European Qiz # 56 for Wednesday
Feb 17th, 2015, 07:13 PM
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European Qiz # 56 for Wednesday
Have an early morning appointment so doing the quiz tonight. Europe gets the first crack at it !
1. In Lisbon in 1974 during a Revolution people began putting red flowers into the gun barrels of the soldiers.
The Revolution became know as _________ Revolution.?
2. There is a lovely garden in downtown Brussels. The railings that enclose the garden are topped by 48 Bronze Statuettes. In the garden is a fountain surmounted by statues of Counts Egmont and Hornes.
Why are Egmont and Hornes commemorated ?
3. Name the 5 main beaches in Normandy where the Allied troops landed, and name the country from which troops landed at each beach ?
4. A lovely Monastery in this country was paid for by a tax on spices. It was built as a tribute to the country's Age of Discovery.
Inside is the tomb of Vasco da Gama.
Name the Monastery and it's location.?
5. If you wanted to see the Crown Jewels of Denmark what city and what place in the city would you go to .?
6. This Tower in Denmark has a spiral ramp inside that is 50 feet wide. Peter the Great
rode his horse up this ramp in 1716. His wife reached the top in a coach drawn by 6 horse.
Where is this tower and what is it called. ?
7. In a city in Belgium there is a famous statue of a man on a fountain throwing a human hand towards the river.
Name the fountain and why is he throwing a hand.?
8. There is a clock in Denmark which took 27 years to build. It has 14,000 parts , is wound once a week , has the slowest gear movement in the world.
It was set into motion by the King of Denmark in 1955. This astronomical clock will provide a calendar for the next 570,000 years.
Who made the clock? Clock's name? Where is the clock located?
9. Lisbon had a terrible earthquake in 1755.
The Chief Minister at the time rebuilt the whole lower part of the city in grid-iron pattern.
This man has a town named after him and several monuments throughout Portugal.
What was his name.
10. In the city of Lisbon there is an elevator to take you from the lower central part of Lisbon to the hilltop part called Bairro Alto. ( Similar to the elevator by the Justice Palace in Brussels)
If you were ever in Lisbon you had to take this elevator !!
What is the name of the elevator.?
1. In Lisbon in 1974 during a Revolution people began putting red flowers into the gun barrels of the soldiers.
The Revolution became know as _________ Revolution.?
2. There is a lovely garden in downtown Brussels. The railings that enclose the garden are topped by 48 Bronze Statuettes. In the garden is a fountain surmounted by statues of Counts Egmont and Hornes.
Why are Egmont and Hornes commemorated ?
3. Name the 5 main beaches in Normandy where the Allied troops landed, and name the country from which troops landed at each beach ?
4. A lovely Monastery in this country was paid for by a tax on spices. It was built as a tribute to the country's Age of Discovery.
Inside is the tomb of Vasco da Gama.
Name the Monastery and it's location.?
5. If you wanted to see the Crown Jewels of Denmark what city and what place in the city would you go to .?
6. This Tower in Denmark has a spiral ramp inside that is 50 feet wide. Peter the Great
rode his horse up this ramp in 1716. His wife reached the top in a coach drawn by 6 horse.
Where is this tower and what is it called. ?
7. In a city in Belgium there is a famous statue of a man on a fountain throwing a human hand towards the river.
Name the fountain and why is he throwing a hand.?
8. There is a clock in Denmark which took 27 years to build. It has 14,000 parts , is wound once a week , has the slowest gear movement in the world.
It was set into motion by the King of Denmark in 1955. This astronomical clock will provide a calendar for the next 570,000 years.
Who made the clock? Clock's name? Where is the clock located?
9. Lisbon had a terrible earthquake in 1755.
The Chief Minister at the time rebuilt the whole lower part of the city in grid-iron pattern.
This man has a town named after him and several monuments throughout Portugal.
What was his name.
10. In the city of Lisbon there is an elevator to take you from the lower central part of Lisbon to the hilltop part called Bairro Alto. ( Similar to the elevator by the Justice Palace in Brussels)
If you were ever in Lisbon you had to take this elevator !!
What is the name of the elevator.?
Feb 18th, 2015, 01:28 AM
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3. Name the 5 main beaches in Normandy where the Allied troops landed, and name the country from which troops landed at each beach ?
Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold and Sword
About 30 countries's soldiers landed but they all came from the UK
Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold and Sword
About 30 countries's soldiers landed but they all came from the UK
Feb 18th, 2015, 06:35 AM
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bilboburgler:I will give you this one.
Actually history has it as:
Utah and Omaha ... USA
Gold and Sword ....Britsh
Juno ...........Canadian
But because many countries contributed I like your answer.
Those that landed on say Omaha Beach were USA and under USA command. etc.
Actually history has it as:
Utah and Omaha ... USA
Gold and Sword ....Britsh
Juno ...........Canadian
But because many countries contributed I like your answer.
Those that landed on say Omaha Beach were USA and under USA command. etc.
Feb 18th, 2015, 07:59 AM
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6- don't know Danish name but if I recall right it's the Round Tower and sits in a sweet park.
