The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[Rsandee]

Okay new tactic: His name is missing in the following movie title "_______ Scissorhands", he is played by Johnny Depp.

[Greengoop]

Edward teach?

[Rsandee]

DING DING DING! Greengoop just won the first question of the season!

Greengoop: 1

Question 2: Pirates were quite hostile and violent people. Nowadays when we refer to such-minded people, we can call them derogatory names such as "vandals". Where does this term come from? Why do we call people vandals or certain things to be "vandalized" when they're intentionally broken?

I don't require a long answer of any sort, the point will go to the first person that explains to me what vandals were and/or what they were known for.

[Greengoop]

Presumably, Vandals are people who purposefully damage things and are known for… damaging things

could be another meaning but that’s what I know

[Rsandee]

Nice try but there is a historical reason for why such people are called "vandals".

[Greengoop]

Is it named after someone called Jonathan Vandal or something?

[Rsandee]

Nope

[Greengoop]

Was it a pirate ship called the vandal?

[EdgyRabbid]

Ok i know im not correct at all but is it after the guy who would impale people and leave them outside his kindom as a warning?

[Rsandee]

Nope and nope, but Vlad the Impaler is an interesting figure nonetheless. The Vandals "broke" something that was very great and beautiful at the time. I imagine this question will not take as long to answer because of the amount of French users on this forum. (no, they were not French)

[Greengoop]

Did they break that black diamond the royal family had then?

[Rsandee]

No and I haven't heard of any black diamond so you taught me something just now. The event I'm referring to happened a long, long time ago.

[Greengoop]

Oh, so like in 100000BC?

[Rsandee]

No it was after the established birth of Christ that's for sure.

[Greengoop]

If we’re talking old France I’d assume it’d be maybe 1000AD?

[Rsandee]

No and France was part of a different country back then.

[Greengoop]

Was it? Oh yeah, I guess it was divided. Maybe 1400AD then?

[Rsandee]

No you went into the wrong direction in time after your last guess.

[Greengoop]

Ok, then how about 400AD?

[Rsandee]

You're right on the money with that year, it's sometime close to that date.