brooks lore 2
history stuff
video games
anime
war nerd stuff
100

Brooks used to live in this city outside Washington DC

Fairfax, VA

100
this man ran as the Republican nominee against Harry Truman in 1948

Thomas Dewey

100

This game depicts the exploits of a trio of genetically-engineered super soldiers in the far future

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

100

This anime depicts a multi-generational struggle between a family and a series of supernatural opponents, often wielding spiritual guardians as weapons

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

100

This was the most destructive civil war in human history

Bonus points if you can name the leader of the rebel faction

The Taiping Rebellion

Bonus: Hong Xiuquan

200

What is Brooks' middle name

Anderson
200

This conflict saw the violent breakup of a multi-ethnic European state in the 1990s, causing interventions from both NATO and Russia in order to stop the bloodshed

The Yugoslav Wars

200

In the video game SCP: Containment Breach, the player character is often pursued by this Mobile Task Force Unit

Bonus points if you can give the alpha-numerial designation


Nine-Tailed Fox

Epsilon-11

200

This anime follows the adventures of a young boy as he becomes a stronger and stronger fighter

Dragon Ball

200

This was the actual German name for "Blitzkrieg"

Schwerpunkt

300

Brooks' family adheres to this denomination of Christianity

Methodism

300

This man led the August Coup against the Soviet government in 1991, hoping to depose Gorbachev and prevent the USSR's dissolution

Gennady Yanayev

300

The game Battlefield 2142 depicts a war between these two supranational factions

Bonus 100 points if you can name their main constituent nations

The European Union and the Pan-Asian Coalition

EU: Germany, France, Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus

PAC: Russia and Japan

300

Neon Genesis Evangelion takes place in this year

2015

300

This war is often described as "World War 1 fought with 1980's technology"

The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

400

this is Brooks' favorite musical artist at the moment

Ben Folds

400

Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan gave this famous speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention

Bonus points if you can name the specific quote that gives the speech its name

The Cross of Gold Speech

Bonus: "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"


400

This video game series has the best nameing scheme for space warships in all of sci-fi

Halo

400
In the 1985 anime Area 88, mercenary fighter pilot Shin Kazama initially flies this fighter jet

F-8 Crusader

400

This combat doctrine was followed by the Soviet Army for most of the Cold War

Deep Battle

500

Brooks is directly descended from this Founding Father

Josiah Bartlett

500

This conflict in British India saw the rebellion of several princely states and led to the end of the British East India Company, as well as the establishment of direct, total British rule over India

Bonus points if you can say the year

The Sepoy Rebellion

Bonus point: 1857

500

This Hearts of Iron IV alternate history mod depicts an early 21st Century in which the August Coup succeeded, leading to the Soviet Union just barely surviving into the modern day

Red Dusk

500

This anime is widely regarded as one of the worst of all time

just pure gooner bait mixed with dogshit writing

Sword Art Online

500

This battle during the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War saw entire Russian paratrooper units nearly wiped out in a failed attempt at capturing various infrastructure points outside Kyiv

The Battle of Hostomel Airport

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