4- can't quite remember the Portuguese name but something like Geronimo - in Belem a really nice part of Lisbon with grandiose monuments extant from those Golden Days.
10 - I've taken that lift many times but in the too distant past to remember - it goes up from the Baixa district.
Good tough questions that I will love learning the answers too!
4- can't quite remember the Portuguese name but something like Geronimo - in Belem a really nice part of Lisbon with grandiose monuments extant from those Golden Days.
10 - I've taken that lift many times but in the too distant past to remember - it goes up from the Baixa district.
Good tough questions that I will love learning the answers too!
Feb 18th, 2015, 08:16 AM
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PalenQ.
#5 is wrong
#6 Yes ...now where the Round Tower.
#4 Yes ..good enough , it is in Belem
#10 Your very close...it does go up from Baixa to Bairro Alto.....all we need now is the name.!!
#5 is wrong
#6 Yes ...now where the Round Tower.
#4 Yes ..good enough , it is in Belem
#10 Your very close...it does go up from Baixa to Bairro Alto.....all we need now is the name.!!
Feb 18th, 2015, 08:37 AM
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Note for annhig:
take your time about the Venice quiz - you are working I think and do not have the leisure time others do - no pressure - next week, week after or never it's fine though I think with your insight it would be a keen quiz and you can be your onw judge - I'll come up with something for tomorrow unless someone like tom who has done some before or others step in (hopefully - cupboard is nearly bare!).
take your time about the Venice quiz - you are working I think and do not have the leisure time others do - no pressure - next week, week after or never it's fine though I think with your insight it would be a keen quiz and you can be your onw judge - I'll come up with something for tomorrow unless someone like tom who has done some before or others step in (hopefully - cupboard is nearly bare!).
Feb 18th, 2015, 08:51 AM
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I will do MWF next week.
Yes it is nice to have others jump in.
We have all been to Europe...so just think if questions to places you have been.
Yes it is nice to have others jump in.
We have all been to Europe...so just think if questions to places you have been.
Feb 18th, 2015, 12:11 PM
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hint..#10 Santa J------
hint #1.The flowers were Carnations
hint #5. The city is Copenhagen
hint #7 The city is Antwerp.
hint #8 The clock is in the lovely old Town Hall in Copenhagen.
hint #1 The crown jewels are in Copenhagen...
but where.
hint #1.The flowers were Carnations
hint #5. The city is Copenhagen
hint #7 The city is Antwerp.
hint #8 The clock is in the lovely old Town Hall in Copenhagen.
hint #1 The crown jewels are in Copenhagen...
but where.
Feb 18th, 2015, 03:27 PM
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Oh my gtoodness I was giving all the answers and lost my work
Okay
Yes # 10 is correct
# 9 Yes Pombal
#1 is Carnation Revolution
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Carna...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#2 These fellows were martyrs and were beheaded by the terrible King Phillip II of Spain.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-sta...-65009751.html
#5 Crown Jewels in Rosenborg Castle Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Crown...ih=957&dpr=0.9
# 6 Round Towers Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=round...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#7. Antwerp's famous Brabo Fountain
https://www.google.ca/search?q=brabo...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#8 The Jens Olsen World Clock at the Town Hall in Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=jens+...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#9 Pombal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti...quis_of_Pombal
10 Santa Justa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti...quis_of_Pombal
Okay
Yes # 10 is correct
# 9 Yes Pombal
#1 is Carnation Revolution
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Carna...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#2 These fellows were martyrs and were beheaded by the terrible King Phillip II of Spain.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-sta...-65009751.html
#5 Crown Jewels in Rosenborg Castle Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Crown...ih=957&dpr=0.9
# 6 Round Towers Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=round...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#7. Antwerp's famous Brabo Fountain
https://www.google.ca/search?q=brabo...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#8 The Jens Olsen World Clock at the Town Hall in Copenhagen
https://www.google.ca/search?q=jens+...ih=957&dpr=0.9
#9 Pombal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti...quis_of_Pombal
10 Santa Justa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti...quis_of_Pombal
Feb 18th, 2015, 05:02 PM
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I love this thread although it makes me feel like I really should have paid much more attention in history classes. Regarding the specific details. I had the the opportunity to go to Normandy a few years ago, and it was so very memorable. My mother's cousin was killed there as his twin witnessed this horrific event. The family never recovered. So many tragedies from this and all wars.
Feb 18th, 2015, 06:26 PM
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Yes LouisaH I was in Normandy last year.
Very touching , moving and sombre.
The American and Canadian Cemeteries are so beautiful.
American:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ameri...ih=957&dpr=0.9
Canadian:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Canad...ih=957&dpr=0.9
Very touching , moving and sombre.
The American and Canadian Cemeteries are so beautiful.
American:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ameri...ih=957&dpr=0.9
Canadian:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Canad...ih=957&dpr=0.9
Feb 19th, 2015, 06:43 AM
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oops for # 10, the Santa Justa Elevator the link is
https://www.google.ca/search?q=santa...%3B1333%3B2000
https://www.google.ca/search?q=santa...%3B1333%3B2000
