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Duels

  • Question of

    David slew Goliath with a slingshot and stones. Goliath carried a sword, a spear, and what weapon?

    • An Axe
    • A Javelin
    • A Trident
  • Question of

    During a mounted duel at Bannockburn, in what way did Robert Bruce despatch his challenger Henry de Bohun?

    • Decapitated with an axe.
    • Impaled with a lance.
    • Knee-capped with a mace.
  • Question of

    Both Siamese King Naresuan and the vanquished Burmese Crown Prince Mingyi Swa fought their duel riding what, in 1593?

    • Elephants
    • Water Buffalo
    • Manservants
  • Question of

    All three of these figures of Art & Literature fought duels; but which one killed his opponent?

    • Lord Byron
    • Édouard Manet
    • Marcel Proust
  • Question of

    Consequently Byron was found guilty of manslaughter. What was his punishment?

    • A week in prison.
    • A two year exile to France.
    • A fine.
  • Question of

    Which of these serving Prime Minsters did NOT contest a duel?

    • Sir Robert Walpole
    • William Pitt the Younger
    • Duke of Wellington
  • Question of

    During Wellington’s stand-off, the duke fired first and missed. Name his opponent, who purposefully fired into the air?

    • Sir Henry Hardinge
    • George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea.
    • MacAdder of Clan MacAdder
  • Question of

    What word is given to the act of deliberately missing one’s shot?

    • Adjunté
    • Delope
    • Succour
  • Question of

    Richard ‘Humble Dick’ Martin (1754-1834) survived over a hundred duels, but he was also an early champion of which cause?

    • Animal Rights
    • Children’s Rights
    • Women’s Rights
  • Question of

    Who wrote ‘The Duel’ later adapted as ‘The Duellists’ by film director Ridley Scott?

    • Joseph Conrad
    • Marcel Proust
    • Leo Tolstoy

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