History Challenge & Journal

[Frank Hovis]

Tomahawks - No & No.
Short Asses - No

Number 3 - Think more central Europe, He was a King of a place that doesn't exist anymore. He was 'Great'

[richard]

Alexandra


Link????????

[Frank Hovis]

Nope. King of Prussia?

[dtaai-maai]

I'm not sure tricorn hats were in fashion when Alex was doing his stuff...

EDIT: good tip Frederick

Were they all allied against Britain at one time?

[Frank Hovis]

Yes - Frederick The Great of Prussia

For the link, this man represents a modern day analogy.

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[dtaai-maai]

I don't know who is the subject of that photo, but is the link Voltaire?

[Frank Hovis]

No it isn't Voltaire.
I'll wait to see if anyone can identify the modern guy before the next hint.

[dtaai-maai]

Looks a bit like Charles Aznavour!!

[Frank Hovis]

I guess he does a little, but 'Believe In Me' it isn't.
The way he is sitting is how he sits at work. In this photo his work space blanked has been blanked out.

[STEVE G]

Is the link chess and this bizarre fake Turkish gentleman who they all played at one time?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turk

[Frank Hovis]

Steve G - Well done.
They were all beaten at chess by 'The Turk' (except for Garry Kasparov who was beaten by Deep Blue).
'The Turk' was an automaton of sorts but secretly there was a chess master inside it working the 'Turk' to make the moves.

[dtaai-maai]

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Who are they? Your clue is that they have something in common.

[Jimbob]

I think there is a dash of dictators in this photos.
Photo three is Papa-Doc Duvalier of Haiti
Photo One has someone who fought as revolutionary, hence the rifle. but not Castro?

[PeteC]

#2 I think is Castro as a young man. #1 Poncho Villa? Pete

[Jimbob]

Gee Pete,
definitely young Castro.
so the link, D-M, is Central American dictators?