Author Topic: World history quiz thread (Read 21277 times)

Kumpel · « **Reply #180 on:** 07 Nov 2017, 14:51 »

That must be Djoser. I am a passionate IMHOTEP boardgame player

Let's stay in this area.

Which king proclaimed to be the god king of a slightly different egyptian cult?

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #181 on:** 07 Nov 2017, 15:16 »

Kumpel is, of course, right!

Baron · « **Reply #182 on:** 08 Nov 2017, 02:28 »

Oh, it's the guy who changed his name. Some relation of Nefratiti's. Atensomething.

Kumpel · « **Reply #183 on:** 08 Nov 2017, 17:08 »

I can see you are on the right track. those for letters are indeed part of his name

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #184 on:** 08 Nov 2017, 20:25 »

I have no idea how to spell "Atenakken"

Kumpel · « **Reply #185 on:** 08 Nov 2017, 22:57 »

No "Atenakken" ever ruled these pyramid fetishists from a few thousand years ago afaik.

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #186 on:** 08 Nov 2017, 23:20 »

Ahkenaten?

Baron · « **Reply #187 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 01:34 »

I just remember "Aten" meant sun, and he wanted to be worshipped as the new sun god instead of Ra. If we go through all the iterations of "Aten" we're sure to hit on it!

Kumpel · « **Reply #188 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 19:20 »

"aten" is only partly right...

dayowlron · « **Reply #189 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 20:24 »

Really dont have a clue but some other Egyptian names I have heard of in the past:
Amenhotep and Nebetah

Kumpel · « **Reply #190 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 21:27 »

Archeologists are still unsure if this king ruled his own part of the Egyptian kingdom parallel to Ramses II or in his own dynasty, because in his era he destroyed a lot of cultural treasures to establish his own monotheistic cult.

Stupot · « **Reply #191 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 23:00 »

Did Darth not get it? ^^

Kumpel · « **Reply #192 on:** 09 Nov 2017, 23:05 »

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on 08 Nov 2017, 23:20

Ahkenaten?

Wow! I didn't know this very different but afawikik absolutely right alias of "Echnaton". You just spelled it slightly wrong - it's "Akhenaten" -, but You are of course right, Darth.

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #193 on:** 10 Nov 2017, 00:05 »

I wanted to guess without looking it up so I just went all phonetic!

~~I'll whip up another ASAP. Watch this space...~~

This prolific, late 19th century, serial killer brutally murdered women. The murderer continued until his/her murders started making headlines. Then the killings just stopped and the killer was never caught.

Riaise · « **Reply #194 on:** 10 Nov 2017, 19:51 »

Jack the Ripper?

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #195 on:** 10 Nov 2017, 21:07 »

It was not Jack the Ripper. However, given that the murders in question took place before the murders by Jack the Ripper (and neither were caught) I suppose we can't positively say it wasn't the same person. However, in the case of this question, it was not Jack the Ripper.

Baron · « **Reply #196 on:** 10 Nov 2017, 21:45 »

Jack The Elder.

dayowlron · « **Reply #197 on:** 11 Nov 2017, 01:00 »

H H Holmes? Other than Jack the Ripper he is the only serial killer I know of from that time and I am pretty sure he was before Jack the Ripper.

lorenzo · « **Reply #198 on:** 11 Nov 2017, 08:48 »

There was an American murderer, who killed many women with an axe and was never arrested, but I don't remember his name. The "servant girl killer" or something similar?

Darth Mandarb · « **Reply #199 on:** 11 Nov 2017, 12:58 »

Quote from: lorenzo on 11 Nov 2017, 08:48

There was an American murderer,..The "servant girl killer" or something similar?

Close enough! The Servant Girl Annihilator was the moniker penned by writer O.Henry. The string of murders took place in Austin, Texas USA between 1884 and 1885. The killer's first six victims were servants (all black) so didn't get much press until the next two (and final) victims were killed and they happened to be white. Then the media hysteria started and the killing stopped.