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Who's the Boss? Trivia Quiz


Here are some historical rulers from around the world who had absolute power. How many do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
3 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
390,144
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Mongol leader built the world's largest land empire? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the Prince of Wallachia (in modern-day Romania) whose nickname tells us how he dealt with defeated enemies? (Think vampire!) Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the Emperor of Mali (in Africa) who made a pilgrimage across Africa to Mecca in Arabia, giving away millions of dollars worth of gold? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the Hawaiian warrior chief who first unified the Kingdom of Hawaii? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the infamous Russian czar who killed his son in a fit of rage? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Calling himself the Sun King, which monarch ruled France for 72 years? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Born with the name Octavian, who was the first Roman emperor, who established a 200-year period of peace and prosperity called the Pax Romana? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the Aztec ruler of Mexico who was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1519? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire who expanded his rule to include Hungary, North Africa, and most of the Middle East, including Mecca? Hint





Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Mongol leader built the world's largest land empire?

Answer: Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan was named Temujin at birth. "Khan" is the term for a Mongol ruler, and adding "Genghis" would designate him as the ruler of the universe, or universal ruler. Genghis Khan lived from 1162 to 1227.
2. Who was the Prince of Wallachia (in modern-day Romania) whose nickname tells us how he dealt with defeated enemies? (Think vampire!)

Answer: Vlad the Impaler

Also known as Vlad Tepes, Vlad III was the son of Vlad Dracul, Dracul meaning "dragon." Vlad III earned his nickname by impaling his defeated enemies, as well as disobedient subjects, on the end of spikes. Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" was inspired by Vlad the Impaler.

Ivar the Boneless was a Viking leader in the A.D. 800s.

Antigonus the One-Eyed was a close friend of Alexander the Great.

Mehmed the Executioner was Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421.
3. Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II?

Answer: Hirohito

Hirohito became emperor in 1926 and he ruled until his death in 1989. In the tradition of Japanese emperors, Hirohito was believed by the Japanese people to be divine, or a god, descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess of the Japanese religion of Shinto. After the war he was not tried as a war criminal, but was forced to reject any claim to divinity.
4. Who was the Emperor of Mali (in Africa) who made a pilgrimage across Africa to Mecca in Arabia, giving away millions of dollars worth of gold?

Answer: Mansa Musa

"Mansa" means emperor and "Musa" is the Islamic name for Moses. Mansa Musa gave away so much gold on this pilgrimage that the price of gold was lowered worldwide for more than 10 years. The Empire of Mali under his rule was the second-largest land empire in world history.
5. Who was the Hawaiian warrior chief who first unified the Kingdom of Hawaii?

Answer: Kamehameha the Great

Kamehameha first unified the island of Hawaii in 1791 and then brought Maui and Oahu under his control in 1795. He ruled as Hawaii's first king from 1782 to 1819. He had over 20 wives and 35 children. His full name was Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea, according to Wikipedia.
6. Who was the infamous Russian czar who killed his son in a fit of rage?

Answer: Ivan the Terrible

Ivan IV was the first Russian ruler to assume the title of czar (or tsar), meaning emperor. All of the following rulers followed suit. He ruled from 1547 to 1584. Enraged during an argument with his second son and heir, Ivan Ivanovich, the elder Ivan stuck the younger with his scepter, inflicting a mortal wound.
7. Calling himself the Sun King, which monarch ruled France for 72 years?

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XIV famously said, "I am the State!" He is often cited as the prime example of an absolutist ruler in European history prior to folks like Hitler and Stalin. Louis' reign began at the age of five.

Wladyslaw IV was the King of Poland from 1632 to 1648. John XXIII was Pope from 1958 to 1963. Ptolemy XV was the three-year-old son of Cleopatra, who was proclaimed pharaoh at the death of his mother. He was the last pharaoh.
8. Born with the name Octavian, who was the first Roman emperor, who established a 200-year period of peace and prosperity called the Pax Romana?

Answer: Caesar Augustus

The adopted son of the great general Julius Caesar, Octavian ruled as Rome's first emperor from 27 BC to AD 14. He gained the throne by defeating two rivals, Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus, with whom he had formed a ruling trio known as the Second Triumvirate. Augustus died at the age of 75.
9. Who was the Aztec ruler of Mexico who was conquered by Hernan Cortes in 1519?

Answer: Moctezuma

Moctezuma II was the ninth Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, the great Aztec capital. His full name in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, was Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin. The Aztec Empire reached its greatest extent under his rule.
10. Who was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire who expanded his rule to include Hungary, North Africa, and most of the Middle East, including Mecca?

Answer: Suleiman the Magnificent

One of the greatest rulers of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman was also known as the Lawgiver. His reign from 1520 to 1566, recognized as the Golden Age of the Ottomans, was the longest of any Ottoman sultan.

Yaroslav the Wise was the 11th-century ruler of the Kievan Rus, the first Russian state. Harald Bluetooth was the Viking king of Denmark and Norway from 958 to 986. Ethelred the Unready was an English king of Wessex who ruled from 978 to 1016.
Source: Author shvdotr

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