History Quiz

[Uncle Frank]

It seems too obvious but is it the roman empire?

[Del.Monte]

The Ottoman Empire if my understanding of contiguous is correct?

[Berties_Horse]

Logical guesses folks, 'Knucklehead6' hit the nail: Mongol Empire is correct. Courtesy of everybody's distant relation Genghis Khan, who unified the Mongol & Turkish tribes into an intimidating whole during the 13th century. While we're here, the largest non-contigious empire in history is the British - a scattershot dominion of land throughout the world ensured the sun never set.

[Knucklehead6]

Simon Scarrow’s books are good for something!!

“You may fire when you are ready Gridley”

What battle started with those words?

[Hairy-Joe]

Wild guess, Trafalgar?

[Uncle Frank]

US civil war?

[Knucklehead6]

US civil war?

Close! Not the civil war. Add on about 30 years or so

[silverbirch]

It evokes an image of British soldiers firing at natives in colonial times.
Boer War maybe?

[Knucklehead6]

It was a conflict that started as a result of something in Havanna

[Knucklehead6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_Bay

[Knucklehead6]

What year did John Treacy win his silver medal in the olympics?

[Riffmongous]

What year did John Treacy win his silver medal in the olympics?

It was before my time I think.. so 1980?

[Knucklehead6]

It was before my time I think.. so 1980?

Nope... and thanks for making me feel old!!

[765489]

Just throwing out a number. 1992.

[Knucklehead6]

Just throwing out a number. 1992.

Nope

I’m not THAT young either.

[Hairy-Joe]

I'm throwing '84 into the mix

Probably wrong knowing me....

[Berties_Horse]

Right you be Joe, he did it battling the LA heat.

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

[Riffmongous]

Right you be Joe, he did it battling the LA heat.

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Green, black, red,yellow, blue?

[Berties_Horse]

Green, black, red,yellow, blue?

Not a bother to you, take it away.

[Riffmongous]

Not a bother to you, take it away.

Cheers

What name is Thomas Fitzgerald better known by?

[Hairy-Joe]

I'm going with Uncle Tom......

[Uncle Frank]

Major Tom? The guy who raised all the money during lockdown

[765489]

Earl of Kildare ?

[Riffmongous]

Earl of Kildare ?

Yep and his nickname is/was?

(16th century earl btw)

[765489]

Yep and his nickname is/was?

(16th century earl btw)

That would be Silken Thomas so. There is a pub named after him.