American history game

Malte279 · **Reply #240 on:** March 05, 2005, 10:14:43 AM

So are you comming up with a new question, or may I?
And speaking of this, I guess either way the next question ought to be posted in the new section for the tough questions.

Nick22 · **Reply #241 on:** March 05, 2005, 05:49:31 PM

You Can if you want. This thread will likely be closed I presume.

Petrie · **Reply #242 on:** March 06, 2005, 11:45:52 AM

Why close it when all you have to do is move the whole topic? :unsure:

Malte279 · **Reply #243 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:49:34 PM

Name the river named after a liquor and what role it played in US history. One hint for the lord of the rings fans among you, there is a river of the same name in Tolkien's famous book. A funfact for land before time fans, there was a road with the name "Great Valley Road" running paralell to the river.

Nick22 · **Reply #244 on:** March 07, 2005, 03:22:56 PM

The Brandywine River is the name of the river in the LOTR. Brandy was one of the liquors banned in Prohibition.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #245 on:** March 07, 2005, 05:41:03 PM

Brandywine is what I was looking for. The reference to US history I was thinking of is a different one though. George Washington was defeated in the Battle at the Brandywine (a river) on September 11th 1777. Washington and the continental army were still lucky though. As he relied on incorrect maps that didn't show a ford which allowed the British to attack Washington's flank the whole army might have been surrounded and captured if it hadn't been for the warning of a local farmer who knew the terrain.
As the name was right it is your turn to come up with the next US history question Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #246 on:** March 07, 2005, 05:55:13 PM

Who led the Green Mountain boys?

Malte279 · **Reply #247 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:31:59 PM

Daniel Morgan?

Nick22 · **Reply #248 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:32:39 PM

Malte279 · **Reply #249 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:37:57 PM

Then I'm not sure if we are talking of the same Green Mountain Boys. Could you give some more background information please?

Nick22 · **Reply #250 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:40:50 PM

The Green Mountains are located in the New England region of the US.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #251 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:49:02 PM

And those Boys unless I'm extremely mistaken were a group from the time of the American Revolution, were they not? I fear that many other groups (e.g. famous sports teams) may be named after the Green Mountain Boys I was thinking of, so I really want to make sure we are talking of the same group.

Nick22 · **Reply #252 on:** March 07, 2005, 06:56:29 PM

Yep those were a group from the Revolutionary War period who fought against land claimants fron New York before the war, and the British during the war.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #253 on:** March 09, 2005, 08:14:57 AM

Ethan Allen was their first commander (and I admit that I had to look it up). Is he the one you were asking for (he wasn't the last)?

Nick22 · **Reply #254 on:** March 09, 2005, 10:17:11 AM

Yep, he's the one I'm looking for. Your turn Malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #255 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:00:24 AM

Okay.
Please name two people who fought on one side in the civil war, while other members of their family fought for the other side (one of the especially tragic facettes of the civil war).

Nick22 · **Reply #256 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:14:38 AM

Mary Lincoln had three of her brother fight in the Civil War, One on the Union side and the other two on the Confederate Side,
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #257 on:** March 09, 2005, 11:20:31 AM

One more and the turn is yours.

Nick22 · **Reply #258 on:** March 09, 2005, 02:16:54 PM

Robert E. Leee had a brother fight on the Union side I believe.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #259 on:** March 10, 2005, 01:19:13 PM

??? I never ever heard of that. To be honest, I'm quite sure he didn't have a brother on the other side. Sorry, but unless there is some more certainty I can't accept that one.