The Fencing Fest Trivia Questions

OK, so I had some fun running a Jeopardy style trivia night during the Saturday Feast at Fencing Fest. Just for those who couldn't be there I'm posting the questions. There were 6 categories, with 5 points in each category. I had fun, and people were still fuming about the questions the next day. So without further ado, onto the questions.... Duel on the Cliffs of Insanity 10 Recite the conversation from the duel that lists the fencing masters. Answer: Inigo: You are using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah? Man in black: I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain. Inigo: Naturally, you must suspect me to attack with Capo Ferro? Man in black: Naturally...but I find that Thibault cancels out Capo Ferro. Don't you? Inigo: Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa...which I have. 20 Which of the named masters did not write a fencing manual and where did he teach? Answer: Bonnetti, Blackfriars in London 30 Luis Pacheco de Narváez , in his letter to the Duke of Cea in Madrid on May 4, 1618 states "many of Carranza's concepts originated from that so defective text, they were born sickly, little founded in the truth, conflicting with each other, and most of them totally opposed to the common reason, to the mathematical and natural philosophy." Whose manual is he describing? Answer: Camillo Agrippa 40 There is a discrepancy between the Masters listed in the film and the Masters listed in the book by William Goldman. Name the extra Master listed in the book who is incorrectly named, and give the correct name as listed on his manual. Answer: McBone, who is assumed to be a reference to McBane, author of "The Expert Swordsman's Companion or The True Art of Self Defence" in 1728. 50 In Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, there is an allusion to one of the named Masters in the duel. Who is the master, and what is the allusion? Answer: Bonetti - The allusion is in the description of Tybalt as the "very butcher of a silk button", which comes from the story of Rocco Bonetti's fight with Austen Bagger, where Bagger called him out for his claim "you that takes upon yourself to hit any Englishman with a thrust upon any button". The name Tybalt is a reference to the play "Reynard the Fox", in which the Prince of Cats is named Tybert, or Tebaldo in Italian. Lochac Fencing History 10 Name the first person in Lochac to play their prize for the rank of Guildmaster of Defence, and when did they play their prize? Answer: Guildmaster Silfren the Singer, Festival 2003. 20 Who is the only holder of the title "Professor of Defence"? Answer: Pietro di Roma (Peter Linich - Maestro di Scherma) 30 Name the individuals who have served as Lochac Rapier Marshal? Answer: Francois, Greybeard, Viktor, ibn Jelal, Piers, Gregory, William. 40 Which of the current resident Guildmasters of Lochac were authorised fencers from before The Ban™? Answer: Francois, Greybeard, Henry, and Angus. 50 Name the members of the Order of the White Scarf of Lochac, and their secret Don names. Answer: Don Tariq ibn Jelal ibn Ziyadatallah al-Naysaburi (Don One) Don Dameon Greybeard (DonToo) Don Francois Henri Guyon (The First True Don) Don Aylwin Greymane (Don For) Don Angus Galbraith (PentaDon) Don Henry Fox (HexaDon) Dona Sabine d'Ricold da Forli (Sept she's Dona One) Don Caleb Adolphous (The OctoDon) Don Diccon Shorthand (NonaDon) Dona Silfren the Singer (She's a Dona Too) Don William de Cameron (ElfDon) Don Emrys Tudor (RainDon) Bonus 10 points - Who started the Secret Don Name business? Don Aylwin Greymane (Don For) Silver was an Ignoramus (Italian Rapier) 10 In "The Great Simulacrum of the Use of the Sword", Ridolfo Capoferro admonishes the reader that there is only one single secure guard. What is that guard? Answer: Terza or Third 20 “Teatro” By Nicoletto Giganti is not only a magnificent manual for Italian rapier, it is also one of the first manuals to describe how to perform the Long Stoccata, what we now call the Lunge. What does Giganti us tell should be the first action when we perform the lunge? Answer: Extend the arm first. 30 Salvator Fabris in “De Lo Schermo Overo Scienza D'Arme” discredits the beat as a safe action, because the action is easily countered due to the habit most people have of using two tempi to make the beat. What action does he advocate as the perfect counter to the beat? Answer: The cavazione, which causes the beating sword to miss and therefore end up out of line. 40 The Sbasso and Passato Sotto are 2 examples of what sort of counterattack? Answer: The counterattack in time. 50 Giacomo Di Grassi in his excellent yet concise manual “His True Art of Defence” describes the voiding paces as either a compass pace or a slope pace. The Italian authors have used many different names to label the voiding paces. What are 3 other names used to describe voiding footwork? Answer: Inquartata, Volta, Girata, Passata What Pasta Do you Want With That? (The Bolognese School) 