[QUIZ-11] St Hilarion: How many are there inside..?

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
21/02/2010 18:21

1 : The first poster with the right answer in this thread wins a free ticket for (one of) the next Medieval Cyprus Fellowship lecture(s): "The Secrets of St Hilarion Castle!" (Wednesday, February 24, 2.30 pm, doors open 2 pm, venue: Denizhan Bar & Restaurant, Alsancak). Reservations via email: mcf.trnc@gmail.com .



2 : Photograph here (click link): (will follow when I give the right answer).

3 : Quiz question-: How many wells are there inside the castle and how many cisterns..? Please note: guessing is fine, but only ONE guess per question (Bill!)...

4 : Answers before 8 pm, Monday, February 22, 2010.



The scores: Hatty: 2x, No1Doyen: 2x, Clarissa2: 1x, Darrener2: 2/3 pt, Dalarokat 0,5 pt and thomarge: 1/3 pt.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
21/02/2010 23:16

Hint-1: (...) numerous smaller ones in different parts. It may interest you that it was unknown to medieval people that they should have boiled the water from the cisterns before drinking it. The water in the cisterns was kept from one winter to the next winter and in summertime mosquitos and other insects had free play... (...)

dalartokat


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 00:07

1 well(tank) 5 cisterns.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 00:16

4 cisterns.............

Hatty


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 02:48

4 large cisterns, 7 small cisterns, no well?

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 07:22

agree with hatty

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:27

RE msg 5, Hatty: This is very annoying - you are right again! There is no well inside St Hilarion and there are eleven large/small cisterns (including one huge cistern). I'm really interested to know where you found the answer, Hatty?

And here are the promised pictures (of the most impressive cistern, after many centuries still very well preserved!):

http://www.allcrusades.com/BB_pics/1_PG_second_plateau.jpg

http://www.allcrusades.com/BB_pics/2_IMG_7838_72.jpg

http://www.allcrusades.com/BB_pics/3_S3500559_72.jpg



Update of the scores: Hatty: 3x, No1Doyen: 2x, Clarissa2: 1x, Darrener2: 2/3 pt, Dalarokat 0,5 pt and thomarge: 1/3 pt.



Later today I'll upload the last Quiz-Question in the St Hilarion series, before my lecture this Wednesday.

Hatty


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:32

Well, well, well, it may have just been luck?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:33

Well done Hatty.



Hans, did you try to trick us with your question...."3 : Quiz question-: How many wells are there inside the castle?



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DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:40

RE msg 9, Bill: Wouls I dare to try to trick a Moderator..?!

Hatty


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:40

By the way Hans I am still waiting to be awarded my 2/3 of a point for Question 3...



Bill - What was the answer to the question you posed for Hans re the basin?

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:42

Msg 10, because I hate typos: wouls = would.

Hatty


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:44

Hans, given the location of the castle, are there any wells outside the castle?

DutchCrusader



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22/02/2010 11:45

RE msg 11, Hatty: (...) By the way Hans I am still waiting to be awarded my 2/3 of a point for Question 3... (...)

=> I'll check. If you are right (and I hardly doubt it...) it only shows that I'm only almost perfect...

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:45

Hans, Do I get a point if no one guesses the answer to my question?

Hatty


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:47

If no one guesses it is clearly far to difficult for us and therefore you should be deducted 2 points!

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 11:49

Bill, I confess that I forgot about your question. I make a note and the answer will be on this board later today.

DutchCrusader



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22/02/2010 12:20

RE msg 13, hatty: (...) Hans, given the location of the castle, are there any wells outside the castle? (...)

=> Not in the near vincinity of St Hilarion. However, there used to be another cistern against the Southern curtain wall (outside St Hilarion), but it has disappeared. We know about its existence from medieval documents (very few and always from the time of a siege of the castle).

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 12:22

How many sieges have there been?

dalartokat


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Message Posted:
22/02/2010 20:47

Well done Hatty. Don't give these quizes up Hans, even if its one a week. Spent quite a lot of time over the weekend looking for the answer and still got it wrong!. Keeps the brain going and learning at the same time.

DutchCrusader



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22/02/2010 21:08

RE msg 17: (...) Bill, I confess that I forgot about your question. I make a note and the answer will be on this board later today. (...)

=> Bill, I'm having problems with some graphics for Wednesdays lecture, which I have to solve first. But, I'll really get back to you (and of course you will remind me...).

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/02/2010 09:26

When does the next quiz start?