World History trivia quiz

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

  1. The British Houses of Parliament are technically the Palace of _______.

  2. This was William the Conqueror’s title in 1065.

  3. In what century was the doctrine of papal infallibility proclaimed?
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  4. Westminster

  5. Duke of Normandy

  6. 19th

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So was I right about #216? Mohenjo-Daro?

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  1. In what city did Handel’s oratorio Messiah premiere?
    Dublin

While we are on the subject of the Roman Catholic Church:

  1. Who is the only Roman Catholic Saint whose parents attended the canonization ceremony?
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[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]
242. Westminster
245. Duke of Normandy
246. 19th
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Well done - all correct. 5 time champ is correct about question 243, Dublin.

  1. Elizabeth Seton?
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Nope, not Mother Seton

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247 Maria Goetti’s mother attended her canonization. Not her dad, though.

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Since it’s that time of year, how about some questions about the Oscars

  1. Which year was the first Oscar awarded?
  2. Which film(s) have received the most awards?
  3. Who has won the most Oscars?
  4. Why was the 1981 ceremony delayed?
  5. Where is the ceremony being held this year?
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[QUOTE=Siam Sam]
So was I right about #216? Mohenjo-Daro?
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Yep yep. Also would have accepted “Harrappan civilization” or “Indus Valley civilization”.

The shooting of Ronald Reagan?

I think LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring was one. I’m guessing Titanic is another… and we’ll say… heck, Gone With the Wind.

Dame Judi Dench. (WAG)

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  1. This has to be either Walt Disney or Whatshername Hall, the fashion designer.
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[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin]
247 Maria Goetti’s mother attended her canonization. Not her dad, though.
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Very good. St Maria Goretti was a 12 year old Italian girl who was murdered rather than give up her honor. Her murderer Allessandro something or other did a 30 year tern in prison for the crime, it is said that Maria appeared to Allessandro in jail and forgave him. After he was released, Allessandro spent his days in a monastery repenting.

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  1. Where is the ceremony being held this year?
    Kodak Pavilion, just mentioned last night on A Daily Show.
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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright]

  1. The shooting of Ronald Reagan?

247 I think LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring was one. I’m guessing Titanic is another… and we’ll say… heck, Gone With the Wind.

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yes

2 out of 3 ain’t bad

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[QUOTE=5 time champ]
250. Where is the ceremony being held this year?
Kodak Pavilion, just mentioned last night on A Daily Show.
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yes

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[QUOTE=silenus]
248. This has to be either Walt Disney or Whatshername Hall, the fashion designer.
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I’d stick with Walt (26!)

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[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin]
yes

2 out of 3 ain’t bad
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Which two?

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

Tamerlane, I believe the limit is asking five questions at a time.

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Sorry about that. I actually didn’t take the time to check out your U.S. history thread to see the rules you’d set up. Sorta just jumped in on a whim after idly perusing the thread and coming up with some sample questions in my head. Bad form all the way around for an old message board veteran like me, I’m afraid.

Mea culpa.

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  1. The death of this Autocrat is considered to mark the beginning of The Time of Troubles?

  2. Can anyone tell me the outline of the saga of Dmitri and Marfa during The Time of Troubles?

  3. Name someone whose body was famously dragged through the streets of Moscow.

  4. What was the counterpart to Lenin’s Bolsheviks?

  5. What do the words Bolshevik and the counterpart alluded to in 254 mean, respectively?

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Answer to an expired question:

  1. The US Navy vet, who was a star in a Naval related sitcom and recently received an honorary promotion to CPO is Ernest Bourgnine. (I’d meant to post it in the US history quiz, but I got confuzzled)
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[QUOTE=OtakuLoki]

  1. What was the counterpart to Lenin’s Bolsheviks?

  2. What do the words Bolshevik and the counterpart alluded to in 254 mean, respectively?
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  3. (This will probably be closer to pronunciation than spelling) Memsheviks.

  4. “Majority” and “Minority”.

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The only quibble I’ve got, Governor Quinn is that I remember it as Menshevik. And you may well be closer to right than I am.

Certainly you’re right about the meanings.