10 What is the leading foot in Guardia di Cingiara Porta di Ferro Stretta? Answer: The left foot (offhand/buckler side foot) 20 In "Opera Nova dell’Arte delle Armi", Achille Marozzo names the combination action of striking to the opponent's sword with a strong rising falso, and then following with a mandritto fendente to strike the opponent. This combination is named as either "elza e fugie" or "elza e tira", depending on its tactical application. Which is the correct name when the action is made defensively? Answer: Elza e fugie 30 The Bolognese Masters list as many as 19 different Guardias within their sword and buckler system. Antonio Manciolino in his treatise "Opera Nova" only identifies what he calls the "Famous Guardias". How many Guardias does he list? Answer: Ten 40 Lippo Bartolomeo Dardi, who is identified as the founder of the Bolognese School, was a Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at the University of Bologna. He wrote a now-lost treatise on the relationship between fencing and geometry and is said to have died in 1464. He obtained privileges from the Bolognese government to open a school of fencing on the Via Pietralata. In which year was he granted these privileges? Answer: 1413 50 When examined holistically, the Bolognese sword and buckler system reveals 7 common defensive strategies. What are those 7 strategies? Answer: 1. Parry the blow with the true edge 2. Parry the blow with the false edge 3. Parry the blow with the buckler 4. Slip the blow 5. Counterattack your opponent, especially to the weapon arm 6. Attack into your opponent's preparation 7. Retreat behind an extended thrust Fight by the Rules of Geometry (La Verdadera Destreza) 10 During the 16th Century, the Spanish created a new, universal method of fighting based on Reason and Mathematics that could be taught to any student. They called the system La Verdadera Destreza. Who is recognised as the Father of La Verdadera Destreza, and what does the phrase mean? Answer: Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, The True Art. 20 The atajo is the Spanish fencing equivalent to which Italian fencing action? Answer: The cavazione over the blade. 30 Don Luis Pacheco de Narváez gives specific instructions about proper fencing measure. What is the Measure of Proportion or correct fencing distance according to Narváez? Answer: The tip of your opponent’s sword should be no closer than the crossbar of your own sword. 40 Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza, author of "Of the Philosophy of the arms, of its art and the Christian offense and defense", was a knight of the Habit of Christ and went to Honduras in New Spain to take the post of Governor, where according to Arana "he was esteemed for his courtesy, literature and piety". For how long was Carranza the Governor of Honduras. Answer: Carranza was the governor of Honduras from 1589-1594 (5 years) 50 Girard Thibault d'Anvers, whose text "Academy of the Sword" which was published a year after his death in 1630, studied Destreza under Don Luis Pacheco de Narváez. However Narváez is not his first teacher. What is the name of Thibault's original fencing master? Answer: The great Dutch fencing master Lambert van Someren. Have You Got Zee Minerals Tommy? (German Tradition) 10 According to Sigmund Ringeck's fechtbuch, who is responsible for the development of the German Longsword Fencing system? Answer: Johannes Liechtenauer- Ringeck's commentary was an attempt to discredit the false practitioners of the art, and to elucidate the meaning of Liechtenauer's mnemonic verses. 20 What is the German longsword guard equivalent to the Italian guard of Porta di Ferro Stretta? Answer: Pflug, specifically Rechte Pflug (right plough). 30 There are several merkverse recorded for the playing of a fechtschule in the German fencing guilds. Name 3 of the forbidden actions listed in those verses. Answer: Striking above or below the staves, Ort, button, point, (thrusts) Einlauff (hand parries or grappling), breaking of an arm, violent push, reaching for the eyes, stone-throwing and all dishonorable devices which many no doubt know how to use 40 According to Jochim Meyer, who wrote "Thorough Descriptions of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing in all Common Defenses" in 1570, there are 4 specific fencing times. What are the names for those fencing times? Answer: Vor, Gleich, Nach, and Indes (Before, Same, After, and Just As) 50 One of the core elements of the German longsword fencing system is the use of meisterhau to break the primary guards. Name the 5 meisterhau, and the guards they break. Answer: Zornhau 'wrath-hew', Krumphau 'crooked-hew', Zwerchhau 'horizontal-hew', Schielhauw 'squinting-hew', and Scheitelhau 'part-hew'. The Krumphau breaks the guard Ochs The Zwerchau breaks the guard vom Tag. The Schielhau breaks the both the Pflug and Langen Ort guards Scheitelhau is used to break the guard Alber Zornhau is used to displace another oberhau, and does not break a guard.