The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 31-7-2013: Battling Romans

Oh … 

I have to admit, I got a mention in an article, in last week’s Gazette: about anti-social behaviour in my street.

Frankly … ?

Well, frankly, I was expecting something of a riot in This weeks letters page.

Still … 

I can’t complain, too much.   They have publish one of my other letters … !

Ahem … !

At any rate, today’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for the Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser.

Here’s this week’s questions, covered by the usual Creative Commons License* … 

Q1) 31st July, 30 BC, saw the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian fight the Battle of Alexandria.   Who won that battle?

Q2) What was Mark Antony’s name: in Latin … ?

Q3) Mark Antony eventually went on to lose the Battle of Actium, to Octavian.   Was that a naval or land battle … ?

Q4) Which Egyptian queen was Mark Antony famously allied to … ?

Q5) That queen famously lost that battle: and committed suicide by apply a poisonous what to her breast … ?

Q6) As a result of winning the latter battle, Octavian became the first Roman Emperor: under what name do we (usually) know him … ?

Q7) More to the point, under what title did Octavian assume sole power: Consul, Magister or Princeps … ?

Q8) Famously, Octavian had been adopted by whom … ?

Q9) Name either of Shakespeare’s plays about this period of Roman history.

Q10) Finally … Who played Mark Antony in the 2005 BBC series, ‘Rome’: Jude Law, James Purefoy or Ciarán Hinds … ?

Here’s last week’s questions and answers.

Questions.

Q1) 24th July saw the discovery of the lost city of Machu Picchu.   In which year of the 20th century: 1910, 1911 or 1912?

Q2) More to the point, by a man called Hiram Bingham the what: 3rd, 4th or 5th … ?

Q3) Which Native American empire was Machu Picchu a part of: Aztec, Toltec or Incan … ?

Q4) The Empires in Q3 had a calendar that predicted the end of the world on 21st December of which year … ?

Q5) The heart of that empire was in what’s now which country: Peru, Mexico or Ecuador … ?

Q6) Machu Picchu translates into English as what: Tall Peak, Young Peak or Old Peak … ?

Q7) Either way, Machu Picchu is on a peak: in which mountain range … ?

Q8) What was the name of the Conquistador who brought down the empire Machu Picchu was part of … ?

Q9) What European country were the Conquistadors from … ?

Q10) What’s the name of the — rather violent — Mel Gibson directed film about Native South American empires … ?

Answers.

A1) 1911.

A2) Hiram Bingham 3rd.

A3) The Incan Empire.

A4) 2012.

A5) Peru.

A6) Old Peak.

A7) The Andes.

A8) Francisco Pizzaro.

A9) Spain.

A10) Apocalypto.

Enjoy those.

I’ll catch you later.

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