| Author | Message | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 211 Registered: 8-2010 |
According to legend, the knight got hit in the head and sparked a revolution. Might be a quickie. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4204 Registered: 4-2010 |
Knight: in medieval times? Is the knight HAM? Wearing armor? A chess piece? Is chess relevant? Hit in the head - with a blunt object? Did he die? Was he injured? Did this occur in the Middle Ages? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 212 Registered: 8-2010 |
Knight: in medieval times? noish Is the knight HAM? yes Wearing armor? no A chess piece? no Is chess relevant? no Hit in the head - with a blunt object? yesish Did he die? no Was he injured? no Did this occur in the Middle Ages? noish | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4213 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is LARPing relevant? Is this a true story? FYOI? FSEI? Is this from a movie? TV show? Video game? Longshot: Monty Python relevant? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 213 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is LARPing relevant? no Is this a true story well, maybe; it's a legend FYOI? FSEI? Is this from a movie? TV show? Video game? none Longshot: Monty Python relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4214 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the revolution well-documented? Did it take place in [LTPF list of centuries]? Assuming the story is true, did it take place in the same century as the revolution? On [LTPF list of continents]? Knights of the Round Table relevant? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 214 Registered: 8-2010 |
Is the revolution well-documented? yes Did it take place in [LTPF list of centuries]? not entirely sure, 17th or 18th Assuming the story is true, did it take place in the same century as the revolution? yes, I guess On [LTPF list of continents]? Europe Knights of the Round Table relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4218 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did it take place in Britain? France? Russia? Spain? Portugal? Switzerland? Greece? Norway? Denmark? Italy? Sweden? Finland? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 215 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did it take place in Britain? this France? Russia? Spain? Portugal? Switzerland? Greece? Norway? Denmark? Italy? Sweden? Finland? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4220 Registered: 4-2010 |
Revolution: the Glorious Revolution? Was the king overthrown? Did the revolution attempt to overthrow the king? Was it a violent revolution? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 217 Registered: 8-2010 |
Revolution: the Glorious Revolution? Was the king overthrown? Did the revolution attempt to overthrow the king? Was it a violent revolution? no to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4224 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it a revolution against any part of the political system? The king? The queen? Parliament? Was the revolution economic in nature? Was the knight hit over the head by a person? If so, relevant who? Relevant with what? Is chess related at all? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 219 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was it a revolution against any part of the political system? The king? The queen? Parliament? Was the revolution economic in nature? Was the knight hit over the head by a person? If so, relevant who? Relevant with what? Is chess related at all? no to all >:-D | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 508 Registered: 9-2008 |
Was the knight hit by accident? Would the revolution have been started even without the knight being hit? Was this just a useful excuse for the inevitable? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 221 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was the knight hit by accident? yes Would the revolution have been started even without the knight being hit? yes, it probably did happen that way Was this just a useful excuse for the inevitable? yope, due to your choice of words | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4235 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the knight on horseback? Were other knights with him? Was anyone blamed for hitting the knight? Did the knight get hit in public? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 222 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was the knight on horseback? Were other knights with him? Was anyone blamed for hitting the knight? Did the knight get hit in public? no to all | ||
| La_sparky (La_sparky)
New member Username: La_sparky Post Number: 128 Registered: 10-2008 |
was the knight getting hit on accident? on purpose? did someone relevant hit the knight? did the person who hit him want the revolution to start? did the knight want the revolution to start? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 227 Registered: 8-2010 |
was the knight getting hit on accident? this on purpose? did someone relevant hit the knight? no did the person who hit him want the revolution to start? FA, see previous question did the knight want the revolution to start? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4281 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the knight use being hit as an excuse to start the revolution? Was he trying to find a reason to start it? And being hit provided the perfect excuse? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 230 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did the knight use being hit as an excuse to start the revolution? Was he trying to find a reason to start it? And being hit provided the perfect excuse? no, you're a bit OTWT here | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4304 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the knight actually physically start the revolution? Or just spark it? Did someone see the knight get hit? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 233 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did the knight actually physically start the revolution? yope Or just spark it? Did someone see the knight get hit? no | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 524 Registered: 9-2008 |
Before we go much further, is this a knight that is a warrior/protector? or a title that is purely honorific? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 244 Registered: 8-2010 |
Before we go much further, is this a knight that is a warrior/protector? or a title that is purely honorific? this -- good question | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4341 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the knight on the side of the revolutionaries? Or were they revolting against him? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 250 Registered: 8-2010 |
Was the knight on the side of the revolutionaries? this Or were they revolting against him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4391 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the knight lead the revolutionaries? In battle? Could you please recap? | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 266 Registered: 8-2010 |
Did the knight lead the revolutionaries? yesish In battle? no Could you please recap? According to a well-known legend, a famous knight (as in the honorific, not the warrior class) got hit in the head on accident by an object, and this caused him to start a great revolution, but not a violent one or one involving government. This took place around the 1600s and 1700s in Britain. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4394 Registered: 4-2010 |
*SMACK*...I think I know this. Is a tree relevant? If the answer is yes, I do know this, and will drop out. | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 269 Registered: 8-2010 |
*SMACK*...I think I know this. Is a tree relevant? If the answer is yes, I do know this, and will drop out. You got it. The puzzle is still open, but if nobody else responds within a day or two, I'll $poil. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4523 Registered: 4-2010 |
What makes this even more embarrassing for me is that there's a picture of this event drawn on the whiteboard on my dorm room door, and that picture's been there for about a week - I never made the connection until AFTER I asked my last question about the tree. Stupid of me.... | ||
| Whirligig (Whirligig)
New member Username: Whirligig Post Number: 289 Registered: 8-2010 |
Nobody seems to be interested, so: **********SPOILER********** The story is that of Sir Isaac Newton, who supposedly was inspired to create his theories when an apple fell on his head due to gravity. The knight refers to the title "Sir," and the revolution refers to the scientific one. While it is unknown whether or not the story actually happened, Newton himself often told it. Thus, though we cannot say for sure, it is very possible. |
