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andyjames · 10-13-2007, 03:11 PM

What country was Alexander the Great from?

andyjames · 10-13-2007, 03:12 PM

The Prince Dracula was from what country? Hint: he was not actually a vampire, the association with his name came after his death.

andyjames · 10-13-2007, 03:14 PM

What was the bloodiest war in U.S. history?

jhassler · 10-13-2007, 03:53 PM

macedonia, Walachia (now Romania), civil war if you count confederates as americans (WWII if not).

Cornerguy1 · 10-13-2007, 08:49 PM

Do we get a bonus if we mention Alexander's favourite horse was named Bucephalus?

Voltaire · 10-13-2007, 10:14 PM

On Alexander the Great...
It depends, if we use modern day borders he was actually from Greece, since the city of his birth (Pella) is in present day Greece, not Macedonia. But during his lifetime it was the Kingdom of Macedon.
On Prince Dracula...
His actual name was Prince Vlad III, Dracula was his surname, but he is most commonly known as Vlad the Impaler. He did live in Wallachia, in southern Romania.
Bloodiest War in US history?
In terms of American casualties, it would be the Civil War, an estimated 600,000 soldiers died in that war, counting both sides. We lost 400,000 in WWII.

Othon · 10-13-2007, 11:53 PM

Macedonia, Romania, and the Civil War