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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 922379, member: 19065"]<b><font size="4"><span style="color: DarkRed">Giddy Up!</span></font></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I am celebrating my first year on CT with the following contest which gives me the opportunity to show my thanks to this great community.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2"><b>NOTE: </b>This contest required pre-registration in <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/">this thread prior to 6/16/2010</a> at 11:59 pm (ET). <b><u>Only</u></b> those members who pre-registered are now eligible for the prize(s) to be awarded in this contest provided they successfully complete the contest per the rules stated in the previous thread (link at bottom of this post).</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Congratulations and welcome eligible contestants to Krispy's One-Year CT Anniversary Contest.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Navy">This is the OFFICIAL CONTEST THREAD.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>So what is it with these horsey terms? And what is the era of history surrounding our historical personage and just who is this person?</i> </p><p><br /></p><p>Below you will find the 10 questions that you are charged with answering by Sunday, 6/20/2010 at 11:59 pm (ET). In these questions you will find the answers to the theme of the contest and perhaps even learn a few obscure historical bits of trivia you may not have known about beforehand. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope I've sufficiently built up your anticipation and likewise manage to challenge your skills at answering the questions. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4"><span style="color: Red"><b><br /></b></span></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><span style="color: Red"><b>The contest begins now!</b></span></font><font size="4"><span style="color: DarkRed"><b> Good luck and Giddy Up!</b></span></font></i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1) Name the sculptor of the equestrian statue of General Ulysses S. Grant as pictured on this post card.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/CT%20CONTEST/Grant_Monument_Bklyn_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2"><b>For the curious:</b> This is a period post card by the Souvenir Post Card Co., New York [Printed in Germany] It was sent from Brooklyn, NY to Elkhart, Illinois. It bears a Series 1902 Benjamin Franklin 1¢ US Postage Stamp cancelled in Brooklyn, NY Sta. on February 6th, 1909 at 7:30 pm. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2) What organization commissioned this equestrian statue of General Grant?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3) The above statue is located in Brooklyn, NY. Please give the name of the streets that intersect the location of this statue?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4) </b>The artist/sculptor of this statue realized the importance and personal relationship of horses in General Grant's life and career. The horse in this statue is not merely a part of the pedestal on which Grant is seated but rather the horse and rider are represented in a very naturalistic manner together as one. Both horse and rider's accurate postures reinforce this natural and realistic stance. <b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>At the time of this statues creation, while underway in the artist's studio, what untried/innovative method did the sculptor employ to achieve this lifelike quality of representation?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2">Hint: Question #4 may prove difficult to answer as little has been written about this aspect of the statue's creation. Contestants are directed to a publication from the year 1900 available online in Google Books.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>5) </b>Grant grew up on a farm and was around horses since a very young age. He excelled in horsemanship at West Point Academy and rode throughout his military career during the Civil War. Over the course of his life he owned many horses. Some of these horses were gifts, some were imported Arabian stallions, some he won or took under his care during military campaigns and he was even known to have bought a horse to save it from being destroyed and rendered.<b> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Which is <u><span style="color: DarkRed">not</span></u> a name of one of Grant's horses?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A. York</p><p>B. Carbon</p><p>C. Jack</p><p>D. Fox</p><p>E. Kangaroo</p><p>F. Cincinnati</p><p>G. Egypt </p><p>H. Butcher Boy</p><p>I. Leopard</p><p>J. Linden Tree</p><p>K. Jeff Davis</p><p>L. Methuselah</p><p>M. Rondy</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>6) </b>In the years prior to the Civil War, Grant was primarily a farmer. The cabin that Grant built himself, for he and his wife soon after they were married in 1848, is preserved in its original location within a well known animal sanctuary in St. Louis, Missouri. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Aside from the exotic wildlife of the animal sanctuary, what particular breed of well known horses are stabled on this property? </b></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2">Hint: They symbolize a major local brand.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>7) Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant to officially end the Civil War? </b></p><p>Be specific. The name of the State alone will not be an acceptable answer.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>8) What one particular clause, related to the theme of these questions, was requested by General Lee and accepted by General Grant, as a term of surrender of Lee's Army to Grant at the end of the Civil War?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>9) Which horse is Grant most often depicted with (in drawings, reliefs, statues, etc.), such as in the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, located on the Mall in Washington, D.C., at the base of Capitol Hill? </b></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2">Hint: The horse's name is in the list of names in question #5.</font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>10) Who designed the 1922 Grant Centennial Gold Dollar Commemorative Coin and how was this person related to another famous U.S. coin designer? </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: Purple"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: Purple">========================</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: DarkRed">CONTESTANTS PLEASE REMEMBER, </span>Answers must be sent by Private Message <u>only</u>. