History Quiz

[Annie]

German warship, one of the best ship of the WWII - according to its size and class - , scuttled in Rio de la Plata
Which german ship was it ?


If you don't find immediatly, I have some hints

Graf Spree.

 

[padisha emperor]

Graf Spree.

excellent !
your turn

 

[Annie]

excellent !
your turn

should be an easy one. US Supreme Court case that said that 'seperate but equal' was fine. This in the shadow of the just completed Civil War.

 

[USViking]

should be an easy one. US Supreme Court case that said that 'seperate but equal' was fine. This in the shadow of the just completed Civil War.

Plessy v Ferguson is the most frequently cited such case I know of, although I think the decision was written ca. 1900.

P.S. It's "Graf Spee" (no "r" in the second word)- thou art docked a point by thy Lord and Master.

 

[Annie]

Plessy v Ferguson is the most frequently cited such case I know of, although I think the decision was written ca. 1900.

P.S. It's "Graf Spee" (no "r" in the second word)- thou art docked a point by thy Lord and Master.

My dear, you are dead meat! Correcting my spelling! Pshaw!

Plessy 1892-96.

 

[Annie]

My dear, you are dead meat! Correcting my spelling! Pshaw!

Plessy 1892-96.

BTW, that coming on the heels of the amendments is correct!

 

[USViking]

My dear, you are dead meat! Correcting my spelling! Pshaw!

Make that a two-point subtraction.

Plessy 1892-96.

BTW, that coming on the heels of the amendments is correct!

W-e-l-l-l- 27-31 years is a bit of a stretch, but no point deduction.


Question:
Name and fate of the Graf Spee commanding officer.

 

[Annie]

Make that a two-point subtraction.





W-e-l-l-l- 27-31 years is a bit of a stretch, but no point deduction.


Question:
Name and fate of the Graf Spee commanding officer.

Not really. :kickinginthebuttsmilie:

 

[manu1959]

Question:
Name and fate of the Graf Spee commanding officer.

bullet to the brain...langsdorf

 

[USViking]

bullet to the brain...langsdorf

That is the sad truth.

Your question.

 

[manu1959]

That is the sad truth.

Your question.

designer of the first modern american "skyscraper" and its location

 

[Annie]

designer of the first modern american "skyscraper" and its location

Jenny in Chicago! My kind of town! Some insurance building.

 

[manu1959]

Jenny in Chicago! My kind of town! Some insurance building.

very good

 

[Annie]

very good

This Bostonian studied in France and made significant contributions to the Chicago school of architecture.

 

[manu1959]

This Bostonian studied in France and made significant contributions to the Chicago school of architecture.

sullivan

 

[Annie]

sullivan

Sorry took so long, you are correct! Next question, if you please...

 

[manu1959]

Sorry took so long, you are correct! Next question, if you please...

sorry......

who and when was the last person to declare war on the united states?

 

[padisha emperor]

Nazi Germany, 12/11/1941 ?

 

[Annie]

sorry......

who and when was the last person to declare war on the united states?

Osama bin Laden, 1998?

 

[Annie]

Osama bin Laden, 1998?

I've pm'd Manu, let's see if he gets back in a few hours.