# A stroll through Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2019-03-07T00:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/101 "2019-03-26T21:20:00Z")
[Bear worship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_worship) [Getae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getae) [Strabo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabo) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/102 "2019-03-26T23:24:54Z")
[Strabo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabo) [Tyrannion of Amisus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannion_of_Amisus) [Dionysius Thrax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Thrax) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/103 "2019-03-27T00:14:31Z")
[Dionysius Thrax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Thrax) [Vincenzo Di Benedetto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Di_Benedetto) [Sappho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/104 "2019-03-27T03:53:42Z")
> **[Sappho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho)** > > Sappho (/ˈsæfoʊ/; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphō \[sap.pʰɔ̌ː\]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.\[a\] Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess". Most of Sappho's poetry is now lost, and what is extant has mostly survived in fragmentary f... > **[Ezra Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound)** > > Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). > Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Work... > **[Harry S. Truman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman)** > > Harry S. Truman\[b\] (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin Roosevelt and as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945. Assuming the presidency after Roosevelt's death, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established both the Truman Doctrine... ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/105 "2019-03-27T05:03:03Z")
[Harry S. Truman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman) [Lauren Bacall](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall) [Bank Street (Manhattan)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_(Manhattan)) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/106 "2019-03-27T16:11:45Z")
[Bank Street (Manhattan)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_(Manhattan)) [John Dos Passos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dos_Passos) [Spanish Civil War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/107 "2019-03-27T17:44:03Z")
> **[Spanish Civil War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War)** > > Nationalist victory > Republicans > Nationalists > **[HMS Royal Oak (08)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Royal_Oak_(08))** > > Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}58°55′44″N 2°59′09″W / 58.92889°N 2.98583°W / 58.92889; -2.98583 (HMS Royal Oak) > > HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first ... > **[Scapa Flow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapa_Flow)** > > Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}58°54′N 3°03′W / 58.900°N 3.050°W / 58.900; -3.050 > > Scapa Flow (/ˈskɑːpə, ˈskæpə/; from Old Norse Skalpaflói 'bay of the long isthmus') is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland... ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/108 "2019-03-27T18:27:53Z")
[Scapa Flow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapa_Flow) [William of Orange](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England) [Rampjaar](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampjaar) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/109 "2019-03-27T18:35:39Z")
[Rampjaar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampjaar) (I learned something today! :D) [Johannes Vermeer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Vermeer) [Baroque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/110 "2019-03-27T18:54:41Z")
[Baroque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque) [Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Lavra_of_St._Sergius) [Battle of Kosovo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kosovo) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/111 "2019-03-27T18:58:55Z")
> **[Battle of Kosovo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kosovo)** > > Inconclusive > Prince Lazar † > Vuk Branković > Vlatko Vuković > John of Palisna (most probably) > Skanderbeg's Rebellion (1443–1468) > **[Vassal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal)** > > A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain. The rights and obligations of a vassal are called vassalage, while the rights and obligations of a suzerain are called suzerainty. > The obligations of a vassal often included military support by knights in exchange for certain privileges, usually inclu In co... > **[Scottish clan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_clan)** > > A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms. Most clans have their own tartan patterns, usually dating from the 19th century, which members may incorporate into kilts or other clothing. > The modern image of clan... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/112 "2019-03-27T19:14:44Z")
> **[Scottish clan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_clan)** > > A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms. Most clans have their own tartan patterns, usually dating from the 19th century, which members may incorporate into kilts or other clothing. > The modern image of clan... > **[Niall of the Nine Hostages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages)** > > Niall Noígíallach (pronounced \[ˈniːəl noɪˈɣiːələx\]; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. He was himself the grandson of King Conn of the Hundred Battles. Historical Irish annalistic and chronicle sources place his reign in the late 4th and early 5th centuries, although modern scholars date him about half a century Ni... > **[Genealogical DNA test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test)** > > A genealogical DNA test is a DNA-based genetic test used in genetic genealogy that looks at specific locations of a person's genome in order to find or verify ancestral genealogical relationships, or (with lower reliability) to estimate the ethnic mixture of an individual. Since different testing companies use different ethnic reference groups and different matching algorithms, ethnicity estimates for an individual vary between tests, sometimes dramatically. > Three principal types of genealogic... ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/113 "2019-03-27T20:41:32Z")
> **[Genealogical DNA test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test)** > > A genealogical DNA test is a DNA-based genetic test used in genetic genealogy that looks at specific locations of a person's genome in order to find or verify ancestral genealogical relationships, or (with lower reliability) to estimate the ethnic mixture of an individual. Since different testing companies use different ethnic reference groups and different matching algorithms, ethnicity estimates for an individual vary between tests, sometimes dramatically. > Three principal types of genealogic... > **[Judaism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism)** > > Judaism (Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת‎‎ Yahăḏūṯ) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age. Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered to be one of the oldest monotheistic religions. Judaism is considered b The Torah, as it ... > **[Sicut Judaeis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicut_Judaeis)** > > Sicut Judaeis (Latin: "As the Jews") were papal bulls which set out the official position of the papacy regarding the treatment of Jews. The first bull by that name was issued in about 1120 by Calixtus II and served as a papal charter of protection to Jews. It was prompted by attacks on Jews by the First Crusade, during which over five thousand Jews were slaughtered in Europe. The bull forbade Christians, on pain of excommunication, from forcing Jews to convert, from harming them, from taking the... ---
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[Sicut Judaeis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicut_Judaeis) [Palermo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo) [Sicilian Mafia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/115 "2019-03-28T00:08:56Z")
[Sicilian Mafia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia) [Jizya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizya) [Zakat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/116 "2019-03-28T00:47:30Z")
[Zakat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat) [Fasting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting) [List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unproven_and_disproven_cancer_treatments) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/117 "2019-03-28T03:01:42Z")
[List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unproven_and_disproven_cancer_treatments) (A sad read) [Emu](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu) [Emu War](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/118 "2019-03-28T04:11:49Z")
[Emu War](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War) [Dominic Serventy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Serventy) [Ctenotus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenotus) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/119 "2019-03-28T04:17:43Z")
> **[Ctenotus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenotus)** > > About 100, see list. > Ctenotus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus. > Lizards in the genus Ctenotus are commonly called comb-eared skinks, a reference to the scales aligned near the ear. Ctenotus lizards are able to move very quickly, disappearing whilst being observed. They are highly active in their habits, foraging amongst a diverse range o... > **[Australia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia)** > > Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi), Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and it The ancestors of Aborigina... > **[Elizabeth II](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II)** > > Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. > Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the fi... ---
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[Elizabeth II](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II) [Pius XII](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII) [Guglielmo Marconi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=7)