I went when I was really young. I think I mainly visited resorts and amusement parks.
Trivia
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38 minutes, and I know that because I tend to watch the entire dvd set of The Simpsons in one sitting when they release a new season.
how is that possible? simpsons is a 30-min show, so it doesnt use a standard hour
D’oh…was thinking Simpsons but meant another show…which I won’t disclose because it’s a guilty pleasure, not to mention an embarassing one. :evil:
I’d like to hear his answer, because as far as I remember no one knows for sure. I believe there are referencs to fliping the digitus infamis back to roman and even greek times. Of course there it that story from, I believe the hundred years war, where the brits waved two fingers at the french who had thretened to cut them off. But even so that was two fingers not just one. :)
Well, maybe this isn’t as clear cut as I thought the answer was. It’s true that it’s not known for sure, but the French/British connection is supposed to be generally accepted source. Brit longbowmen were fantastic archers, so captured Brits had their middle fingers cut off (by the French) to keep them from using bows ever again. In defiance, English archers would hold up their middle finger to show the French they were still useable. And yes, dezrtfish is right, two fingers were also used. Ok, so, bad question….
Here’s a better one.
How long was Leningrad under siege during WW2?
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4 Years, between '41-'44…. Don’t know the months off hand
When was the first radio audio broadcast and what was it about?
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In parallel, and NOT from 100 years ago…
What was the first video aired on MTV? :-P
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@ncscswitch:
In parallel, and NOT from 100 years ago…
What was the first video aired on MTV? :-P
Video Killed the Radio Star
What’s so special about the opossum?
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He was “Partially Committed?”
Oops… sorry, that was a Jeff Forxworthy reply…
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The oppossum is the only marsupeal outside of Australia.
Name one of the two monumental battles where Daniel Morgan commanded troops during the American Revolution. For the first battle he was a colonel and the second he was a General.
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Battle of Saratoga I believe or if not that in its whereabouts…
And since were on Revolution:
What Conneticut Town was attacked by Benidict Arnold towards the end of the war and what was the goal of that attack?
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The other battle was the Battle of Cowpens, my favorite moment in American military history :)
Colonel Benedict Arnold attacked… ooh good one. You got me stumped on a Revolutionary War question GG! This is my time period…
The purpose of Arnold’s attack was to distract the Revolutionaries, cause a little havoc, and hopefully draw George Washington’s army to the other side of the Hudson, where General Clinton’s army in New York would be able to come out and corner him.
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Just looked the answer up. Dammit GG, I should have known that :)
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And what is the answer of the other? :-)
I asked 2 questions and your answer on the first was correct (Multiple answers were possible) but what is the town?
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I was planning on giving others a try at it, but to be honest it could be a difficult one to answer. He attacked New London.
Here is another one for you GG. Prior to which battles of the American Revolution were the following documents read to Washington’s troops a) The Declaration of Independence b) Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis
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got me their… I know that it was mandatory for all Troops to Read American Crisis… I would assume that the Declaration was read soon after it was released or during the Battle of Staten Island…
I will post a question based off of if I get it wrong or right :wink:
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Close enough.
The American Crisis was read the night before the Battle of Trenton. The Declaration was read right before the Battle of Brooklyn (which is what I think you ment to say when you said Staten Island).
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Alright non-Revolution: What is this Vehicle?
sorry if it’s easy…
GG
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The other battle was the Battle of Cowpens, my favorite moment in American military history :)
What makes it special to you? Curious as I’m ignorant about it.
GG - all I can offer is an armored car. NATO?
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Who is that in the picture? Isn’t that Montgomery?
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I think you are right, Baker.
That’s Monty on top of Rommel’s armored car. I think that’s a better guess.
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Hmm. The vehicle appears to be in Europe (not Africa) because of the trees in the background. Judging from his clothes and the trees, I’d say the time was probably late fall/early winter. Probably not battle of the bulge as there is no snow on the ground. I can’t quite make out the letters on the front of the vehicle except for the number 44 with a line over the top. Vehicle appears to be in prime condition, without even any discernable wear on the tires.
My guess would be Montgomery sitting on top of HIS armoured car in France during the fall of '44.
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What makes it special to you? Curious as I’m ignorant about it.
I could go into volumes on this, but let me paint the picture for you.
You are in South Carolina. The British have captured two of the most heavily fortified cities in the South, Savannah and Charleston, with barely a fight. In addition to that, the army garrisoned at Charleston constituted over half of the Continental forces in the Southern states, and was led by one of Washington’s best and most trusted generals named Benjamin Lincoln. Although it wasn’t official, Lincoln was Washington’s second in command.
