International Triviabiz Trivia Quiz

Answer: England

Colchester, or to give it the Roman name, Camulodunum, was mentioned by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder in AD77 and claims to be the oldest recorded town in the UK.

It was the original Roman Capital, from AD43-AD61, but when the town was destroyed by Boudicca in AD61, the capital was moved to Londinium (London).

Another historic call to fame is the castle, begun in 1069 and completed around 1100. The massive keep still stands and is the town museum.

The modern town, according to 2011 census, has a population of 121,859. Finally, it is the town where I spent most of my childhood.

-C30

Answer: Galveston, TX

The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed more than 6000 people and destroyed more than 3600 homes when an 8 ft. wave washed over the barrier island. The loss of life alone makes this the worst storm in U.S. history.

-timnross

Answer: The British

Te Ruki Kawiti built a nest of tunnels, pits and trenches surrounded by a palisade as a defense against the firepower of the British. Kawiti and his men sheltered there for two weeks in dark bunkers like a colony of bats, which gave the town its name, Ruapekapeka, the Bats' Nest.

-PamJade

Answer: They were the best behaved convicts

This police force was originally called the Night Watch. In order to help protect Sydney Town, Governor Arthur Phillip created this group in 1789. Men belonging to the Row Boat Guard and the Night Watch were well-behaved convicts. The Sydney Foot Police was then brought in and was then replaced to be named as the Sydney Police. The manpower of the New South Wales Police Force has always been changing over the years. It was said that in 2011, the manpower of the NSW Police Force estimated to around 19,518 personnel.

-Saleo

Answer: Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo was a creole priest, who led the rebellion against Spanish rule. Hidalgo is famous for his "grito" (declaration of war on Spain), an event that included him yelling "Viva Mexico!" (long live Mexico) while showing a flag completely different to the Spanish one, in a church. This tradition is still honored today, as every September 15, the President of Mexico steps out of the balcony in the Zocalo and rings a bell yelling "Viva Mexico!", just as Hidalgo did. The real "grito" happened on the 16th, but Porfirio Diaz decided to make it one day before so that it could coincide with his birthday. How about that!

Agustin de Iturbide was the first governor of Mexico after the independence, as he consummated the movement and declared himself emperor, but was forced to abdicate and labeled as a traitor.

-Lpez

Answer: John Capodistrias

John Capodistrias was born in 1776 in the island of Corfu. Before the start of the Greek War of Independence, Capodistrias was the Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire. He used his position in favor of his fellow countrymen, but the Czar didn't want to actively support the Greeks. In 1822, Capodistrias went to Geneva, where he encouraged moral and financial support for the Greek ideals and struggle. In late 1827, he was chosen to be the first head of state of the new Greek nation and he arrived in Nafplion, then the Greek capital, in 1828. Capodistrias wanted to organize the Greek nation along the lines of the Western European powers. His administration was positive to most of the Greek people, apart from the traditional upper classes, who wanted to dominate the nation. In 1831, after tensions on the islands of Hydra and Poros, Capodistrias was murdered in late 1831 outside the Church of Saint Spyridon in Nafplion. Today, he is remembered as the architect of the modern Greek nation and the founder of Greece's independence.

-DeepHistory

Answer: 1498

Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and followed the African coastline, stopping there frequently, until he finally crossed to India. He was considered a hero in Portugal and was sent back to India two more times. His discovery opened up a new chapter in India's history, as well as in that of Portugal, England and many other European countries.

-liannne

Answer: Trier

Located in western Germany, close to the border with Luxembourg, Trier is one of the two oldest cities in Germany (Worms is the other) and was founded by the Romans in 16 B.C. It became the Western Roman Empire's capital in the 3rd century, and contains numerous Roman ruins, including an impressive and well-preserved 2nd century A.D. coliseum that is still used for performances today.

Although Stuttgart and Heidelberg were Roman outposts with forts, they have no Roman ruins. Mannheim was not founded until approximately the 8th century A.D.

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Answer: Erskine Childers

Childers, whose full name is Robert Erskine Childers, was found in possession of a gun given to him by Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins, at a time when the two men were still good friends. He was subsequently tried under the directive of the newly created "Army Emergency Powers Resolution", adjudged guilty, and executed on the 24th of November, 1922.

-firepixie18

Answer: Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus sailed on a ship called Santa Maria along with two other ships, Pinta and Nina, on an expedition to find another route to India and the Far East so that he could bring back spices and silks. Christopher Columbus knew that the world was round from ancient calculations such as those of Eratosthenes, but he did not know about the New World.

He first landed on an island in the Bahamas which was called Guanahani by the native Lucayan people. He named it San Salvador Island. In 1680, its name was changed to Watlings Island, but in 1925 it was changed back to San Salvador. The Lucayan people were used as slaves by the Spanish, and transported to other islands. Sadly, by the year 1520 the Bahamas were uninhabited.

In the modern era, prosperity was brought to the Bahamas thanks to blockade runners during the American Civil War, and by people who wanted alcoholic drinks avoiding the Prohibition in the United States, from 1920 to 1933.

- Kenners158