Historical Trivia II

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 09:54 AM

The list if events below is in alphabetical order. The events occurred at least 5 years apart. Can you place them in chronological order?

Boston opens first U.S. subway

Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species

Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross

Ellis Island starts processing immigrants

Erie Canal opens

Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick

John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola

Missouri Compromise

Nullification Crisis

Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn

U.S.-Mexican War begins

Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain

William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 09:55 AM

dola

No research or cheating, please.

Desnudo · 06-16-2004, 10:00 AM

On a side trivia note, rumor has it that Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony were both hot. Ms. Anthony's ugly dollar aside.

digamma · 06-16-2004, 10:02 AM

Coke was around 1884, give or take a year or two.

digamma · 06-16-2004, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desnudo

On a side trivia note, rumor has it that Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony were both hot. Ms. Anthony's ugly dollar aside.

pics?

clintl · 06-16-2004, 10:02 AM

Guessing on quite a few of these:

Erie Canal Opens
Missouri Compromise
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
US-Mexican War begins
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Ellis Island begins processing immigrants
Clara Barton becomes president of the American Red Cross
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Boston opens first US subway

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 10:04 AM

Clara. Hot or not?

sachmo71 · 06-16-2004, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Clara. Hot or not?

Yes, if you like the mothering type.

sachmo71 · 06-16-2004, 10:09 AM

Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
Missouri Compromise
Nullification Crisis
Erie Canal Opens
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes president of the American Red Cross
Boston opens first US subway
US-Mexican War begins
Ellis Island begins processing immigrants

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 10:38 AM

Discussion? Consensus?

sachmo71 · 06-16-2004, 11:13 AM

If I'm right, it's a consensus.

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachmo71

If I'm right, it's a consensus.

FYI, you're shooting a Shaq-like 46%.

judicial clerk · 06-16-2004, 12:24 PM

complete guess without research:

Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
Erie Canal opens
Nullification Crisis
U.S.-Mexican War begins
Missouri Compromise
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Boston opens first U.S. subway

Wolfpack · 06-16-2004, 12:43 PM

First stab:

Missouri Compromise
Erie Canal
Nullification Crisis
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
US-Mexican War begins
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Boston opens first U.S. subway
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by judicial clerk

complete guess without research:

Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
Erie Canal opens
Nullification Crisis
U.S.-Mexican War begins
Missouri Compromise
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Boston opens first U.S. subway

4/13

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

First stab:

Missouri Compromise
Erie Canal
Nullification Crisis
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
US-Mexican War begins
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Boston opens first U.S. subway
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola

4/13

Wolfpack · 06-16-2004, 02:03 PM

Second go around:
Erie Canal
Missouri Compromise
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
US-Mexican War begins
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Boston opens first U.S. subway
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants

WSUCougar · 06-16-2004, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Second go around:
Erie Canal
Missouri Compromise
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
US-Mexican War begins
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
Boston opens first U.S. subway
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants

8/13...getting there!

Wolfpack · 06-16-2004, 02:31 PM

In that case, I'm somewhat up against it. The ones I'm not sure about I don't have a good clue what the date might be so I can't be sure which ones to shuffle, since I get the feeling moving one might trigger either the list going askew or straightening itself out more and I don't really want to get into a hot/cold kind of guessing game where I'm just picking one to shuffle to see how you'd react.

I've dropped the list from this post and disqualified myself by looking things up and finding out I had shuffled the wrong items. Oh, well. It was a good try.

mordhiem · 06-16-2004, 07:18 PM

Victoria was 1837, don't have a clue about the others. Obscure US history is not my cup of tea.

pennywisesb · 06-16-2004, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Clara. Hot or not?

is it just me, or does it look like she has two right hands?

Poli · 06-16-2004, 07:41 PM

Off Wolfpack's 2nd go:

Missouri Compromise
Erie Canal opens
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
U.S.-Mexican War begins
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
Boston opens first U.S. subway
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia

JeeberD · 06-16-2004, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pennywisesb

is it just me, or does it look like she has two right hands?

I think she has gloves in her left hand...

JeeberD · 06-16-2004, 07:52 PM

Dola-

Susan B Anthony

Ermmm...not so hot.

Poli · 06-17-2004, 07:01 AM

Coug, what's up? What's the score like?

WSUCougar · 06-17-2004, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Off Wolfpack's 2nd go:

Missouri Compromise
Erie Canal opens
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
U.S.-Mexican War begins
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
Boston opens first U.S. subway
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia

Your first seven are correct, and if you relocate one event you'll have the rest.

Wolfpack · 06-17-2004, 09:26 AM

The one that's wrong is wrong by a lot, if that helps any.

Wolfpack · 06-17-2004, 09:29 AM

Dola...learned from this game that I know my 1800s to 1860s much better than my 1870s to 1890s (aside from Little Big Horn). Makes sense. I was always more interested in the antebellum period and the Civil War than in Reconstruction or the settling of the West.

WSUCougar · 06-17-2004, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Dola...learned from this game that I know my 1800s to 1860s much better than my 1870s to 1890s (aside from Little Big Horn). Makes sense. I was always more interested in the antebellum period and the Civil War than in Reconstruction or the settling of the West.

Ditto!

Poli · 06-17-2004, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Your first seven are correct, and if you relocate one event you'll have the rest.

Your hint made it a little easy. I probably screwed Seward's folly up, based off what I saw from Wolfpack's answers.

