OT - Historical Quiz

[Orm]

I am looking for 1 ship, three men and one woman. Note that this is not a WWII quiz.

No. 1
1) Before I was commissioned I was reduced in size.
2) I have had several RN ships named after me.

No. 2
1) I was a Admiral.
2) I traded in slaves.

No. 3
1) I was a General.
2) I gained fame for my battles but it could be argued that I committed genocide.

No. 4
1) I gained fame for my expeditions.
2) I disappeared while flying a rescue mission.

No. 5
1) I lost my head.
2) At least one movie have been made of my life.


No googling, please.

[warspite1]

No.5 Mary Queen of Scots

[warspite1]

No.2 Hawkins

[warspite1]

No.1 Ark Royal

[warspite1]

No. 4 Amundsen

[michaelbaldur]

No. 1
1) Before I was commissioned I was reduced in size.
2) I have had several RN ships named after me.

nelson

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

No.5 Mary Queen of Scots

No, not Mary Queen of Scots.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

No.2 Hawkins

Admiral Sir John Hawkins is correct. [:)]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

No. 4 Amundsen

Roald Amundsen is also correct. [:)]

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

No. 1
1) Before I was commissioned I was reduced in size.
2) I have had several RN ships named after me.

nelson

No, it is not Nelson.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

No.1 Ark Royal

No, not Ark Royal either.

[Orm]

Deleted and reposted due to wrongly edited the post. [:(]

[warspite1]

No.5 Lady Jane Grey

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

No.5 Lady Jane Grey

Indeed. Well done. [&o][:)]

[warspite1]

No.1. That date rings no bells I'm afraid and I am completely at a loss with no.3 given the interesting mix of countries...

[paulderynck]

#3 Kitchener

[brian brian]

at first I thought it was going to be just one ship and all the people had the same last name and I thought, gee Orm, this is really really tough

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

#3 Kitchener

No, not Kitchener.

[Orm]

I am looking for 1 ship, three men and one woman. Note that this is not a WWII quiz.

No. 1
1) Before I was commissioned I was reduced in size.
2) I have had several RN ships named after me.
3) My Finest Hour occurred January 13, 1797.
4) One of my namesakes was a carrier.

No. 2
1) I was a Admiral.
2) I traded in slaves.
Number two was Sir John Hawkins as answered by warspite1.

No. 3
1) I was a General.
2) I gained fame for my battles but it could be argued that I committed genocide.
3) I have fought in many countries. Among them Spain, Greece, France, Italy, England and Egypt.
4) During my career I also held important religious offices.

(I have might been a bit evil with clue three. I just didn't want to make the clue to easy. [8|])


No. 4
1) I gained fame for my expeditions.
2) I disappeared while flying a rescue mission.
Number four was Roald Amundsen as answered by warspite1.

No. 5
1) I lost my head.
2) At least one movie have been made of my life.
3) My husband was beheaded the same day that I was later executed.
Number five was Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England, as answered by warspite1.

No googling, please

[patchogue]

No.3 Julius Caesar