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Talk:History Lesson

2007-01-26T19:31:18Z

D West:

I went for first assembly line for Ford - doesn't matter though: the answer is still the same!!

Einstein had a number of firsts to his name but I think that the theory of relativity fits the answer.

I too got the final clue without knowing the real answer to the two event clues but I have a problem with them both. (Spoilers added because the discussion gives away the method of reaching the answers) <spoiler>Aryabhata is believed to be the first person to describe a heliocentric solar system: he was born in Ashmak (which fits the place name in both unfilled lines) but he lived and studied in Kusumapura, also called Pataliputra (now Patna), in India. None of those fit either of the vacant lines. I did wonder whether they had used Hindustan for India .... but that doesn't fit unless an old spelling (Hindoostan) is used. If that were the case then the other unfilled line would be the one that refrered to the arches. The 'R' in the country name means that it has to be Iraq or Iran but the earliest arches are from the Indus Valley (Pakistan) and Mesopotamia (Iraq) was later.</spoiler>
Oh well: it's all academic anyway since it is possible to get the final clue without these two answers. I shall just be interested to see what the official answers to those two lines are.[[User:PurplePenny|PurplePenny]] 05:12, 23 January 2007 (PST)

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4 and #8 have been filled in. Still researching #2. D_West 1705 24 JAN 2007

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2 has possible solution. D_West 1705 26 JAN 2007

History Lesson

2007-01-26T19:29:51Z

D West:

[[Image:History Lesson.png]]

[[Image:History Lesson 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images you see all represent firsts, ie. first priniting press, first man in space, etc.

The notebook spaces do not fit the names, but the locations specific to those activities do.

The notebook spaces are filled as follows:

1. First solo transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh (mid-right picture) ended at Paris, '''F'''rance

2. First architectural arches (Brandenburg Gate event picture) are often associated with Babylon in modern day Iraq perhaps ------,'''IR'''--
<< EDIT >> Possible answer: I came across this [http://www.eartharchitecture.org/ website]. Down about 3/4 of the way is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon Ctesiphon Arch] in Iraq. Names that reference it are Tisfun, Madain (Mada'in), and Kasfia. This would be almost enough answer to me.

3. First cave paintings (bottom right picture) found in La'''S'''caux, France

4. (unknown) Should be associated with planets or solar system (Brandenburg Gate event picture) and fit the form ------,-------'''TA'''- (could be Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan)
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer is Tyuratam, Kazakhs'''TA'''n. Tyuratam is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur]. This should eliminate #8's original clue below. #8 is associated with solar system / Sun >>

5. First airplane, Wright Flyer (top right picture) flew in Kitty Hawk, No'''R'''th Car'''O'''lina

6. First constitution or democracy was established when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (bottom-mid picture) at R'''U'''nnymede, E'''N'''glan'''D'''

7. First printing press (bottom left picture) was built by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, G'''E'''rm'''A'''ny

8. First man in space was Yuri Gagarin (top center picture) launched from Baikon'''U'''r, Russia (Note: this should be an 'R') [?? Baikonur is in Kazakhstan or USSR, not Russia]
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer seems to be Frombo'''R'''k, Poland. This is where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Copernicus Nicolas Copernicus], "the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system", died. >>

9. First major cosmic revision since Newton was Albert Einstein (bottom left picture) who lived in Bern, Swi'''T'''zerland when he published his most important work

10. First assembly line was the Ford Model T factory (top left picture) built in Detroit, Mic'''H'''igan

Note that 8 of the entries come from in-game picture while the last 2 come from the live event pictures from Berlin.

If you fill in the blanks, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>
''Next book: [[Composers]]''

Talk:History Lesson

2007-01-24T21:06:02Z

D West:

Talk:History Lesson

2007-01-24T21:05:00Z

D West:

I went for first assembly line for Ford - doesn't matter though: the answer is still the same!!

Einstein had a number of firsts to his name but I think that the theory of relativity fits the answer.

I too got the final clue without knowing the real answer to the two event clues but I have a problem with them both. (Spoilers added because the discussion gives away the method of reaching the answers) <spoiler>Aryabhata is believed to be the first person to describe a heliocentric solar system: he was born in Ashmak (which fits the place name in both unfilled lines) but he lived and studied in Kusumapura, also called Pataliputra (now Patna), in India. None of those fit either of the vacant lines. I did wonder whether they had used Hindustan for India .... but that doesn't fit unless an old spelling (Hindoostan) is used. If that were the case then the other unfilled line would be the one that refrered to the arches. The 'R' in the country name means that it has to be Iraq or Iran but the earliest arches are from the Indus Valley (Pakistan) and Mesopotamia (Iraq) was later.</spoiler>
Oh well: it's all academic anyway since it is possible to get the final clue without these two answers. I shall just be interested to see what the official answers to those two lines are.[[User:PurplePenny|PurplePenny]] 05:12, 23 January 2007 (PST)

#4 and #8 have been filled in. Still researching #2. D_West 1705 24 JAN 2007

History Lesson

2007-01-24T21:02:53Z

D West:

[[Image:History Lesson.png]]

[[Image:History Lesson 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images you see all represent firsts, ie. first priniting press, first man in space, etc.

The notebook spaces do not fit the names, but the locations specific to those activities do.

