This is quiz is over and Joshua Kreizer is the undisputed winnner with
a perfect score, amazing!
Here are the scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Joshua 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
Dan B 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 9
Mark B - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 7
Pete G - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 7
Dan T - 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - 6
And here are the answers:
1. Skanderbeg
Albania.
Although there was no Albanian state in the 15th century, it was
due Skanderbeg that the Albanians was the last people to be
subdued by the Ottomans in this part of the Balkan peninsula.
2. Bernardo O'Higgins
Chile. He was one of independence leaders.
3. King Sejong
Korea. (No distinction needed between North and South here)
Sejong was king in the 15th centuty, and is considered as one of
the greatest leaders in Korean history. His partcicular claim to
fame is the development of the Hangul script, which is a phonetic
script, in difference to the ideographic characters. Some records
claimed the he invented it himself.
4. Gustav Vasa
Sweden. When he was crowned king 1523, this marked the end of the
Union of Kalmar, and re-established Sweden as an independent state.
5. Taras Shevchenko
Ukraine. He was a writer and artist who was instrumental in
forming a modern Ukranian literary language. I think all
Ukranian cities I have visited have a statue of Sevchenko,
often in bigger format. Here is one example from Poltava:
http://privat.sommarskog.se/Ukraina2014/Mellan/05-Poltava- trainview/120_IMG_1326.jpg.
6. Kemal Atat�rk
Turkey. The founder of the modern Turkish state from the remnants
of the Ottoman empire.
7. Toussaint Louverture
Ha�ti. Leader of the slave revolt that lead to Ha�ti's independence.
8. Jos� Mart�
Cuba. The only reason I know about him, is his frequent appearances
in the Toronto pub quizzes. :-)
9. Marianne
France. In difference to everyone else, not a rel person, but an personification of the French ideals.
10. Julius Nyrere
Tanzania. The first president of Tanzania, and instrumental in the
unification of Tangayika and Zanibar.
11. Jos� de San Mart�n
Argentina. Independence leader, not only for Argentina, but also Chile
and Per�. But it his in native Argentina that the worship is taken
to a different level. The are many Argetinian cities where the
main square is Piazza San Martin, or the main drag is named after
him.
12. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan. The first governor-general of Pakistan, and also the driving
force that there would be a separate Muslim state formed on the
Indian subcontinent.
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