American history game

Nick22 · **Reply #320 on:** April 20, 2005, 04:58:34 PM

I Think you're right kenji
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #321 on:** April 20, 2005, 05:55:01 PM

Indeed he is!

The Lexington was indeed the first carrier to be lost. Fataly damaged an American destroyer gave it the final torpedo after the survivals of the crew (and according to what I read parts of the ice-cream on board) were evacuated.

Nick22 · **Reply #322 on:** April 21, 2005, 09:26:06 AM

Way to go Kenji! Now It's your turnn to give us a question.
Nick

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #323 on:** April 21, 2005, 05:18:24 PM

Hmm...I'm going to have to think of a good one. The one I have right now is pretty much about a movie, but it does have some American history behind it. (a little inacurate in my opinion)

Nick22 · **Reply #324 on:** April 21, 2005, 05:21:34 PM

Are you refering to the Patriot, by any chance?

Malte279 · **Reply #325 on:** April 21, 2005, 05:22:07 PM

Just ask

There are many interesting movies on history. It is sort of fun to pick out the historical mistakes in those

Of course I don't know whether I've seen the movie you mean to ask about or if I have seen the English version (in case English quotes play a role).

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #326 on:** April 21, 2005, 05:39:37 PM

Ok. I'll do this one:

In the movie "Far and Away" (starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman), the story plot spoke of a great immigration to America, but there was something in the movie that was inacurate to the actual history. What was the mistake? And this is not somebody's quote or character.

Malte279 · **Reply #327 on:** April 22, 2005, 01:36:53 AM

I have to admit that I never saw the movie.
But certainly others have

(Actually I find it quite an interesting idea of yours Kenji to expand the questions on movies of historical content).

Nick22 · **Reply #328 on:** April 22, 2005, 09:09:00 AM

I've never seen Far And Away, so I'm just guessing here. Does it have to do with Italian immigration?

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #329 on:** April 22, 2005, 05:26:55 PM

It's a 1997 movie starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and it's actually has to do with Irish immigration. The movie kind of has to be watched to see the mistake I saw in it. Good movie, though.

Malte279 · **Reply #330 on:** April 23, 2005, 04:21:41 PM

I suppose if nobody watched it we really need a different question. But I like the general idea of movies' historical mistakes being included in this. We just need to know which movies everyone has seen. Perhaps we should all post a list of movies about US history we've seen.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #331 on:** April 25, 2005, 05:08:56 PM

So we place our lists in the Silver Screen forum?

Malte279 · **Reply #332 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:12:01 AM

I don't think so. After all it would still be about history. An own thread could be opened for a "movies' historical correctness quiz". However, actually I don't really care whether it is to be put in the Brain Food or the Silver Screen Forum.
In that case anyone taking part should post a list of all the movies about US history he or she watched and remembers, so we know which movies can be asked about...
If we open an own thread for it, we should expand it to include all history movies and not just those about American history which would rule out movies such as Braveheart, Titanic, Gladiator, the Battle of Britain etc.
Either way, I think we need a new question in this thread.

Nick22 · **Reply #333 on:** April 26, 2005, 03:26:46 PM

I'll set up a Movie Trivia thread so you bcan ask your questions kenji.
Nick

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #334 on:** April 27, 2005, 04:44:00 PM

Ok then. I'll let someone else do a different question in this thread.

Nick22 · **Reply #335 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:08:21 PM

Alright then. malte its your turn.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #336 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:13:41 PM

Okay, please give me the name of the man who boasted that with 80 men he could ride through Sioux country and who died along with 80 men he was leading during a fight with the Sioux.

Nick22 · **Reply #337 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:20:55 PM

Custer

Malte279 · **Reply #338 on:** April 27, 2005, 05:23:34 PM

Nope. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer was probably the most famous white man to be killed in a fight with the indians, but he was killed along with more than 80 men at Little Big Horn and he never claimed that with
80 men he could ride through Sioux country.

Malte279 · **Reply #339 on:** May 04, 2005, 11:49:01 AM

Even though the battle in which that person we are looking for was killed was also named the battle of Lodge Tail Ridge it became more famous being named after the person we are looking for.