History Quiz

[USViking]

Boxer Rebellion.

Close, but that's not it.

The question is a bit obscure, so I'll give the answer-
the Nian, or Nein Rebellion- and you or someone else
can ask the next one.

 

[padisha emperor]

How did the Emperor Vespasien to build the Colisée ( Coliseum) ? (I mean : according to the historians, where did he find the money for a such wonder ? )

 

[Gunny]

How did the Emperor Vespasien to build the Colisée ( Coliseum) ? (I mean : according to the historians, where did he find the money for a such wonder ? )

American Express?

 

[padisha emperor]

American Express?

Come on, it is a real historical question

 

[USViking]

Here's my guess: I think Vespasion initiated
the Jewish Diaspora after supressing a revolt
in Palestine.

Did the money come from the loot he acquired
during this campaign?

 

[padisha emperor]

Here's my guess: I think Vespasion initiated
the Jewish Diaspora after supressing a revolt
in Palestine.

Did the money come from the loot he acquired
during this campaign?

yep.

He got the money after the took of Jerusalem, when the Temple of Salomon was destroyed by the Romans and all the gold and precious items were catched by them.

Go on

 

[USViking]

Question:

Nero was the last Emperor of the "Julian" dynasty.

Vespasian was the first Emperor of this dynasty.

 

[CSM]

Question:

Nero was the last Emperor of the "Julian" dynasty.

Vespasian was the first Emperor of this dynasty.

I think it was the Flavian dynasty, but I could be wrong

 

[Said1]

I think it was the Flavian dynasty, but I could be wrong

You got it Pontic. Your turn.

 

[CSM]

You got it Pontic. Your turn.

On 30 August, 30 BC somebody famous committed suicide...who was it?

 

[Said1]

On 30 August, 30 BC somebody famous committed suicide...who was it?

That would be one of my favs, Cleopatra. She killed herself after Anothony committed suicied.

 

[CSM]

That would be one of my favs, Cleopatra. She killed herself after Anothony committed suicied.

yep yep

 

[USViking]

That would be one of my favs, Cleopatra. She killed herself after Anothony committed suicied.

Gotta question, eh?

 

[USViking]

Gotta question, eh?

No Question from the last correct responder?

Fine, I got one, from the same era as her right answer:

Question: Victorious commander at Actium.

In effect, he gave Octavian the Empire.

 

[deaddude]

Agrippa

 

[USViking]

Agrippa

Correct- over to you.

 

[deaddude]

1916: this freak occurence at matawan creek New Jersey actualy received better news coverage than the coverage of WWI

 

[Annie]

1916: this freak occurence at matawan creek New Jersey actualy received better news coverage than the coverage of WWI

Shark attack?

 

[deaddude]

Yes there were three shark attacks in mattawan creek, the reason this was a freak occurence was that the shark was a great white which are salt water sharks. Also there were two other shark attacks in the New Jersy area 10 days earlier, so that was 5 attacks in eleven days when there are only an average of fifty attacks a year, making it statisticaly improbable. As a side note, only months earlier the keeper of the national musem of natural history had been quoted saying "a sharks jaw is not strong enough to sever a human leg.

your question

 

[Annie]

Yes there were three shark attacks in mattawan creek, the reason this was a freak occurence was that the shark was a great white which are salt water sharks. Also there were two other shark attacks in the New Jersy area 10 days earlier, so that was 5 attacks in eleven days when there are only an average of fifty attacks a year, making it statisticaly improbably. As a side note, only months earlier the keeper of the national musem of natural history had been quoted saying "a sharks jaw is not strong enough to sever a human leg.

your question

The most costly hurricane ever, at least in the US, in terms of human suffering.