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Non-Wargaming Discussion => Fun Stuff => Topic started by: Westmarcher on 16 July 2019, 08:31:16 AM

Title: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Westmarcher on 16 July 2019, 08:31:16 AM
According to the publishers of this quiz, only 4% of men can name these famous historical military figures. Are you in the top 4%?

http://www.pastfactory.com/history/can-you-name-these-famous-military-leaders-from-throughout-history/?utm_campaign=fml-d-uk-c-0-0-180820-pa-ob-a4-a1&utm_term=7_fml.jpg&utm_source=ob&utm_medium=00a7c2f61ede158497ad131215c28d7888-ob&utm_content=00472c8e67e2d5b56e43634d6435e556ab&safari=1 (http://www.pastfactory.com/history/can-you-name-these-famous-military-leaders-from-throughout-history/?utm_campaign=fml-d-uk-c-0-0-180820-pa-ob-a4-a1&utm_term=7_fml.jpg&utm_source=ob&utm_medium=00a7c2f61ede158497ad131215c28d7888-ob&utm_content=00472c8e67e2d5b56e43634d6435e556ab&safari=1)

p.s. I'm not.  ~X(   I only got 34 out of 40 correct.   :-[
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: paulr on 16 July 2019, 08:40:22 AM
32/40 :-[
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Matt J on 16 July 2019, 09:08:47 AM
32/40 - thought it was definite US biased
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: whubble on 16 July 2019, 09:10:27 AM
38/40 ... pity I've never been able to use this knowledge in a more profitable way! :(
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: mollinary on 16 July 2019, 09:21:47 AM
38/40 Never heard of Chesty Puller, and made the wrong choice between Nimitz and  Spruance!
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: sunjester on 16 July 2019, 10:06:30 AM
36/40 so not too bad!
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Techno on 16 July 2019, 10:42:30 AM
I don't think I'll even bother.
I don't want to show you lot up. =O =O =O

Gimme a clue.

Are there ANY that I might get right ?

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Zippee on 16 July 2019, 11:57:59 AM
38/40 too many Americans - guessed wrong on Chesty Puller, and never heard of that WW1 'father of the air force' chap!

and absolutely the worst picture of Hannibal ever
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Ithoriel on 16 July 2019, 12:34:48 PM
38/40 - got Pizzaro and Cortes the wrong way round ... you'd think having got one wrong I'd get the other!

Got lucky on a number of best guesses.

Several of the images seemed positively bizarre as illustrations of pre-photography characters.

Rather US centric too.
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: d_Guy on 16 July 2019, 02:38:48 PM
35/40 Over thought a couple of them. Still thought that was Marcus Agrippa!  ;D
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Techno on 16 July 2019, 04:50:29 PM
Quote from: paulr on 16 July 2019, 08:40:22 AM
32/40 :-[

Don't worry, Paul.

I got less than that.

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 16 July 2019, 05:29:06 PM
35 and the only ones I got wrong were German or Americans...
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: mmcv on 16 July 2019, 06:28:07 PM
34... 20th century American military history isn't really my forte...

Half the battle is dodging the adverts on that page!
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Leman on 16 July 2019, 07:05:37 PM
37 - and one of my mistakes was clicking on Duke of Normandy before noticing it was Robert.
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 16 July 2019, 08:07:47 PM
34...
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: petercooman on 16 July 2019, 09:01:18 PM
32/40.

A lot of 'guess between these two", and guessed wrong  ;D
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: paulr on 17 July 2019, 12:11:31 AM
Same here ;D
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 17 July 2019, 06:10:49 AM
37/40, but then I am much much more intelligent that the rest of you, and more modest as well  ;) ;) ;) ;)

IanS
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Dr Dave on 17 July 2019, 08:31:33 AM
38

Pictures were mostly rubbish! The clues gave them away for me. I got Puller and Basilone mixed up and then Cortez and Pizarro- but only once. That's time I'll never get back.  :(
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Techno on 17 July 2019, 08:32:57 AM
Well....

I know history (sadly) is not my strong point.

But there were quite a few that I felt that I really should have known.....Especially some of the WWII questions...But there were some folk that I've never heard of...even there.

I've mentioned before. I thought I had a reasonable knowledge regarding WWII.....A 'decent' pass at GCSE, perhaps ?...(Dream on, Phil.)
That's before I saw how much you chaps know......And from some of the old progs that have re-runs on the TV, at the mo'.

I definitely deserve the wooden spoon.

(And at the end, I got the comment...."You must be a history buff." X_X....I'd love to know the flattering comments you guys got with your scores, if I got that for 26.)

Cheers - Mr Dunce.
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Nirnman on 17 July 2019, 08:57:25 AM
39/40 and only because i opted for Cortez instead of Pizzaro in the question
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Dave Fielder on 16 August 2019, 09:37:03 PM
You scored 34 out of 40 "Wow! You may want to look into a career in the military if you haven't already!"
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: paulr on 16 August 2019, 11:40:18 PM
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Can you name these famous historical leaders?
Post by: Techno on 17 August 2019, 06:59:55 AM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers - Phil