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Quiz about History of Western Culture
Quiz about History of Western Culture

History of Western Culture Trivia Quiz


Interesting tidbits surrounding the Reformation, art, and the eating habits of Western culture.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,840
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
3666
Last 3 plays: lolleyjay (10/10), james1947 (10/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was called the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who did Martin Luther call Grobiana...a filthy, scurvy vice..originating from the German 'Grob'?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. What food item was mistakenly called 'D'inde'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Why did the French resist eating Potatoes for awhile in the 17th century? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Gargantua was to Pantagruel as Rabelais was to __________? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which writer's name came from Latin: 'taxus', meaning 'Yew-tree'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was known as Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which play by Racine was booed and hissed off the stage, which made him vow to never write another play? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who designed 106 fortresses for Louis XIV? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Belgian coined the term 'gas' from the term -Gascht-? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was called the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?

Answer: Wyclif

2. Who did Martin Luther call Grobiana...a filthy, scurvy vice..originating from the German 'Grob'?

Answer: Geck

3. What food item was mistakenly called 'D'inde'?

Answer: Turkey

4. Why did the French resist eating Potatoes for awhile in the 17th century?

Answer: they belonged to the nightshade family

They were thought to be poisonous.
5. Gargantua was to Pantagruel as Rabelais was to __________?

Answer: Theodule

Theodule was a dear son to Rabelais....but died at an early age.Babadec was his mother.
6. Which writer's name came from Latin: 'taxus', meaning 'Yew-tree'?

Answer: Tasso

7. Who was known as Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim?

Answer: Paracelsus

Paracelsus (1493-1541) was a Swiss-born physician. The name by which he is popularly known means "next to/beyond Celsus", Celsus being the Roman Aulus Cornelius Celsus, who wrote a famous treatise on medicine.
8. Which play by Racine was booed and hissed off the stage, which made him vow to never write another play?

Answer: Phedre

9. Who designed 106 fortresses for Louis XIV?

Answer: Vauban

10. Which Belgian coined the term 'gas' from the term -Gascht-?

Answer: Van Helmont

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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