tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345798792585414227.post6154866956708628737..comments2023-09-25T15:31:09.296+01:00Comments on Leaflocker: Through History with the Monday Quiz in Exile: The 1450sUnwiseOwlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466448988499591715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345798792585414227.post-10188607719260088042017-08-13T02:42:50.600+01:002017-08-13T02:42:50.600+01:001. The Roman Empire, of course.
2. Would that be t...1. The Roman Empire, of course.<br />2. Would that be the Hundred Year's War?<br />3. Oh, in the picture! Err... Machu Pichu?<br />4. Great question. I think he was a Lancaster, but it's a suspect chain of reasoning gets me there.<br />5. Damn, another great question. I'm thinking Latin.<br />6. ETHIOPIA!!! Oh crap, the question took a left turn. Let's say Haley's Comet, and they didn't know how to spell "Haley's."<br />7. Like, Kyoto Palace?<br />8. Well, I'm going to have to try Tonga.<br />9. First around the Cape o' Good Hope, I think<br />10. Dear Henry the Navigator of Portugal, Love, The Pope.<br /><br />Yeah, these quizzes ARE amazingly neat. GREAT IDEA COUGH COUGHMichael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345798792585414227.post-59986421196214034982017-07-27T14:18:56.345+01:002017-07-27T14:18:56.345+01:00Okay, let's do this!
1) By the most generous,...Okay, let's do this!<br /><br />1) By the most generous, 1500-ish interpretation, that's the Roman Empire (or at least its longer-lived eastern half, also known as the Byzantine or Greek Empire after the end of the rule of the emperors in the west).<br /><br />2) Given the Spanish-sounding place name and the rough times involved, I'm going to guess the Reconquista, the war waged by Castile, Aragon, and other Spanish kingdoms to drive the Moors from Iberia.<br /><br />3) Machu Picchu?<br /><br />4) Henry VI (and the two previous Henries besides) was Lancastrian.<br /><br />5) It's a tricky one since this is right around Reformation time (and I doubt the Papacy cared much for the implications of print) but I'm nonetheless going to guess Latin.<br /><br />6) I'm guessing a supernova, since SN 1456 does have a nice ring to it.<br /><br />7) Argh, I'm useless with Japanese castle names. Himeji?<br /><br />8) Tonga seems too obvious (given the similarity to "Tongoa"). I'll guess Kiribati.<br /><br />9) I suspect circumnavigation of the globe, even though Magellan gets all the credit despite dying halfway into the trip (albeit after the dangerous unknown waters part was done with).<br /><br />10) This is almost certainly authored by a pope, and most likely to the monarchs of the great naval powers of the time, Portugal and not-quite-Spain-yet Castile/Aragon/Leon/etc - but I'm not sure I can name any of the monarchs specifically. Alexander VI is a tempting pope to go for just because he's so notorious but honestly all of the popes were political beasts anyway (and I think perhaps he was a century or so later on). Could one of the recipients be Henry the Navigator, by any chance?<br /><br />Also these quizzes are amazingly neat and make me feel ashamed of having ignored the original quiz for so long.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242025288095910910noreply@blogger.com