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Friday January 17, 2003
11:21 AM
Friday Trivia #31
It's Friday Trivia Time!
There's been a bit of talk about "willing modules" here on use.perl, so I'll combine that theme with a bit of historical trivia.
For 10 Trivia Points, according to at least one historical source, to whom did Alexander the Great leave his kingdom?
No Google! Good luck!
Update: jdavidb got it! 10 Trivia Points for jdavidb!
Answer: The Strongest
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Alexander (Score:1)
Part of me wants to say "his horse", but whether that's just an awful joke, or residual bad rumors about Catherine the Great, I can't say. (I do remember that the empire was split into four pieces, one going to each general.)
Re:Alexander (Score:2)
I know! I think. (Score:2)
To the strongest. I believe that was in a Smallville episode (the two part season finale/opener). I'm not sure I have the quote exactly right; it seems like it was more brazen than that.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Re:I know! I think. (Score:2)
And for supplementary information, the people wanted him to name a successor among his four sons. He did not, and they later fought each other into oblivion until the empire was so weak it was a snap for the Romans to come in and mop up. Prophesied ahead of time by a Jew. [goreadthebible.com]
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Re:I know! I think. (Score:2)