Romanian History Trivia

1. Despite Romania's name meaning "citizen of Rome," Bucharest was only briefly part of the Roman Empire in the 4th century during the reign of which emperor?

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Constantine the Great

Constantine invaded Muntenia, now commonly known as Wallachia. At the time, Bucharest consisted of a few scattered towns, not really unified. Rome left Bucharest in the late 4th century after romanizing the people.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Burebista

King (later Emperor) Burebista succeeded in merging tribes of the same descent into a vast kingdom, which would become highly respected around both Central and Eastern Europe, with boundaries extending from the Hercynica Forest (which is modern Moravia) to the Bug, and from the Northern Carpathians to Balcic (then, Dyonisopolis) in what is now Bulgaria.

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Dacians

Moldavia, Transylvania, the Banat and the southern part of Bucovina are areas of present-day Romania.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: A city would most likely be named after a landowner, not a shepherd

The suffix -esti in Bucharest's Romanian name, Bucuresti, implies that it was named after its owner and shepherd wouldn't have had the means to own a lot of land. It is believed by historians that Bucur was actually a wealthy nobleman who owned the land that is now Bucharest. Bucur is a legend in Romania, particularly in Bucharest where buildings are named after him. Some historians disagree about the origin of the name Bucharest. Some believe it is a derivative of the word "bucurie" which means joy. It could also come from "Bukovie" which means beech forest. Ottoman traders suggested the name Bucharest came from Ebu-Karis, an Ottoman little is known about.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Costesti

Burebista's main residence, called Argedava, or at times Sagedava was located somewhere around the Costesti area (today's Orastie Hills).

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Trajan

Nero and Caligula were psychopaths of the first order, inveterate cowards and unwilling to exert themselves in war.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Vlad the Impaler

Wallachia, where Bucharest is located, was repeatedly ransacked during this time period and fell under many different rulers. Vlad the Impaler, who is famously the inspiration for Count Dracula, ruled over the region three separate times.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Kogaion

According to Adrian Bucurescu's extensive research (see his key work, "The Secret Dacia"), its location would have been situated somewhere in the Bucegi Massif near the upper platform of "The Romanian Sphinx", because "Kogaion" also means "The Head of the Magnificent".

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Decebal

Mihail Eminescu is widely regarded as Romania's greatest poet. Carol I and II were Hohenzollern Kings of Romania at the end of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Deceneu

Deceneu, the Great Priest, was the principal assistant and adviser of King Burebista. To this day it is difficult to fully appreciate his extremely broad scientific knowledge. Numerous stone inscriptions suggest mathematical notions like Pythagorean triangle; the so-called "perfect number" 6 or the "cosmic number" 36; astronomical information on "the Planetary pentagon" (that is Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury); the Sun's position at equinoxes and solstices; the Moon's position at all its 4 phases; and the Dacian Calendar (where a 360-day year alternates with the one of 365 days).

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Tarabostes

The upper class was called "tarabostes", a representetive class for Dacian kings.

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Hohenzollern

Bourbons include Spanish, French and Belgian. Romanov is strictly Russian.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: The wealthy and commercial districts

It is unknown how the fire started but it began in the home of Zoita Druganeasca, a noblewoman. Heavy winds allowed the fire to spread out and burn almost 2,000 buildings, which were all made out of wood. The fire stopped when it reached less crowded neighborhoods with homes and buildings that were spread out, which significantly slowed down the spreading, allowing firemen to fight and extinguish the flames. In total, 15 people were killed.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Diurpaneus

King Decebalus, one of the most gifted Dacian military strategists to have ever existed since his late predecessor, the Emperor Burebista, ruled until 106 A.D, when he was defeated by Roman Emperor, Trajan.

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Ploiesti & Ploesti

Ploiesti was bombed by the British, American and Soviet air forces.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Alexandru Ioan Cuza

Cuza had attempted to align himself with his enemies, something which failed miserably. Instead, he became something of a dictator and tried to push land reform bills. Landowners, mostly wealthy ones, became aware that Cuza no longer could properly represent them as Cuza seemed more willing to side with peasants than noblemen. He was ousted in a peaceful coup and replaced by Carol I.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Sarmizegetusa

This ancient ruins of Sarmizegetusa Regia are located in Surianu Mountains, Hunedoara County, Romania.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Iasi

Romania was weakened during this time period. Very few things were accomplished government wise in Iasi. The capital returned to Bucharest shortly after the defeat of Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1918.

From Quiz The Dacians

Answer: Domitian

Domitian was the alarm signal for Dacians in war that was to come.

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Identical looking buildings intended as marketplaces

A hunger circus was intended to be the only place within Bucharest where residents could purchase food. Food was usually in short supply during Ceausescu's presidency as he had been selling it to other countries to as favors and to pay off debt. Hunger circuses were officially called food complexes and earned that name because people would often scramble chaotically for food. Only two of them were actually completed. One is now a public market place; the other is a shopping mall. The unfinished hunger circuses were later incorporated into many different buildings, including universities.

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Ceausescu & Nicolae Ceausescu

Ceausescu pursued a relatively independent policy within the Soviet Bloc and opposed the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia during the "Prague Spring".

From Quiz The History of Bucharest

Answer: Students and professors

After Nicolae Ceausescu was executed on Christmas Day 1989, a new temporary government was formed by the Frontul Salvarii Nationale, an non-communist group, led by Ion Iliescu. An election was scheduled for May 1990 and with the FSN deciding to run candidates after initially saying it would not. Students and professors took to the streets protesting this decision as they feared another dictatorship was rising. The word "golaniad" was a term Ion Iliescu gave to the protestors meaning "hooligans."

From Quiz Romanian History

Answer: Comaneci&Nadia Comaneci

She was the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10 in Olympic history.

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