# 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:** 8
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/141 "2019-04-01T18:40:42Z")
[Waltzing Matilda](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda) [And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Band_Played_Waltzing_Matilda) [Vietnam War](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War) (for anyone who hasn’t heard “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”, a tragic and powerful anti-war song: [Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - YouTube](https://youtu.be/WG48Ftsr3OI?t=100)) ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/142 "2019-04-01T19:50:59Z")
> **[Vietnam War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War)** > > North Vietnamese-allied victory > ≈860,000 (1967) > ≈1,420,000 (1968) > **[French Indochina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Indochina)** > > French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),\[a\]\[b\] officially known as the Indochinese Union\[c\]\[d\] and after 1947 as the Indochinese Federation,\[e\] was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia until its demise in 1954. It comprised Cambodia, Laos (from 1899), the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan (from 1898 until 1945), and the Vietnamese regions of Tonkin in the north, Annam in the centre, and Cochinchina in the south. The capital for most of its history (190... > **[Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity_Sphere)** > > The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (Japanese: 大東亜共栄圏, Hepburn: Dai Tōa Kyōeiken), also known as the GEACPS, was a concept that was developed in the Empire of Japan and propagated to Asian populations which were occupied by it from 1931 to 1945, and which officially aimed at creating a self-sufficient bloc of Asian peoples and states that would be led by the Japanese and be free from the rule of Western powers. The idea was first announced on 1 August 1940 in a radio address delivered b... ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/143 "2019-04-01T20:24:02Z")
> **[Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity_Sphere)** > > The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (Japanese: 大東亜共栄圏, Hepburn: Dai Tōa Kyōeiken), also known as the GEACPS, was a concept that was developed in the Empire of Japan and propagated to Asian populations which were occupied by it from 1931 to 1945, and which officially aimed at creating a self-sufficient bloc of Asian peoples and states that would be led by the Japanese and be free from the rule of Western powers. The idea was first announced on 1 August 1940 in a radio address delivered b... > **[Yukon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon)** > > Yukon (/ˈjuːkɒn/ (listen); French: \[jykɔ̃\]; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as of March 2022. Whitehorse, the territorial capital, is the largest settlement in any of the three territories. > Yukon was split from the North-West Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The federal government's Yukon... > **[Leslie Nielsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Nielsen)** > > Leslie William Nielsen OC (11 February 1926 – 28 November 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. > Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. After high school, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 and served until the end of World War II. Upon his discharge, Nielsen worked as a disc jockey before receiving a scholarship to study theatre at the N... ---
**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:** [April 1, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/144 "2019-04-01T21:08:58Z")
[Leslie Nielsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Nielsen) [AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movie_Quotes) [Knute Rockne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knute_Rockne) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/145 "2019-04-01T22:33:10Z")
[Knute Rockne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knute_Rockne) [Voss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voss) [Nærøyfjord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8yfjord) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/146 "2019-04-02T06:14:17Z")
[Nærøyfjord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8yfjord) [Aurland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurland) [Avalanche](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/147 "2019-04-02T15:04:53Z")
[Avalanche](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche) [Chamonix](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamonix) [St. Francis de Sales](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Sales) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/148 "2019-04-02T15:43:50Z")
> **[Francis de Sales](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Sales)** > > Francis de Sales, C.O., O.M. (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the Introduction t... > **[French Revolution](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution)** > > The French Revolution (French: Révolution française \[ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz\]) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while the values and institutions it created remain central to French political discourse. > Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political ... > **[Tennis Court Oath](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath)** > > On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume) in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Versailles palace. Their vow "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established" became a pivotal event in the French Revolution. > The Estates-General had been called to address the country's fiscal and agricultural crisis, but they had become bogged down in... ---
**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:** [April 2, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/149 "2019-04-02T16:21:16Z")
[Tennis Court Oath](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath) [Riot](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot) [Football hooliganism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/150 "2019-04-03T04:37:34Z")
[Football hooliganism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism) [West Ham United F.C.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ham_United_F.C.) [_I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles_](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_forever_blowing_bubbles) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/151 "2019-04-03T16:37:15Z")
[I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Forever_Blowing_Bubbles) [Harpo Marx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx) [Croquet Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquet_Hall_of_Fame) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/152 "2019-04-03T18:19:58Z")
[Croquet Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquet_Hall_of_Fame) [Cesare Danova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Danova) _[Viva Las Vegas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Las_Vegas)_ ---
**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:** [April 3, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/153 "2019-04-03T18:31:16Z")
> **[Viva Las Vegas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Las_Vegas)** > > Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American musical film directed by George Sidney and starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. The film is regarded by fans and film critics as one of Presley's best films, and it is noted for the on-screen chemistry between Presley and Ann-Margret. It also presents a strong set of ten musical song-and-dance scenes choreographed by David Winters and features his dancers. Viva Las Vegas was a hit at film theaters, as it was #14 on the Variety year end box office list of th Lu... > **[Ann-Margret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann-Margret)** > > Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. > She is known for her roles in Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), Magic (1978), The Villain (1979), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Who Will Love My Children? (1983), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies... > **[The Flintstones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones)** > > The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, and was the first animated series to hold a prime-time slot on television. > The show follows the lives of Fred and Wilma Flintstone and their pet dinosaur Dino, even... ---
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[The Flintstones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones) [Winston (cigarette)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_(cigarette)) [Winston-Salem, North Carolina](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina) ---
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[Winston-Salem, North Carolina](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina) [Wachovia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wachovia_Tract) [John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carteret,_2nd_Earl_Granville) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/156 "2019-04-04T16:48:17Z")
[John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carteret,_2nd_Earl_Granville) [Seigneur of Sark](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_seigneurs_of_Sark) [Marie Collings](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Collings) ---
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[Marie Collings](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Collings) [Heir apparent](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heir_apparent) [Riksdag](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riksdag) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/158 "2019-04-05T00:42:17Z")
[Riksdag](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riksdag) [Industrial Revolution](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution) [Great Famine (Ireland)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/159 "2019-04-05T06:17:23Z")
[Great Famine (Ireland)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)) [Typhus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhus) [Year Without a Summer](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer) ---
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[Year Without a Summer](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer) [Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein) [Erasmus Darwin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Darwin) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=9)