History Quiz

[Annie]

Aquinas?

Yup, your turn. We need Said1 to make this a bit more difficult.

 

[USViking]

Yup, your turn. We need Said1 to make this a bit more difficult.

Yeah- her and her Newfoundland extinct Indians!

Speaking of Indians- which US tribe had a social class known as the "Suns",
and another known as the "Stinkards"? (there was a third class whose name I forget)

 

[Annie]

Yeah- her and her Newfoundland extinct Indians!

Speaking of Indians- which US tribe had a social class known as the "Suns",
and another known as the "Stinkards"? (there was a third class whose name I forget)

US? hmmm, that rules out Aztecs....

 

[IControlThePast]

Yeah- her and her Newfoundland extinct Indians!

Speaking of Indians- which US tribe had a social class known as the "Suns",
and another known as the "Stinkards"? (there was a third class whose name I forget)

Would those happen to be the Winnebagos ?

 

[Annie]

Would those happen to be the Winnebagos ?

That makes sense. Stinkards, Algonquin, seem to remember them...

 

[USViking]

That makes sense. Stinkards, Algonquin, seem to remember them...

Sorry, no- these Indians were south-central.

Hint- the old Al Capp L'il Abner comic strip featured a moonshine "Joy Juice" named for this tribe.

 

[Annie]

Sorry, no- these Indians were south-central.

Hint- the old Al Capp L'il Abner comic strip featured a moonshine "Joy Juice" named for this tribe.

Was the Winnebagos correct? Hmmm, stinkards. Li'l Abner...

 

[USViking]

Was the Winnebagos correct? Hmmm, stinkards. Li'l Abner...

Too young to remember L'il Abner- trying to make me feel bad?

The tribe name was quite a comical sounding one.

Think about swinging your foot at something, and then finding out the something is a nasty substance.

 

[Annie]

Too young to remember L'il Abner- trying to make me feel bad?

The tribe name was quite a comical sounding one.

Think about swinging your foot at something, and then finding out the something is a nasty substance.

the ewwwsss?

 

[Annie]

Too young to remember L'il Abner- trying to make me feel bad?

The tribe name was quite a comical sounding one.

Think about swinging your foot at something, and then finding out the something is a nasty substance.

The Kickapoos!

 

[USViking]

The Kickapoos!

Attagirl!

 

[Annie]

Attagirl!

LOL! Take my turn or pass it to someone, I'm heading off to dreamland! Tomorrow...

 

[USViking]

LOL! Take my turn or pass it to someone, I'm heading off to dreamland! Tomorrow...

Anyone else want to ask a question?

 

[IControlThePast]

Who was famous for saying "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre!" and what was that person commenting on.

 

[USViking]

Who was famous for saying "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre!" and what was that person commenting on.

This sounds familiar, but not familiar enough.

I guess in a while, google after that if no one else gets it.

 

[IControlThePast]

This sounds familiar, but not familiar enough.

I guess in a while, google after that if no one else gets it.

I'm almost positive Padisha knows it, but it is a question of if he will look in time.

 

[Said1]

I'm almost positive Padisha knows it, but it is a question of if he will look in time.

I know what it was in response too, and I know what it means. It's the frenchmen's name I'm not sure about. It's either Borquet or Boquet (I think), anyway, it was said to a British general in reaction to an erronous attempt at advancing on Russian troops during the Crimean war (??) where half the British troops were killed - over 300 men. The phrase means "It's magnificent, but (?) it's not war". Not sure about the word "but", but it would fit.

 

[IControlThePast]

I know what it was in response too, and I know what it means. It's the frenchmen's name I'm not sure about. It's either Borquet or Boquet (I think), anyway, it was said to a British general in reaction to an erronous attempt at advancing on Russian troops during the Crimean war (??) where half the British troops were killed - over 300 men. The phrase means "It's magnificent, but (?) it's not war". Not sure about the word "but", but it would fit.

You're close enough for me to give it to you. It was Bosquet, and specifically the event was The Charge of the Light Brigade.

 

[Said1]

You're close enough for me to give it to you. It was Bosquet, and specifically the event was The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Way too much detail for me to remember.

Here's an easy one: What the heck happened to Lebreton Flats, and why?

 

[USViking]

Way too much detail for me to remember.

Here's an easy one: What the heck happened to Lebreton Flats, and why?

Easy for Ontarioonians, maybe.

Lebreton Flats burned in 1900 due to high wind and wooden buildings.
Susequently the ground was contaminated by petrochemicals.
It is now a green urban renewal project.
(Thanks google)


Question:
Three peoples of the mid-east coast of the Baltic Sea,
only speakers of the "Baltic" language family,
were among the last pagans of Europe.
They were conquered and Christianized in the 1200s.

The Letts (Latvians) and Lithuanians have survived.

Which of the three are now extinct, at least for their spoken language?