What was the theory of "the magic bullet?"

Is it plausible?

 

[USViking]

What was the theory of "the magic bullet?"

Is it plausible?

The "magic bullet" theory is that one of the bullets,
not the first or the last, hit Kennedy in his upper back,
exited his throat, hit Connolly in his back, broke a rib,
exited his torso, hit his arm, breaking his wrist, then
came to rest in his thigh with very little deformation.
It was not in pristine condition, as some conspiracy
theorists allege, and in my opinion the theory is plausible.


Question:
Name of the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg.

He was almost certainly not an accomplice of any kind,
yet was tried, convicted, and spent most of the rest of
his life in prison.

 

[CrimsonWhite]

The "magic bullet" theory is that one of the bullets,
not the first or the last, hit Kennedy in his upper back,
exited his throat, hit Connolly in his back, broke a rib,
exited his torso, hit his arm, breaking his wrist, then
came to rest in his thigh with very little deformation.
It was not in pristine condition, as some conspiracy
theorists allege, and in my opinion the theory is plausible.


Question:
Name of the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg.

He was almost certainly not an accomplice of any kind,
yet was tried, convicted, and spent most of the rest of
his life in prison.

Dr. Samuel Mudd


How far did Booth flee before he was caught?

 

[USViking]

Dr. Samuel Mudd


How far did Booth flee before he was caught?

35 miles?

 

[USViking]

Dr. Samuel Mudd


How far did Booth flee before he was caught?

Good old Google even has a map of Booth's escape route,
complete with a scale.

The correct answer is about 50 miles as the crow flies.


Question:

Cabinet member who was at Lincoln's bedside at his death,
and said:

"Now he belongs to the Ages."

 

[Dr Grump]

Good old Google even has a map of Booth's escape route,
complete with a scale.

The correct answer is about 50 miles as the crow flies.


Question:

Cabinet member who was at Lincoln's bedside at his death,
and said:

"Now he belongs to the Ages."

Edwin Stanton - secretary of war??

 

[USViking]

Edwin Stanton - secretary of war??

Right you are- your turn to ask a question.

 

[Dr Grump]

Haven't read all the backlog, so this question might have already been asked.

In 1227, Genghis Khan died and his empire was split between his sons and grandsons. However, his eldest son, Jochi, inherited nothing. Why?

 

[USViking]

Haven't read all the backlog, so this question might have already been asked.

In 1227, Genghis Khan died and his empire was split between his sons and grandsons. However, his eldest son, Jochi, inherited nothing. Why?

My guess is that he was far away, fighting somewhere,
and another claimant was closer, and got to the crown first.

A few decades later ?Sabotai and/or ?Ogodai were making
mincemeant out of the EU knights in shining armor when
the great Khan died, and the EU west of Kiev was spared
much grief because Sabotai/Ogodai cancelled the rest of
the campaign, and headed back to Mongolia to settle the succession.

 

[Dr Grump]

My guess is that he was far away, fighting somewhere,
and another claimant was closer, and got to the crown first.

A few decades later ?Sabotai and/or ?Ogodai were making
mincemeant out of the EU knights in shining armor when
the great Khan died, and the EU west of Kiev was spared
much grief because Sabotai/Ogodai cancelled the rest of
the campaign, and headed back to Mongolia to settle the succession.

Not too sure how it works...do I wait for other guesses? You are wrong, but a good attempt nonetheless! From memory it was Batu, Jochi's son and leader of the Golden Horde, and the great general Sabutai, who were at the gates of Vienna when the Great Khan Ogodai died, which meant they had to go back to Mongolia and vote for a new Great Khan thus sparing Western Europe..

 

[padisha emperor]

Haven't read all the backlog, so this question might have already been asked.

In 1227, Genghis Khan died and his empire was split between his sons and grandsons. However, his eldest son, Jochi, inherited nothing. Why?

Genghis' paternity for Jochi had several doubts, it was not sure.
Ans above all, he couldn't succes to his father, even if he was his eldest son, because Jochi died in 1227, a few moment BEFORE his father

 

[Dr Grump]

Genghis' paternity for Jochi had several doubts, it was not sure.
Ans above all, he couldn't succes to his father, even if he was his eldest son, because Jochi died in 1227, a few moment BEFORE his father

Correcto mondo. Depending on which text book you read, Jochi died in 1226 or 1227, just before his father. Although his paternity was in said to be in doubt by some, Genghis never believed he wasn't his son. Take it away Padisha... :happy2:

 

[padisha emperor]

Thanks


This "little joke" started the 30 Years War. What was it ? (I maybe already have ask this one, if it is the case, sorry)

 

[USViking]

Thanks


This "little joke" started the 30 Years War. What was it ? (I maybe already have ask this one, if it is the case, sorry)

I think you did run this one by us earlier:
the "Defenestration of Prague".

You or Dr Grump ask another.

 

[padisha emperor]

F**k I didn't remember if it was here or on a french forum.

Dr Grump, go on

 

[Dr Grump]

F**k I didn't remember if it was here or on a french forum.

Dr Grump, go on

I think it's US Viking's turn...

 

[USViking]

I think it's US Viking's turn...

Allow me to pass it to you. You ask good ones,
and I've been in this thread so long I'm a bit
low on steam.

 

[Dr Grump]

Allow me to pass it to you. You ask good ones,
and I've been in this thread so long I'm a bit
low on steam.

Roger USViking..

This is a three-part question..
1) Who was known as the Architect of Apartheid in South Africa?
2) Where was he born?
3) How did he die?

 

[jillian]

Roger USViking..

This is a three-part question..
1) Who was known as the Architect of Apartheid in South Africa?
2) Where was he born?
3) How did he die?

Hendrik Verwoerd, born in the Netherlands. I know he was assassinated, but I can't remember how.