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1. Vlad the Impaler is better known to the Western world by the name of Dracula. What does this name mean?
2. When was Vlad III born?
3. What was Vlad's official title during his reign?
4. What term was commonly used at the time of Vlad III for the ruler of a principality in Eastern Europe?
5. Vlad the Impaler is said to have married twice. He had a son with his first wife known as Mihnea Cel Rau. What does his name mean?
6. It is said that an invading Turkish army, led by Mohammed II, turned back in fright at the sight of these arranged impaled bodies. What was the name he gave to this grisly sight?
7. Impalement was by no means Vlad's only form of torture and execution. Which of these is he NOT credited with?
8. Tales of vampire-like creatures are found in cultures from all over the world, but these tales are absent in Romanian culture.
9. The novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is thought to have been inspired not only by Vlad III but also by a 16th century Hungarian Countess, who was rumoured to have murdered countless girls and young women and bathed in their blood. What was her name?
10. In Romania Vlad III is remembered as a national hero, as a man who defended Wallachia and kept out the Turkish invaders.
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