Allround Trivia!

Originally posted by Bardock42
Actually Sense and Sensibility, but who's counting. I guess you could say it depends on what you count as book.

What does the flag of Brazil look like? (DESCRIBE IN WORDS, *******!)

Originally posted by Because I can
she wrote pride and prejudice first, but had sense and sensibility published first

As I said, depends what you count as book.

In the image of Christ nailed to the cross and alleged stigmata reports, what is often wrong with the location of the injuries?

If you nailed someone to a cross with the nails through the hands then the weight of the person would cause to much strain and you would just rip the nails right through your hand. they should go through the middle of your wrists so it they slip they will catch onto the bone.

Morbid as it is, correct!
Been a while T.M., good to see ya

Tough one perhaps, but lets see you guys have a go;

Vlad Tepes III, the bloodthirsty Romanian warlord on whom the legend of Dracula is based, was at a time influenced and directed by someone who's position should contradict Vlad 'the Impaler's methods.
Who was this man?

I don't know this one.

Good to see you too Pande.

Originally posted by Pandemoniac
Tough one perhaps, but lets see you guys have a go;

Vlad Tepes III, the bloodthirsty Romanian warlord on whom the legend of Dracula is based, was at a time influenced and directed by someone who's position should contradict Vlad 'the Impaler's methods.
Who was this man?

The Big J as in Jesus? Not at all, but there is a big connection

Give us a hint, love.

Glad to see you lurking around here again.

Originally posted by Pandemoniac
The Big J as in Jesus? Not at all, but there is a big connection

I have no idea who you're talking about. Is it possible that what you're looking for may have been hat you're going for is just hearsay.

I think you've got your question kind of backwards. Vlad was taken in AS an adviser by the person who is believed to have ordered the assassination of his father. John Hunyadi. He was an unlikely adviser to Hunyadi, because of that. However, Vlad Tepes did not like his father at all so it is easy to see why they later got along.

Now, if you're referring to another sort of adviser of religious origin, his brother was a monk, I guess...but I don't know about him advising jack diddly.

Could you be referring to Sigismund, the Holy Roman Emperor? I'm not sure if he was an adviser at all, to Vlad III.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I have no idea who you're talking about. Is it possible that what you're looking for may have been hat you're going for is just hearsay.

I think you've got your question kind of backwards. Vlad was taken in AS an adviser by the person who is believed to have ordered the assassination of his father. John Hunyadi. He was an unlikely adviser to Hunyadi, because of that. However, Vlad Tepes did not like his father at all so it is easy to see why they later got along.

Now, if you're referring to another sort of adviser of religious origin, his brother was a monk, I guess...but I don't know about him advising jack diddly.

Could you be referring to Sigismund, the Holy Roman Emperor? I'm not sure if he was an adviser at all, to Vlad III.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I have no idea who you're talking about. Is it possible that what you're looking for may have been hat you're going for is just hearsay.

I think you've got your question kind of backwards. Vlad was taken in AS an adviser by the person who is believed to have ordered the assassination of his father. John Hunyadi. He was an unlikely adviser to Hunyadi, because of that. However, Vlad Tepes did not like his father at all so it is easy to see why they later got along.

Now, if you're referring to another sort of adviser of religious origin, his brother was a monk, I guess...but I don't know about him advising jack diddly.

Could you be referring to Sigismund, the Holy Roman Emperor? I'm not sure if he was an adviser at all, to Vlad III.

You're on the right track with Rome. The person in question contacted Vlad requesting assistance in a certain religious conflict. He did not so much as advise him, it was more a matter of directing Vlad to war with a shared enemy, knowing his feared methods might turn the tide (despite the believes this person should stand for)

Originally posted by Pandemoniac
You're on the right track with Rome. The person in question contacted Vlad requesting assistance in a certain religious conflict. He did not so much as advise him, it was more a matter of directing Vlad to war with a shared enemy, knowing his feared methods might turn the tide (despite the believes this person should stand for)

I don't remember the pope, or any cardinals, contacting him for help?

DAMNIT!

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I don't know about anything like that. Nothing is ringing a bell. Corvinas was supported by Rome for the war against the Ottmans...Corvinas was also Vlad's enemy...Am I getting warm?

You're very close, & compliments on your knowledge!
It was actually pope Pius II, who called for a crusade against the Turks & Ottoman empire in order to reestablish Rome and the Vatican as the world power. He influenced Vlad Tepes to go to war against Mehmed II, the sultan of the Ottoman empire.
Vlad was held in high regard by the pope, and was as a child held captive by the Ottomans, causing deep hatred for them. This, and the strategic location of Vlad's army made him the ideal ally.

Not your average knowhow, just read about it myself just recenty.
So on with something more commonly known, next question please!

Violence related to religion? well I never.

Yeah, imagine if that shit was still going on today!

I know.. Lets all be happy that the world is a peaceful and loving place.

according to myth and legend who was the first ever vampire (if you say dracula youll not only be wrong but youll receive a swift kick in the ass )

Cain?