Missouri Compromise
Erie Canal opens
Nullification Crisis
Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain
U.S.-Mexican War begins
Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn
Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross
John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola
Ellis Island starts processing immigrants
Boston opens first U.S. subway

WSUCougar · 06-17-2004, 10:03 AM

Bingo.

Wolfpack · 06-17-2004, 10:12 AM

We have a winnah!

I don't know what's worse playing this game. To know nothing of the dates, or to know a few dates and then have to shoehorn the rest of the items around the ones you know. Or worse yet, being convinced of the wrong date and having that hose you. I could have sworn the Nullification Crisis happened in 1829, but maybe I'm mixing that up with some other damn fool thing South Carolina did that year. Botching that one cost me on the Erie Canal, which I thought was in the 1820s, but didn't fit between the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and what I thought was the Nullification Crisis of 1829. The other dates I thought I knew I turned out to be correct on. Everything else was just a murky idea that sounded plausible.

06-16-2004, 09:55 AM	#2
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	dola No research or cheating, please. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

06-16-2004, 10:04 AM	#7
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Clara. Hot or not? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

06-16-2004, 10:38 AM	#10
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Discussion? Consensus? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

06-16-2004, 02:31 PM	#19
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	In that case, I'm somewhat up against it. The ones I'm not sure about I don't have a good clue what the date might be so I can't be sure which ones to shuffle, since I get the feeling moving one might trigger either the list going askew or straightening itself out more and I don't really want to get into a hot/cold kind of guessing game where I'm just picking one to shuffle to see how you'd react. I've dropped the list from this post and disqualified myself by looking things up and finding out I had shuffled the wrong items. Oh, well. It was a good try. Last edited by Wolfpack : 06-16-2004 at 02:39 PM. Reason: Made wrong choices in list movement

06-16-2004, 07:18 PM	#20
mordhiem Mascot Join Date: Apr 2004	Victoria was 1837, don't have a clue about the others. Obscure US history is not my cup of tea. Last edited by mordhiem : 06-16-2004 at 07:19 PM.

06-16-2004, 10:00 AM	#3
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	On a side trivia note, rumor has it that Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony were both hot. Ms. Anthony's ugly dollar aside.

06-16-2004, 10:02 AM	#4
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Coke was around 1884, give or take a year or two.

06-16-2004, 10:02 AM	#6
clintl College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Davis, CA	Guessing on quite a few of these: Erie Canal Opens Missouri Compromise Nullification Crisis Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain US-Mexican War begins William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Ellis Island begins processing immigrants Clara Barton becomes president of the American Red Cross John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola Boston opens first US subway

06-16-2004, 10:09 AM	#9
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain Missouri Compromise Nullification Crisis Erie Canal Opens John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Clara Barton becomes president of the American Red Cross Boston opens first US subway US-Mexican War begins Ellis Island begins processing immigrants

06-16-2004, 11:13 AM	#11
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	If I'm right, it's a consensus.

06-16-2004, 12:24 PM	#13
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	complete guess without research: Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain Erie Canal opens Nullification Crisis U.S.-Mexican War begins Missouri Compromise Ellis Island starts processing immigrants Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola Boston opens first U.S. subway

06-16-2004, 12:43 PM	#14
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	First stab: Missouri Compromise Erie Canal Nullification Crisis Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain US-Mexican War begins William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species Boston opens first U.S. subway Ellis Island starts processing immigrants John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola

06-16-2004, 02:03 PM	#17
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Second go around: Erie Canal Missouri Compromise Nullification Crisis Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain US-Mexican War begins Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross Boston opens first U.S. subway John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola Ellis Island starts processing immigrants

06-16-2004, 07:41 PM	#22
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Off Wolfpack's 2nd go: Missouri Compromise Erie Canal opens Nullification Crisis Victoria becomes Queen of Great Britain U.S.-Mexican War begins Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species Sioux and other tribes defeat General Custer at Little Bighorn Clara Barton becomes President of the American Red Cross John Styth Pemberton introduces Coca-Cola Ellis Island starts processing immigrants Boston opens first U.S. subway William Seward signs treaty to buy Alaska from Russia __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-16-2004, 07:52 PM	#24
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola- Susan B Anthony Ermmm...not so hot. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-17-2004, 07:01 AM	#25
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Coug, what's up? What's the score like? __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-17-2004, 09:26 AM	#27
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	The one that's wrong is wrong by a lot, if that helps any.

06-17-2004, 09:29 AM	#28
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Dola...learned from this game that I know my 1800s to 1860s much better than my 1870s to 1890s (aside from Little Big Horn). Makes sense. I was always more interested in the antebellum period and the Civil War than in Reconstruction or the settling of the West.

06-17-2004, 10:03 AM	#31
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Bingo. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

06-17-2004, 10:12 AM	#32
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	We have a winnah! I don't know what's worse playing this game. To know nothing of the dates, or to know a few dates and then have to shoehorn the rest of the items around the ones you know. Or worse yet, being convinced of the wrong date and having that hose you. I could have sworn the Nullification Crisis happened in 1829, but maybe I'm mixing that up with some other damn fool thing South Carolina did that year. Botching that one cost me on the Erie Canal, which I thought was in the 1820s, but didn't fit between the Missouri Compromise in 1820 and what I thought was the Nullification Crisis of 1829. The other dates I thought I knew I turned out to be correct on. Everything else was just a murky idea that sounded plausible.

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