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Quiz about Austrian History I
Quiz about Austrian History I

Austrian History I Trivia Quiz


At its height, the Austrian Empire was the second largest country in Europe (after Russia). Some of its history is well known, but much of it is rather less well known. Test your knowledge, and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by bloomsby. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bloomsby
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
33,824
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
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Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 15
1. When was the *Austrian* Empire founded? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which Habsburg emperor also ruled Spain and its new empire in the Americas, and also ruled the Netherlands? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In 1683 Vienna was besieged by the army of another imperial power. Which of these was it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which German state successfully challenged the leading position of the Habsburgs in Central Europe in 1740-63?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 15
5. Only one woman has ever ruled Austria. Who was it? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In the Napoleonic Wars a combined Austrian and Russian army suffered a particularly devastating defeat at the hands of Napoleon. What was the battle called?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 15
7. After the Napoleonic Wars the name of one Austrian politician (Foreign Minister, 1809-48 and also Chancellor, 1822-48) became a byword for political repression. Who was it? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In 1848, there were uprisings and (unsuccessful) revolutions in many parts of the Habsburg domains. In which region or country did the revolution prove hardest to suppress? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Until the rapid expansion of Budapest from about 1860 onwards, which place was regarded as the 'second city' of the Empire? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What was the most immediate result of Austria's defeat by Prussia in 1866? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. When was the Austrian Empire transformed into the 'dual monarchy' of Austria-Hungary? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which of the following psychologists was NEVER an Austrian citizen? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Austria-Hungary disintegrated at the end of World War I. Which completely new country was formed almost exclusively from former Austro-Hungarian territory? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. When did the Nazis invade Austria? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. When did Austria regain full sovereignty after World War II? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When was the *Austrian* Empire founded?

Answer: 1804

The year 962 is that preferred by German and Austrian historians as the date of the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire. It was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty from 1438 till its dissolution in 1806. In fact, a specifically Austrian Empire was only proclaimed in 1804 when it became obvious that the Holy Roman Empire had no future.
2. Which Habsburg emperor also ruled Spain and its new empire in the Americas, and also ruled the Netherlands?

Answer: Charles V

The combination of so much power in the hands of one person was viewed with consternation at the time and resisted by many other European powers, including France. When Charles V abdicated in 1556, the Spanish and Central European empires went to separate monarchs.
3. In 1683 Vienna was besieged by the army of another imperial power. Which of these was it?

Answer: Ottoman Empire

Much of south-eastern Central Europe was under Ottoman rule from about 1520-1700. It was only in 1699 that the Turks were pushed back to a really significant distance from Vienna, and that the court returned there from Prague. From about 1683-99, it was something of a 'front-line' city.
4. Which German state successfully challenged the leading position of the Habsburgs in Central Europe in 1740-63?

Answer: Prussia

The rise of Prussia to the status of a first-class European power during the reign of Frederick II (the Great) was sudden and unexpected.
5. Only one woman has ever ruled Austria. Who was it?

Answer: Maria Theresa

Legally, women were barred from inheriting office in Central Europe, but Maria Theresa succeeded under a special arrangement to ensure the continuity of the House of Habsburg. This arrangement was called the Pragmatic Sanction: it was a practical solution to a practical problem.
6. In the Napoleonic Wars a combined Austrian and Russian army suffered a particularly devastating defeat at the hands of Napoleon. What was the battle called?

Answer: Austerlitz

Austerlitz is often regarded as Napoleon's greatest victory.
7. After the Napoleonic Wars the name of one Austrian politician (Foreign Minister, 1809-48 and also Chancellor, 1822-48) became a byword for political repression. Who was it?

Answer: Metternich

More than anyone else, Metternich was the architect of the Central European police state of the period 1815-48. (Obviously, it was *not* a modern, totalitarian police state, but rather a 'surveillance state', that also had pre-publication censorship and witch-hunts for subversives, imaginary and real).
8. In 1848, there were uprisings and (unsuccessful) revolutions in many parts of the Habsburg domains. In which region or country did the revolution prove hardest to suppress?

Answer: Hungary

Many Hungarian units of the Habsburg army and Hungarian aristocrats supported the revolution in Hungary, making it truly national in scope. The Austrian government had great difficulty suppressing the Hungarian uprising but eventually did so with the help of Tsarist Russian troops - and amid considerable brutality.
9. Until the rapid expansion of Budapest from about 1860 onwards, which place was regarded as the 'second city' of the Empire?

Answer: Prague

Prague, which was also the capital of Bohemia, had been immensely important since the late Middle Ages, when it was among the biggest three cities in Central Europe (along with Cologne and Lübeck). It is now the capital of the Czech Republic.
10. What was the most immediate result of Austria's defeat by Prussia in 1866?

Answer: The exclusion of Austria from Germany

Before 1866, the distinction between Germany and Austria was vague and rather meaningless.
11. When was the Austrian Empire transformed into the 'dual monarchy' of Austria-Hungary?

Answer: 1867

This re-constitition of the Empire satisfied the aspirations of the Hungarians for self-rule and was also part of a policy of 'divide and rule' as substantial non-Hungarian groups were placed under Hungarian rule, for example, the Slovaks and most of the Croats. (That said, the Hungarians reached an arrangement with the Croats in 1868 that gave the latter a substantial degree of autonomy).
12. Which of the following psychologists was NEVER an Austrian citizen?

Answer: Carl Jung

From about 1880-1914 (and even somewhat later), Vienna was a hive of scientific and cultural activity. Carl Jung was Swiss.
13. Austria-Hungary disintegrated at the end of World War I. Which completely new country was formed almost exclusively from former Austro-Hungarian territory?

Answer: Czechoslovakia

The small district of Glatz was taken from Germany. Czechoslovakia comprised Bohemia, Moravia, a small part of Silesia, Slovakia and Ruthenia. The last of these was lost to the Soviet Union in 1945, and the rest of the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. Yugoslavia acquired large areas from Austria-Hungary, but its core, Serbia had been independent before WWI.

The same applied in the case of Romania, which also acquired substantial areas from Austria-Hungary in 1918.
14. When did the Nazis invade Austria?

Answer: 1938

The inclusion of Austria in Germany had been a long-standing hope among some German nationalists. However, Hitler's plans for a 'Greater Germany' extended far beyond the union of Austria with Germany.
15. When did Austria regain full sovereignty after World War II?

Answer: 1955

From 1945-55 the country was occupied, in much the same way as Germany, by American, British, French and Soviet forces, which all had their own sectors in Vienna. (The Center, District I, was international and run jointly by all four powers of occupation). Unlike Germany, Austria had its own national government from 1945 on, which succeeded in negotiating the withdrawal of all foreign troops during the Cold War.
Source: Author bloomsby

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