As far as Justinian and his contemporaries were concerned, the empire he ruled was the Roman Empire - I think this should be allowed. The 'Eastern' is applied for historical reasons, but wasn't employed at the time. Also Byzantium, as that term is oft used for the empire as a whole. Also Leopold II was a Holy Roman Emperor - which is where my mind went first, before getting Belgium. Wikipedia also now tells me Leopold II can refer to a Margrave of Austria, a Duke of Austria, a Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, a Prince of Lippe and a Grand Duke of Tuscany, so I s'pose it might get tedious to include all of those, but I think an Emperor is noteworthy enough to allow unless king is added to the clue or something like that.
-2 Leopold II is most famous as the Belgian who took the Congo as his own personal possession. He was an embarrassment of colonial excess even among other colonial white supremacists. Joseph Conrad's The Heart of Darkness is a famous story set there.
Leopold II is by far the most (in)famous Leopold out there though. I think most people who know history well enough to known about Holy Roman Emperor Leopold probably also know about Belgian king Leopold. Plus, there's already a Holy Roman Empire clue.
+3 That doesn't mean that it shouldn't count. I guessed Holy Roman Empire for Leopold II as well, even though I'm well aware of the Belgian. On that note, why on earth is HRE accepted for Charlemange but not 'Francia'?
I'd suggest changing Atilla to Attila, it seems to be the far more common spelling, in English at least. It might also be a good idea to replace Hamlet with a historical ruler of Denmark, there are enough famous ones to choose from. I like the quiz idea though.
I guessed Mali and Zulu back to back with 10 seconds left after approximately two minutes of guessing everything I could think of. What a lovely coincidence, I really didn't think I was going to get them all.
Besides from Hamlet not being a historical person (since he is fictional), he was not really a ruler either? As far as I remember, the entire play (spoiler alert!) is about how Hamlet is trying to get the crown from his uncle (that usurped the crown), and he actually dies before he ever gets to rule. So I think he is a more than a little misplaced on this list
Agree with the above that Hamlet is a) not a ruler and is b) fictional, and also that Justinian was the ruler of the Roman Empire with no qualifiers. Byzantine should be an accepted answer because that's what it's eventually come to be known as, but Roman is correct.
She was Greek, a descendant of Ptolemy, Alexander's general... who came to rule the Diadochi kingdom of Egypt after Alexander's death. She was the last monarch of an independent Egypt, before it was absorbed into the Roman empire.
How is it that you don't know this? There's a Shakespeare play and several films and TV series about it.
It is possible to have good general knowledge and yet still have gaps in it that other people have. No one knows everything. Seems an unnecessary condescending comment.
It's possible that not everyone is aware that most people have some gaps general knowledge. Seems like an unnecessarily condescending comment about his condescension.
Nice quiz! I got quite a few of the answers, but just a thought: perhaps Greece should work for Athens? I mean, I personally know the famous cities and locations in Greece, but for guessing...
Kampuchea should be accepted for Cambodia as that was the name of the country while under his regime. Only tried Cambodia after that and Khmer Rouge didn't register.
If it would be part 3 of the series, it would be nice if you would consider adding countries like Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Sweden,... They had some important kings and emperors. :)
Why? Gaul was a distinct entity, a confederation of Gallic tribes then a Roman province. The Frankish empire was ruled by - surprise surprise - the Franks, a Germanic tribe. Other than the region involved, France and Gaul are different things.
Accepting Romania for Vlad the Impaler is a bit like accepting United Kingdom for Owain Glyndŵr, or at the very least like accepting United Kingdom for Henry VIII.
LOL at accepting France for Charlemagne but not UK or Great Britain for Henry VIII. Why not also accept Germany for Charlemagne? The Frankish Empire predates the Holy Roman Empire.
You might want to accept both the country and the demonym of that country for all answers, not just some of them. After seeing that many demonyms were accepted, I tried Polish and Welsh, but to no avail.
Roman empire should not be accepted for Justinian because it’s incorrect. He was only ruler of the Byzantine Empire (east Roman Empire post-separation.)
Athenian
Danish
Welsh
Due to the fact that these refer to the people over whom they ruled.
Also, I am not sold that Roman for Justinian is an incorrect answer, but that is your call.
Thank-you for a great quiz, and for adding some of our African Empires/nations into the mix.
How is it that you don't know this? There's a Shakespeare play and several films and TV series about it.
Perhaps Wales has whales and Whales, you should try finding Whales there.