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Any answers posted publicly will end the contest and no prizes will be awarded. </p><p><font size="2"><u><br /></u></font></p><p><font size="2"><u><b>For quick reference:</b></u> <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/">Contest Rules</a> & <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600-2/#post922220" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600-2/#post922220">The list of eligible contestants </a></font></p><p><font size="2"><br /></font></p><p><font size="2"><i>Got questions about the contest? Find a question phrased in a particularly confusing manner? </i>Post your questions in this thread and I will try to answer them publicly to benefit everyone while you work on the questions.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 922379, member: 19065"][B][SIZE=4][COLOR=DarkRed]Giddy Up![/COLOR][/SIZE] [/B] I am celebrating my first year on CT with the following contest which gives me the opportunity to show my thanks to this great community. [SIZE=2][B]NOTE: [/B]This contest required pre-registration in [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/"]this thread prior to 6/16/2010[/URL] at 11:59 pm (ET). [B][U]Only[/U][/B] those members who pre-registered are now eligible for the prize(s) to be awarded in this contest provided they successfully complete the contest per the rules stated in the previous thread (link at bottom of this post).[/SIZE] [B]Congratulations and welcome eligible contestants to Krispy's One-Year CT Anniversary Contest. [COLOR=Navy]This is the OFFICIAL CONTEST THREAD.[/COLOR][/B] [I]So what is it with these horsey terms? And what is the era of history surrounding our historical personage and just who is this person?[/I] Below you will find the 10 questions that you are charged with answering by Sunday, 6/20/2010 at 11:59 pm (ET). In these questions you will find the answers to the theme of the contest and perhaps even learn a few obscure historical bits of trivia you may not have known about beforehand. I hope I've sufficiently built up your anticipation and likewise manage to challenge your skills at answering the questions. [I][SIZE=4][COLOR=Red][B] The contest begins now![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=4][COLOR=DarkRed][B] Good luck and Giddy Up![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/I] [B] 1) Name the sculptor of the equestrian statue of General Ulysses S. Grant as pictured on this post card.[/B] [IMG]http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/kcttck/CT%20CONTEST/Grant_Monument_Bklyn_01.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=2][B]For the curious:[/B] This is a period post card by the Souvenir Post Card Co., New York [Printed in Germany] It was sent from Brooklyn, NY to Elkhart, Illinois. It bears a Series 1902 Benjamin Franklin 1¢ US Postage Stamp cancelled in Brooklyn, NY Sta. on February 6th, 1909 at 7:30 pm. [/SIZE] [B]2) What organization commissioned this equestrian statue of General Grant?[/B] [B]3) The above statue is located in Brooklyn, NY. Please give the name of the streets that intersect the location of this statue?[/B] [B]4) [/B]The artist/sculptor of this statue realized the importance and personal relationship of horses in General Grant's life and career. The horse in this statue is not merely a part of the pedestal on which Grant is seated but rather the horse and rider are represented in a very naturalistic manner together as one. Both horse and rider's accurate postures reinforce this natural and realistic stance. [B] At the time of this statues creation, while underway in the artist's studio, what untried/innovative method did the sculptor employ to achieve this lifelike quality of representation?[/B] [SIZE=2]Hint: Question #4 may prove difficult to answer as little has been written about this aspect of the statue's creation. Contestants are directed to a publication from the year 1900 available online in Google Books.[/SIZE] [B]5) [/B]Grant grew up on a farm and was around horses since a very young age. He excelled in horsemanship at West Point Academy and rode throughout his military career during the Civil War. Over the course of his life he owned many horses. Some of these horses were gifts, some were imported Arabian stallions, some he won or took under his care during military campaigns and he was even known to have bought a horse to save it from being destroyed and rendered.[B] Which is [U][COLOR=DarkRed]not[/COLOR][/U] a name of one of Grant's horses?[/B] A. York B. Carbon C. Jack D. Fox E. Kangaroo F. Cincinnati G. Egypt H. Butcher Boy I. Leopard J. Linden Tree K. Jeff Davis L. Methuselah M. Rondy [B]6) [/B]In the years prior to the Civil War, Grant was primarily a farmer. The cabin that Grant built himself, for he and his wife soon after they were married in 1848, is preserved in its original location within a well known animal sanctuary in St. Louis, Missouri. [B]Aside from the exotic wildlife of the animal sanctuary, what particular breed of well known horses are stabled on this property? [/B] [SIZE=2] Hint: They symbolize a major local brand.[/SIZE] [B] 7) Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant to officially end the Civil War? [/B] Be specific. The name of the State alone will not be an acceptable answer. [B] 8) What one particular clause, related to the theme of these questions, was requested by General Lee and accepted by General Grant, as a term of surrender of Lee's Army to Grant at the end of the Civil War?[/B] [B] 9) Which horse is Grant most often depicted with (in drawings, reliefs, statues, etc.), such as in the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, located on the Mall in Washington, D.C., at the base of Capitol Hill? [/B] [SIZE=2] Hint: The horse's name is in the list of names in question #5. [/SIZE] [B]10) Who designed the 1922 Grant Centennial Gold Dollar Commemorative Coin and how was this person related to another famous U.S. coin designer? [/B] [B][COLOR=Purple] ========================[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=DarkRed]CONTESTANTS PLEASE REMEMBER, [/COLOR]Answers must be sent by Private Message [U]only[/U]. [/B] Any answers posted publicly will end the contest and no prizes will be awarded. [SIZE=2][U] [B]For quick reference:[/B][/U] [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600/"]Contest Rules[/URL] & [URL="http://www.cointalk.com/t113600-2/#post922220"]The list of eligible contestants [/URL] [I]Got questions about the contest? Find a question phrased in a particularly confusing manner? [/I]Post your questions in this thread and I will try to answer them publicly to benefit everyone while you work on the questions.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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