The notebook spaces are filled as follows:

1. First solo transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh (mid-right picture) ended at Paris, '''F'''rance

2. First architectural arches (Brandenburg Gate event picture) are often associated with Babylon in modern day Iraq perhaps ------,'''IR'''--

3. First cave paintings (bottom right picture) found in La'''S'''caux, France

4. (unknown) Should be associated with planets or solar system (Brandenburg Gate event picture) and fit the form ------,-------'''TA'''- (could be Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan)
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer is Tyuratam, Kazakhs'''TA'''n. Tyuratam is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur]. This should eliminate #8's original clue below. #8 is associated with solar system / Sun >>

5. First airplane, Wright Flyer (top right picture) flew in Kitty Hawk, No'''R'''th Car'''O'''lina

6. First constitution or democracy was established when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (bottom-mid picture) at R'''U'''nnymede, E'''N'''glan'''D'''

7. First printing press (bottom left picture) was built by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, G'''E'''rm'''A'''ny

8. First man in space was Yuri Gagarin (top center picture) launched from Baikon'''U'''r, Russia (Note: this should be an 'R') [?? Baikonur is in Kazakhstan or USSR, not Russia]
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer seems to be Frombo'''R'''k, Poland. This is where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Copernicus Nicolas Copernicus], "the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system", died. >>

9. First major cosmic revision since Newton was Albert Einstein (bottom left picture) who lived in Bern, Swi'''T'''zerland when he published his most important work

10. First assembly line was the Ford Model T factory (top left picture) built in Detroit, Mic'''H'''igan

Note that 8 of the entries come from in-game picture while the last 2 come from the live event pictures from Berlin.

If you fill in the blanks, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>
''Next book: [[Composers]]''

History Lesson

2007-01-24T21:01:28Z

D West:

[[Image:History Lesson.png]]

[[Image:History Lesson 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images you see all represent firsts, ie. first priniting press, first man in space, etc.

The notebook spaces do not fit the names, but the locations specific to those activities do.

The notebook spaces are filled as follows:

1. First solo transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh (mid-right picture) ended at Paris, '''F'''rance

2. First architectural arches (Brandenburg Gate event picture) are often associated with Babylon in modern day Iraq perhaps ------,'''IR'''--

3. First cave paintings (bottom right picture) found in La'''S'''caux, France

4. (unknown) Should be associated with planets or solar system (Brandenburg Gate event picture) and fit the form ------,-------'''TA'''- (could be Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan)
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer is Tyuratam, Kazakhstan. Tyuratam is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur]. This should eliminate #8's original clue below. #8 is associated with solar system / Sun >>

5. First airplane, Wright Flyer (top right picture) flew in Kitty Hawk, No'''R'''th Car'''O'''lina

6. First constitution or democracy was established when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (bottom-mid picture) at R'''U'''nnymede, E'''N'''glan'''D'''

7. First printing press (bottom left picture) was built by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, G'''E'''rm'''A'''ny

8. First man in space was Yuri Gagarin (top center picture) launched from Baikon'''U'''r, Russia (Note: this should be an 'R') [?? Baikonur is in Kazakhstan or USSR, not Russia]
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer seems to be Frombork, Poland. This is where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Copernicus Nicolas Copernicus], "the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system", died. >>

9. First major cosmic revision since Newton was Albert Einstein (bottom left picture) who lived in Bern, Swi'''T'''zerland when he published his most important work

10. First assembly line was the Ford Model T factory (top left picture) built in Detroit, Mic'''H'''igan

Note that 8 of the entries come from in-game picture while the last 2 come from the live event pictures from Berlin.

If you fill in the blanks, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>
''Next book: [[Composers]]''

History Lesson

2007-01-24T20:34:40Z

D West:

[[Image:History Lesson.png]]

[[Image:History Lesson 1.png]]

<spoiler>
The images you see all represent firsts, ie. first priniting press, first man in space, etc.

The notebook spaces do not fit the names, but the locations specific to those activities do.

The notebook spaces are filled as follows:

1. First solo transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh (mid-right picture) ended at Paris, '''F'''rance

2. First architectural arches (Brandenburg Gate event picture) are often associated with Babylon in modern day Iraq perhaps ------,'''IR'''--

3. First cave paintings (bottom right picture) found in La'''S'''caux, France

4. (unknown) Should be associated with planets or solar system (Brandenburg Gate event picture) and fit the form ------,-------'''TA'''- (could be Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan)
<< EDIT 24 JAN 2007 - Answer is Tyuratam, Kazakhstan. Tyuratam is another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur]. This should eliminate #8's clue below. Maybe #8 is associated with solar system / Sun >>

5. First airplane, Wright Flyer (top right picture) flew in Kitty Hawk, No'''R'''th Car'''O'''lina

6. First constitution or democracy was established when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta (bottom-mid picture) at R'''U'''nnymede, E'''N'''glan'''D'''

7. First printing press (bottom left picture) was built by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, G'''E'''rm'''A'''ny

8. First man in space was Yuri Gagarin (top center picture) launched from Baikon'''U'''r, Russia (Note: this should be an 'R') [?? Baikonur is in Kazakhstan or USSR, not Russia]

9. First major cosmic revision since Newton was Albert Einstein (bottom left picture) who lived in Bern, Swi'''T'''zerland when he published his most important work

10. First assembly line was the Ford Model T factory (top left picture) built in Detroit, Mic'''H'''igan

Note that 8 of the entries come from in-game picture while the last 2 come from the live event pictures from Berlin.

If you fill in the blanks, you get FIRST AROUND EARTH. The answer is '''MAGELLAN'''.
</spoiler>
''Next book: [[Composers]]''