Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #28: A Name... er, by Any Other Name"
Answers = A - A - B
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Accordingly, we ask you to tell us if the name given by the "experts" for each these events is actually the correct name, or did they goof it up along the way.
So, how much do you know about... A Name... er, by Any Other Name?
Please give us your best answers for each of the following 3 TRUE or FALSE questions, by using the (reuseable) answers of "A"=TRUE or "B"=FALSE.
++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #28: A Name... er, by Any Other Name" ++
Question #1: On November 7, 305 BCE, the Macedonian general Ptolemy (from northern Greece) became the ruler of Egypt while founding the Ptolemiac Dynasty. The famous Egyptian beauty, named Cleopatra (VII), who took the Romans Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony as lovers, and died from an asp bite, was actually the last ruler of the Ptolemiac Dynasty -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.
. Cleopatra VII officially co-ruled with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, and Ptolemy XV ("Caesarion"), but effectively, she ruled Egypt alone. [Egypt: From Ptolemaic and Roman Rule to the Arab]
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Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra VII became joint ruler with her brother Ptolemy XIII in 51 BC when Ptolemy XII died. She would soon try to take full control but would be met with resistance by her brother and eventually led to her exile in Syria. Cleopatra eventually built up her own army and would reclaim the throne. During this time, the Roman Civil War was also going on. Ptolemy XIII tried to gain the favor of Julius Caesar by capturing and executing Caesar’s rival, Pompey the Great. Pompey had fled to Egypt for refuge. Caesar was presented with the head of Pompey when he arrived in Egypt; however, this backfired as Caesar found it repulsive. He demanded that the body be recovered so that Pompey could be given a proper burial.
Cleopatra VII and Caesar
Cleopatra VII took advantage of Ptolemy XIII's blunder to get closer to Caesar. According to Plutarch, Cleopatra VII had her bodyguards roll her in a carpet to be delivered to Caesar's palace. She seduced him thus becoming his mistress. Nine months later they cemented their alliance with the birth of Ptolemy Caesar in 47 BC. Caesar then sent his army in opposition of Ptolemy XIII, ending the power struggle between Cleopatra VII and her brother Ptolemy XIII. It is said that he drowned crossing the Nile, although it is not known if this was accidental or intentional. Cleopatra then took the throne with her younger brother Ptolemy XIV as co-regent.
Cleopatra VII was in Rome when Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Upon receiving news of his death, she returned to Egypt to continue reigning in Egypt. Ptolemy XIV died from poison later that year. Cleopatra VII was suspected to have had a role in his death, though nothing was done to solve this murder. She then made Ptolemy Caesar, her son by Caesar and known as Caesarion, as her co-regent. [KingTutOne.com] {{wiggle, wiggle}}
Question
#2: On this day in 1917, Premier Aleksandr Karensky flees
Russia when the Bolsheviks
take over. This event is commonly known as the "October
Revolution" -- True or False?Cleopatra VII became joint ruler with her brother Ptolemy XIII in 51 BC when Ptolemy XII died. She would soon try to take full control but would be met with resistance by her brother and eventually led to her exile in Syria. Cleopatra eventually built up her own army and would reclaim the throne. During this time, the Roman Civil War was also going on. Ptolemy XIII tried to gain the favor of Julius Caesar by capturing and executing Caesar’s rival, Pompey the Great. Pompey had fled to Egypt for refuge. Caesar was presented with the head of Pompey when he arrived in Egypt; however, this backfired as Caesar found it repulsive. He demanded that the body be recovered so that Pompey could be given a proper burial.
Cleopatra VII and Caesar
Cleopatra VII took advantage of Ptolemy XIII's blunder to get closer to Caesar. According to Plutarch, Cleopatra VII had her bodyguards roll her in a carpet to be delivered to Caesar's palace. She seduced him thus becoming his mistress. Nine months later they cemented their alliance with the birth of Ptolemy Caesar in 47 BC. Caesar then sent his army in opposition of Ptolemy XIII, ending the power struggle between Cleopatra VII and her brother Ptolemy XIII. It is said that he drowned crossing the Nile, although it is not known if this was accidental or intentional. Cleopatra then took the throne with her younger brother Ptolemy XIV as co-regent.
Cleopatra VII was in Rome when Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Upon receiving news of his death, she returned to Egypt to continue reigning in Egypt. Ptolemy XIV died from poison later that year. Cleopatra VII was suspected to have had a role in his death, though nothing was done to solve this murder. She then made Ptolemy Caesar, her son by Caesar and known as Caesarion, as her co-regent. [KingTutOne.com] {{wiggle, wiggle}}
A. True, or
B. False.
Russian Revolution of 1917, two
revolutions, the first of which, in February (March, New Style),
overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. [Russian Revolution of 1917 -- Encyclopedia Britannica]
October Revolution, also called Bolshevik Revolution, (Oct. 24–25 [Nov. 6–7, New Style], 1917), the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, inaugurating the Soviet regime. [October Revolution -- Encyclopedia Britannica]
1917 - October Revolution (Oct 25 OS) in Russia, Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace, overthrowing Provisional Government [Historyorb.com]
Question
#3: Four months after its completion, on November 7, 1940,
the 5,939-foot long suspension bridge, called the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge, collapsed into Washington's Puget Sound
from destructive harmonic vibrations induced by 42 MPH winds.
This was the first
time a collapsed suspension bridge was given
the nickname "Galloping
Gertie". -- True or False?October Revolution, also called Bolshevik Revolution, (Oct. 24–25 [Nov. 6–7, New Style], 1917), the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, inaugurating the Soviet regime. [October Revolution -- Encyclopedia Britannica]
1917 - October Revolution (Oct 25 OS) in Russia, Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace, overthrowing Provisional Government [Historyorb.com]
A. True, or
B. False.
Weird Fact #5: Galloping Gertie Has Deja
Vu
The name "Galloping Gertie" was first used for the Wheeling Bridge. Charles Ellet built this 900-foot long suspension bridge in 1849 over the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. Back then, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It collapsed in a windstorm in May 1854. [Tacoma Narrows Bridge Weird Facts]
=================The name "Galloping Gertie" was first used for the Wheeling Bridge. Charles Ellet built this 900-foot long suspension bridge in 1849 over the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. Back then, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It collapsed in a windstorm in May 1854. [Tacoma Narrows Bridge Weird Facts]
++ QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY ++ -- Engineering Professor F. Bert Farquharson (University of Washington):
"We knew from the night of the day [before] the bridge opened that something was wrong. On that night the bridge began to gallop."
[SOURCE: Galloping Gertie" Collapses November 7, 1940]
++ And Did You Know...? (with a wave to Big Al) ++
Now
here's something for us moldy Oldies...
Can you name the Billboard TOP FIVE Hits -- 50 years ago this week (1964)?
Can you name the Billboard TOP FIVE Hits -- 50 years ago this week (1964)?
1. Baby Love -- Supremes
2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy -- Manfred Man
3. Last Kiss -- J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (LW has the 45!)
4. We'll Sing in the Sunshine -- Gale Garnett
5. Dancing in the Streets -- Martha & the Vandellas
2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy -- Manfred Man
3. Last Kiss -- J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (LW has the 45!)
4. We'll Sing in the Sunshine -- Gale Garnett
5. Dancing in the Streets -- Martha & the Vandellas
{Source: The Billboard Book of NUMBER ONE
HITS, 4th ed. pp 159f [ISBN 0-8230-7641-5]
NEXT WEEK: "WWI Almanac #02-- November 14, 1914 -- Telegram for Mr Zimmermann!"
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