Trivia Game # 34 - Week 4

[texaswildcat]

1. Gave a blessing for all his dead following the battle INCORRECT

2. Only two of her sons died: Sgt. Charles Bixby at Fredericksburg, Pvt. Charles Bixby at Petersburg. Two more sons, Pvts. George and Edward deserted, and the remaining son, Cpl. Henry Bixby, was captured and later swapped in a prisoner exchange

3. Generals George Pickett and JEB Stuart INCORRECT

4. A center log with sharpened stakes inserted through it in a X formation, used to slow down charges

5. William Pitt Fessenden INCORRECT

[hoosier]

There are times when the moderator function works fine and times when it doesn't.

Unfortunately, this evening seems to be one of the latter times. I am currently unable to view the players' responses to the questions for Week 4 and, consequently, unable to post the scores at the current time.

For those who would like to see them, here are the official answers to the questions for week 4. I'll post the scores when I am able to do so.

16. Polk, a bishop in the Episcopal Church, administered the sacrament of baptism to Hood.

17. Only two of Mrs. Bixby’s sons were actually killed during the war. Charles was killed at Fredericksburg on 5/3/63 and Oliver was killed at the Battle of the Crater on 7/30/64. Henry Bixby was captured and honorably discharged on 12/19/64, George Bixby was captured on 7/30/64 and deserted to the enemy at Salisbury, NC, and Edward Bixby deserted and went to sea to escape the penalty for desertion.

18. Confederate Brigadier General (and one-time Confederate Secretary of War) George Wythe Randolph, a grandson of Thomas Jefferson, is buried at Monticello.

19. Chevaux-des-frises, essentially, were spiked logs. They were a type of obstruction to be placed in front of a defensive position. They consisted of logs bored through with rows of holes into which sharpened stakes were inserted, half the stakes being at right angles to the other half so that they formed an “X” in cross-section.

20. Hugh McCulloch was appointed Secretary of the Treasury March 7, 1865 and entered upon his duties March 9, 1865.

[hoosier]

The moderating function seems to have awakened from its little nap, so now I've been able to review and post everybody's responses.

I had to rule against ewc on question 17 incorrect, since I couldn't tell whether he was saying the answer was two or three.

After four weeks of play in Game # 34, we still have five players with perfect scores.

The scoreboard at the end of Week 4:

FIRST DIVISION

CindyScoops 24
RaggedRebel 24

SECOND DIVISION

Bill_Torrens 24
Robert B. Condon 24
SamGrant 24
Sockknitter 22
RivrRat 17
Texaswildcat 17
Traveller 17
ewc 16
FSPowers 14
Sarladaise 6