Hoons Who Trivia Quiz

Answer: Moscow

The Salt Riot, as it was known, was really the end of a series decisions that had caused dissatisfaction amongst the Russian populace. To make matters worse, the burden of the salt tax fell primarily on poorer citizens, as the richer ones were able to circumvent the tax. To compound matters, salt was used at that time to preserve the fish that was the staple diet of Russians. When the people attempted to protest to the Tsar Alexei I, but were turned back, a riot ensued. The instigator of the Salt Tax, Nazar Chistoy, was murdered, and more than 1500 people were killed.

The Tsar removed many of the governmental officials and the town leaders managed to win some concessions, and peace returned. However, within a short space of time, the Tsar returned some of the former town officials to office and many of the reforms were revoked.

Answer: Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly, son of Irish immigrants who settled in Victoria's high country, liked to portray himself as a victim of police harassment. Possibly because of the Australian tendency to sympathise with the underdog, and partly because of the corruption of some police officers, the legend of Ned Kelly and his gang has developed to the point where some have compared him to Robin Hood. In reality, he was a common thief and murderer.

The Kelly Gang consisted of Ned and Dan Kelly, Joe Byrne, and Steve Hart. The four hid out the Wombat Ranges and eluded police from April 1878 until their capture in June 1880. During this time they created for themselves iron suits of armour. They were eventually captured after a siege in Glenrowan, Victoria.

Answer: Poll Tax

In May 1381, tax collectors attempted to collect tax from peasants in the East of England. One particularly over-zealous collector entered the home of Wat Tyler and, when they were unable to produce the money to pay the tax (or the in kind equivalent), forced his attentions on his daughter, claiming to check Tyler's statement that she was still a child. Enraged, Tyler gathered some like-minded peasants with the intention of marching on London to protest the tax.

They met with a measure of success when they were able to take control of the Tower of London, and attack the Savoy Palace, home of Richard II's chief advisor, John of Gaunt. The elected representatives of the peasants met the King, who acceded to their request to revoke the Poll Tax and all other demands made of him. Things went wrong though, and Tyler was killed. The rebels were surrounded and though the leaders were originally pardoned, they were ultimately killed, and the concessions promised were revoked.

Answer: Paxton Boys

The Paxton Boys, made up of a group of Scots-Irish vigilantes, complained that their homes had been raided and their families killed by Indians, though it was not Conestoga Indians who were responsible. They attacked and killed 20 Conestoga people living peacefully on their land. After a number of extremely violent incidents, the group was allowed to petition Benjamin Franklin, who promised to review their concerns. The Paxton Boys were never punished for their actions, and the Conestoga Indians were obliterated.

Answer: Blanche de Castile

Students refused to pay the bill at a local tavern. The owner of the tavern beat the students when they refused to pay the bill. A large group of students armed themselves the next day and returned to the tavern which they destroyed, along with several adjacent buildings, and severely injured the tavern keeper.

Because the students were answerable at the time only to the Church, the outraged citizens were unable to get redress. The University permitted the regent of France, Blanche de Castile, to punish the students, through the city guard. In the process of this, several students were killed. The University reacted by closing its doors; students went on strike and the faculty refused to teach. It remained closed for two years, until it was reopened under the protection of Pope Gregory IX.

Answer: "Righteous and Harmonious Fists"

The Boxer Rebellion in late 19th century China, whose aim was to expel all foreigners, was run by a group that believed that the boxing exercises they did would make them invulnerable. At the culmination of the rebellion, missionaries and foreigners were besieged in as Catholic church in Beijing, until forces from Britain, Italy, France, Austria-Hungary and the United States were able to rescue them.

Answer: His throat hurt

This was not the first time Rose had led the group off stage; it had also happened in Missouri when a fan was videoing the concert. In that case, after Rose was unable make security take action to prevent the fan from filming, he stormed off stage. In 1992, in Monteal, when Rose led the band off, the crowd lost control.

They had already waited for some time for Guns N' Roses to appear, after their warm up band, Metallica, had cancelled the second half of their concert due to an accident to a band member.

The crowd looted souvenir shops at the venue, then the riot spilled out onto the streets of Montreal. Cars were overturned and shop windows were smashed. Police used tear-gas to bring the crowd under control. This kind of occurrence was repeated in several countries and cities, and earned the band the reputation of being the world's most dangerous band.

Answer: Diamond Annie

The gang was at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. The all-girl gang would swoop on a department store and ransack it, sometimes filling bags and pockets with goods, and sometimes being more violent, overturning counters and display cases. They would escape in cars. Alice Diamond (aka Diamond Annie) wore diamond rings that she pressed into service as knuckle-dusters. Maggie Hughes later assumed control of the gang. It petered out in the late 1930s.

The exact history of the gang is not entirely clear. Some sources indicate that all female gangs of this kind operated from time to time since the late 1700s. In the late 1800s, at least, they were very active, and at times associated with a male gang, the Elephant and Castle gang.

Answer: Guillotine

Koenigstein was born into a working-class family in France, and by the age of 20 was entrenched in a life of crime. This included counterfeiting, graverobbing and throwing bombs at the home of a judge. It was as a political activist that he became infamous. He killed at least one person (and possibly several), and it was for murder that he was condemned to death.

Answer: Wales

As with most social riots, there was not just one cause of discontent but as with many social riots, there was one thing that galvanised people to action.

Times were hard in the mid 1800s, with people leaving the land to find work in the cities. They paid a charitable tithe for the less fortunate; and found themselves forced to pay for the workhouses built for those who couldn't find work. Individuals were permitted to maintain the road and to set up a toll-booth to charge to use it. It was this that infuriated the popular - having to pay for going from place to place in their own villages.

People, both men and women, dressed as Rebecca (taking Genesis 24:60: 'And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, by thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them' as their raison d'etre), blackened their faces and marched to right their wrongs.