The official AHF other eras quiz thread

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Re: The official AHF other eras quiz thread

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Post by Polar bear » 24 Jan 2013, 18:55

hi, Ironmachine,

very fast and correct, too :D (I expected nothing less from you :milwink: )

James Hilton, author of the book "Lost Horizon" (1933), the place of the story being the Tibetian cloister of Shangri-La.

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Post by Ironmachine » 25 Jan 2013, 10:11

A pair of commemorative medals (there were more) minted to commemorate a "victory" that never was:
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Post by Ironmachine » 28 Jan 2013, 09:04

A famous British admiral was defeated by a one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged opponent.

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Post by Ironmachine » 31 Jan 2013, 09:03

A previous victory by that same British admiral gave its name to a street in London.

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Post by Polar bear » 05 Feb 2013, 23:35

hi, Ironmachine
Ironmachine wrote:A famous British admiral ...
Edward Vernon, "Old Grog", victorious at Portobello >> Portobello Road
Ironmachine wrote:... a one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged opponent.
Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta

I should have known he was a Spaniard :milwink:

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Post by Ironmachine » 06 Feb 2013, 09:05

Yes, you got it. The "victory" that never was is Vernon's assault on Cartagena de Indias in 1741. During the early stage of the battle, when the British victory seemed certain, several different commemorative medals were minted in London to celebrate the capture of Cartagena. Unfortunately for Vernon, later the "victory" turned out to be a big defeat. :lol:
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Post by Polar bear » 06 Feb 2013, 11:04

hi, Ironmachine,

seems to me we have started a dialogue here :lol:

not too difficult ... a 24 year-old admiral and brother of the king ... was ?

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Post by Ironmachine » 06 Feb 2013, 14:12

Don Juan de Austria (John of Austria)?
He was 24 years old at the time of Lepanto (though the year of his birth is not totally sure), but on the other hand he has been appointed as Captain General of the Sea when he was 21 (IIRC), and he was just half-brother of king Felipe II.

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Post by Polar bear » 06 Feb 2013, 15:10

hi, Ironmachine,

yes, and that was a special for you !

the ball´s back to you,

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Post by Ironmachine » 06 Feb 2013, 20:31

Thanks, pb.
Please identify this dry-docked warship:
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And you can be sure she is not a Spanish ship. :wink:
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Post by Polar bear » 06 Feb 2013, 21:07

hi, Ironmachine,

now, that´s a challenge ...
Ironmachine wrote: And you can be sure she is not a Spanish ship.
No, I`m rather sure that she is Italian (at Venice ?)

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Post by Ironmachine » 06 Feb 2013, 22:10

No, she is not an Italian ship. Try another European country.

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Post by Polar bear » 06 Feb 2013, 23:13

hi,

I did ... although looking at the uniform, I hadn´t thought of the UK first ... http://www.cityofart.net/bship/polyphemus.html

a very good question !

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Post by Ironmachine » 07 Feb 2013, 09:09

Yes, I went from one-eyed Blas de Lezo to one-eyed Polyphemus! :lol:
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Post by Polar bear » 07 Feb 2013, 16:31

hi,

a male infant stood, alone, on the deck engulfed in flames ...

and someone made a poem about it, the title sounding like that of a US movie classic ...

what ship and which battle am I thinking of ?

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