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We haven't had anything for the loyal followers of our Facebook page yet, so here goes:
Br'er Dukasaur's Obscure Trivia TimeIn preparation for the Easter celebration, it was obvious that most of the games would be on the Easter map. However, we also considered some other maps that have an Easter connection of one kind or another. There are 14 such maps. During the next 50 hours or so, I will at random times post graphics of these maps on Conquer Club's Facebook page.
How to ScoreIn order to win, you must be the first to post a reply to the map graphic ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:
- Name the map
- Give a plausible reason why it was considered as an Easter map (What is its conceivable connection to Easter? The connection might be obvious or it might be obscure.)
- Include your CC username (so we can give you a prize! Obviously no CC username, no idea who to give the prize to.)
Prizes:Each of the 14 winners will score between 5 and 10 eggs of their choice. The maps with more obvious Easter connections will score in the low end of that range, while the maps with more obscure connections will score in the high end of that range.
Rule Clarifications:Just to be very clear and avoid misunderstandings, I will clarify any possible ambiguity:
- You must answer on our Facebook page. There is nothing to be gained by answering in this thread, or by sending me PMs or Wall posts.
- There are 14 maps, so 14 chances to win. The 14 chances to win will be quasi-randomly distributed over the next 50 hours (the random background noise of my life is just as chaotic as atmospheric noise, so running things according to my R/L schedule is just as good as random.com)
- Only the FIRST correct answer for each map will win.
- You may win a maximum of 3 times. After that, you will win no more prizes (although you're free to continue answering just for fun, but please wait and let the others get some answers in first.)
- If you come up with a better answer than the one I thought of, I will still give you the point.
[spoiler=winners]Ireland, difficulty Easy, won by King Zvonimir,
Map is Ireland, obviously.
Reason: The Easter Uprising in 1916.
CC name: King Zvonimir
wins 6 stars (base is 4 for easy + random adjustment of 2.)
Holy Roman Empire, difficulty Easy, won by Osman76,
Map: Holy Roman Empire. Reason: Roman emperor Constantine determined a fixed date for the celebration of Easter (First Council of Nicea, 325 AD). Username: osman76
wins 8 eggs. (base is 5 for Easy + random adjustment of 3.) PM sent Sunday @0109. I will also award another egg to King Zvonimir, because I have now realized that I shorted him one. (base for Easy is 5 not 4 as announced above.)
Ancient Isreal, difficulty Very Easy, won by plurple
map: tribal wars israel
reason: every year at easter and the proceding holy week many pilgrims from all over the world flock to jerusalem. on palm sunday they reenact jesus's entrance into jerusalem. on friday there is a procession along via dolorosa. on saturday they enmass celebrate the ceremony of the holy fire, where they wait in anticipation for the lighting of patriarch's candle from within the tomb.
CCname: plurple
p.s my source for this was:
http://www.goisrael.com/.../Pages/Easter%20in%20Israel.aspx
wins 6 eggs (base for Very Easy is 4 plus random adjustment of 2)
Third Crusade, difficulty level Moderate, won by Dakky21
Reason: Frederick I Barbarossa took up the Cross at Mainz Cathedral on 27 March 1188 (easter!) and was the first to set out for the Holy Land in May 1189 with an army of about 100,000 men, including 20,000 knights. An army of 2,000 men from the Hungarian prince Géza, the younger brother of the king Béla III of Hungary also went with Barbarossa to the Holy Land.
Username: dakky21
wins 9 eggs (base 9 for Moderate + random adjustment of 3)
13 Colonies, diff level Obscure, won by bdb
Brian Berry 13 colonies
The puritans banned any celebration, including Easter. In January 1645, a group of ministers declared: "festival days, vulgarly called Holy Days, having no warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued." This was an attempt to distance themselves from Roman Catholicism.
bdb
wins 10 eggs (Obscure base 7 + random 3)
Celtic Nations, diff level Easy, won by Osman76
Osman Osmanoglou Map: Celtic Nations. Reason: Celtic and Roman Church had a disagreement over the date of Easter.So it was that in 664 a.d. a conference was called at the Monastery of St Hilda at Whitby. King Osway along with Bishops Colman and Chad represented the Celts. Alchfred, son of Osway and Bishops Wilfred and Agelbert represented Rome. The actual issue was not the date of Easter but whether the Celtic church should link its fortunes with the growing organization of Rome or the loosely compacted Irish church. Source:
http://www.christianitysite.com/Celticchristianity.htm Username: osman76
wins 7 eggs (base 5 + random 2)
Pot Mosbi, diff level Obscure, won by Dakky21
Map: Classic cities: Pot Mosbi
Reason: In Papua New Guinea the old beliefs have blended with Christian beliefs that had been introduced in the last century, which now form unique traditions for this part of the world.
Username: dakky21
wins 8 eggs (base 7 for Obscure + 1 random)
Trench Warfare, difficulty level Obscure, won by plurple
Map: Trench wrafare
Reason: the reason this has anything to do with easter is that in 1917 easter was on april the 8th and on the following day that year during world war 1 the battle of arras took place which had been postponed by 1 day due to it being easter sunday.
CC name: plurple
wins 10 eggs (base 7 for Obscure, plus random adjustment of 3)[/spoiler]
