Trivia Game # 30 - Week 2

[dawna]

6. The Regiment was made up of New York fire fighters.

7. "Get down, you **** fool."

8. Baltimore INCORRECT

9. William Joseph Hardee

10. General W. Pendleton

[hoosier]

I'm sorry to report that I am currently unable to view the responses that have been submitted for Week 2. On this new version of the boards, the moderator function usually works fine, but sometimes it doesn't, and this afternoon is one of the latter types of times.

I'll try again this evening.

Meanwhile, here are the answers to the questions for Week 2.

6. The regiment was specifically called Fire Zouaves because it was recruited from members of the New York City Fire Department.

7. Holmes addressed Lincoln as “you fool.” (A lot of people believe he said, "you ****ed fool," but "you fool" were the two words I was looking for. Any response that includes the words "you" and "fool" in that order will be judged correct, whether or not "****ed" is inserted in between.) When Lincoln, attired in his trademark stovepipe hat, took a look over the fortifications toward Confederate lines, Holmes, realized what an inviting target Lincoln was making of himself, reportedly yelled, “Get down, you fool, before you get shot!” Upon his departure from the fort, Lincoln is said to have told Holmes, “Captain Holmes, I’m glad to see you still remember how to talk to a civilian.”

8. The third most populous city was Brooklyn, NY, which was an independent city at the time. Brooklyn did not become part of New York City until 1898.

9. William J. Hardee was the author of “Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics.”

10. After moving to Lexington, VA to assume the presidency of Washington College, Robert E. Lee was a member of the vestry at Grace (Episcopal) Church, whose rector was former Confederate General William Nelson Pendleton. The church is now known as Robert E. Lee Memorial Church.

I'll post everyone's responses and the scores when I am able to do so. Because of the delay in posting the responses, the deadline for appeals will be extended this week. I'll let you know what the deadline will be when I post the scores.

[hoosier]

Well, the problem with the moderator function seems to have resolved itself.

I'm going to give Sockknitter credit for her answer of "**** fool." There seems to be an overwhelming consensus of opinion among the players that Holmes did include the word "****" (or "****ed") in what he said to the President. I was looking for "you fool," but the question asked for two words in a specific order, so "**** fool" is as good an answer as "you fool."

Because of the delay in getting everybody's responses posted, the deadline for appeals will be extended to 6 PM Tuesday this week.

Scores at the end of Week 2:

Aggie80 12
Cindyscoops 12
ewc 12
Raggedrebel 12
Sarladaise 12
Max 11
Traveller 11
Dawna 9
Sockknitter 6
Texaswildcat 3

[gary]

I don't play (cuz I don't have time). Last week I was in Alexandria, Virginia and wanted to find the Marshal Hotel where Col. Ellsworth was shot. It's now the site of Alexandria's Holiday Inn. Their Civil War walking tour doesn't offer much in the way of Civil War related sites.

BTW, I had stopped by Alexandria's Historical Center and bought a book from them. One gentlemen pointed out a new book on the military occupation of Alexandria which was not my type of reading. I thanked him and declined, stating that the four year occupation was the best thing for Alexandria since the "Yankee vandal" didn't trash the town ala Sherman or shell the begezus out of it like Charleston. He put his hand on my shoulder and laughed.