Ok, so the already vastly outnumbered, outgunned, and outtrained American forces in the South have just lost half their men and their commander. Now British General Cornwalis wants to eliminate all resistance in South Carolina and move north. He sends his troops out with Colonel Tarleton, a ruthless calvary commander. In a few battles with Continental troops, Tarleton’s calvary charged and easily broke the Continental lines, and refused to give quarter to surrendering troops. He scared the crap out of them, needless to say.
Ok, so the Continental Congress sends General Horacio Gates, the commander of the Battle of Saratoga, down to South Carolina to salvage the battle. Gates takes command and foolishly marches to army off to try to draw the British into a decisive battle. He calls out thousands of South Carolina militia and has about 1,500 fairly well trained Continental soldiers on his side. Predictably, he attempts to battle the British in an open field and Tarleton’s calvary breaks the Continental lines. General Gates, scared off by the brutal tactics of Tarleton, takes his staff and gallops as fast as his horse will take him north, deserting his army. The supply train of the Continental Army is captured by the British. In addition to that, Gates attempted to use the militia under his command like normal troops, resulting in a huge collapse. Many militia go home, and the rest are demoralized.
So, the army regroups without supplies, a commander, or much hope. About 800 Continentals remain, and about 1,500 militia. In addition they recieve reinforcements of about 100 calvary troops led by the brother of Washington. Tarleton has more troops and 300 deadly British calvary. He is rumored to be “invincible” by Continental troops.
So Congress dispatched newly promoted General Daniel Morgan, who led a critical company of riflemen at the Battle of Saratoga (which is another great story for another day). Daniel Morgan’s task is to stop the British army from entering North Carolina.
So, how does he do it? His troops have no supplies, little time, fewer calvary, weaker moral, fewer numbers, and his army was mostly made up of militia. Daniel Morgan launches a plan.
Tarleton’s strategy in his battles against the Continentals was to focus on the militia first. Make them run, and let the rest of the army break. It worked. So Morgan decided to play in to this. He marched his army to a large cow pasture. The British would not make the mistake of engaging the revolutionary army on anything less than an open field like they did early in the war, and Morgan didn’t have the supplies to try to run around South Carolina and trick Tarleton into attacking him in the woods somewhere. However, Morgan did pick an open field with a line of trees seperating it from another open field. He places the entirety of his militia in front of this line of trees. In the trees, Morgan places a few dozen of his best riflemen, with orders to shoot for officers, in the line of trees. Morgan then places his 800 Continentals on a bluff right behind the trees. The bluff was not high enough to provide much strategic advantage except to obstruct the view of anything behind it.
During the night before the battle, Morgan goes from campfire to campfire to tell the secret plan to the militia soldiers. They are to fire two shots at the British, then retreat behind the bluff like they were running away.
Come battle day, the British arrive and see the Continentals making what appears to be a last stand. They advance normally, and encounter the militia. The militia fire their three vollies of shots, and take one round from the advancing British. The militia do large amounts of damage, and the British are fooled into thinking that they are running away as usual. They chase the fleeing militia, only to run straight into the fire of the riflemen. The riflemen cover the militia’s retreat, sniping off dozens of British officers. The British charge into the woods, killing nearly every one of the riflemen with bayonets. Still, the damage was done.
Still very strong, the British army advances to meet the Continentals. As the army engages the Continentals, Morgan pulls off his move. Behind the bluff, the militia had regrouped and were ready for another charge. On the other side of the bluff William Washington’s calvary are waiting. When General Tarleton signals his calvary to charge, Washington’s calvary gallops out and engages Tarleton. Simultaneously, the militia pour out on to the British flank. The British, caught unaware during their tough battle with the Continental regulars, are surrounded on three sides. They retreat and take enourmous casualties.
It was the first time since Saratoga that the Americans beat a British army on an open field. Washington’s best friend, General Nathaniel Greene, would eventually take command of the Southern army and employ similar tactics to help beat Cornwalis, eventually pushing him back to Yorktown and winning the war.
Genius. Daniel Morgan, an old man, retired soon after the battle.
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Yanny,
That ain’t trivia. It’s a six page double-spaced typewritten report.
Three questions…
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What is the origin of the salute?
Of course, there may be more than one answer/hypothesis to this. But I only know one. -
Name the four(4) Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway.(English spelling, please.)
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What is the S. in Harry S. Truman??
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