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Post by Archaix on Aug 7, 2007 10:50:41 GMT -5
Portugese? German?
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Post by Robespierre - P.R. of Debro on Aug 7, 2007 11:06:07 GMT -5
German?No way...
The confederacy?
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Post by Archaix on Aug 7, 2007 11:07:41 GMT -5
^ Good one.
I was basing my German answer on the fact that there were many German mercenaries employed by the British, and I'd expect at least some of them to rebel eventually as the war got worse.
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Post by Robespierre - P.R. of Debro on Aug 7, 2007 11:23:25 GMT -5
Hm.I t would be very interesting. Well, TWWK will know the answer, i bet.
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Post by deutschgarten on Aug 7, 2007 21:19:29 GMT -5
Maybe 6? I believe Texas was it's own nation for a short time.
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Post by Robespierre - P.R. of Debro on Aug 12, 2007 6:14:53 GMT -5
C'mon TWWK, what's the right answer?
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Post by TWWK on Aug 13, 2007 9:24:13 GMT -5
The correct answer would be seven:
Spain, France, Mexico, The Republic of Texas (good catch), the Confederacy (another good catch) and the U.S. are the typical six mentioned (so deutschgarten, you're the closest to correct). If you've heard of the Six Flags over Texas (phrase or the series of theme parks), that's where it comes from.
The seventh, lesser known is the Republic of the Rio Grande, a little known rebellion in Southern Texas.
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Post by Robespierre - P.R. of Debro on Aug 13, 2007 9:47:54 GMT -5
Never heard of it!
You can ask another, i guess, since nobody knew the right answer...
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Post by TWWK on Aug 14, 2007 15:00:34 GMT -5
Alright, I'll try to go less obscure...
Which U.S. president served the shortest amount of time in that position?
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Post by Republicas Gloria on Aug 15, 2007 18:45:18 GMT -5
Chester Arthur?
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Post by deutschgarten on Aug 15, 2007 20:52:06 GMT -5
Oh man I know this one too! It's on the tip of my tongue!  Anyway I think it's the president who caught like a cold or the flu on his anogoration and died about a week later... |
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Post by Republicas Gloria on Aug 16, 2007 7:29:13 GMT -5
I know it too its just can't I remember...
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Post by TWWK on Aug 16, 2007 8:11:26 GMT -5
Oh man I know this one too! It's on the tip of my tongue! Anyway I think it's the president who caught like a cold or the flu on his anogoration and died about a week later... You've pretty much got the story...but what's his name? By the way, I just love that story...it was biting cold outside, yet he gave a TWO HOUR inauguration speech without wearing an overcoat. He caught pneumonia and died a month later. But what's his name?? Hint: His grandson, who had the same last name, also became President of the United States. |
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Post by Republicas Gloria on Aug 16, 2007 20:45:57 GMT -5
John Tyler?
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Post by deutschgarten on Aug 16, 2007 22:19:38 GMT -5
Garfield... maybe?
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Post by TWWK on Aug 17, 2007 11:51:17 GMT -5
Garfield died in office...but that was from a bullet, not from pneumonia. Tyler is a good guess, too. It's like "Obscure U.S. Presidents Day" on this thread.  |
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Post by deutschgarten on Aug 17, 2007 15:07:44 GMT -5
OMG! I know it now. It must've been Henry Harrison. If it's not, then I'm all out of obscure presidents, lol.
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Post by TWWK on Aug 17, 2007 15:34:26 GMT -5
Haha, yes, you are correct... although its actually William Henry Harrison. Obscure president lesson is now over! |
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Post by deutschgarten on Aug 17, 2007 16:15:13 GMT -5
Who was the winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize?
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Post by Republicas Gloria on Aug 17, 2007 20:36:23 GMT -5
Martin Luther King JR?
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" -Archaix
