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1000 Years of Hungary Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the 1000 years of the Hungarian Kingdom?

A multiple-choice quiz by korban. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
korban

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,864

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first King of Hungary (1000-1038)? Hint

Saint Stephen

Ladislas I

Geza I

Mathias I

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Question 2 of 10

2. This king was raised to become Byzantinian Emperor, but ended up being a Hungarian King and making the country one of the strongest in Europe at the turn of the 12th and 13th century: Hint

Bela IV

Bela III

Emmerich I

Kalman I

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Question 3 of 10

3. What natural resource was Hungary the primary producer of in Europe during the medieval age? Hint

Silver

Gold

Iron ore

Copper ore

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Question 4 of 10

4. This great general's victories are credited with holding up Ottoman expansion into Europe for almost a century. Who was it? Hint

Janos Hunyadi

Jan Hust

Mathias Corvinus

lajos Kossuth

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Hungarian bishop was expected to become Pope, but lost against Leo X. The Crusade he had organized turned into a peasant rebellion: Hint

Mindszenty

Horthy

Szechenyi

Bakocz

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Question 6 of 10

6. In this year, the Hungarian nobels pledged loyalty to Maria Teresia, saving her from being toppled by Fredrick II. Hint

1762

1745

1740

1775

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Hungarian Revolution was one of the many revolutions in 1848, but it held out for the longest time. When was it defeated? Hint

1849

1850

1848

1851

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1867, Austria-Hungary was created. It became one of the great powers of Europe. What is the German expression for the agreement that created this Dual Monarchy? Hint

Ausgleich

Aufgabe

Anschluss

Concordat

9. The Hungarian treaty with the Entente ending World War I bears the name of this French palace. The treaty dismembered Hungary dramatically. She lost 70 percent of her territory and 67 percent of her population, leaving more than 3 million ethnic Hungarians outside the new borders. Hint

Trianon

Sevres

Neuilly

Grand Palace

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Question 10 of 10

10. In this year, the Hungarian revolt against the Communists catapulted the country into the center of the Cold War. In the same year, Time magazine voted the 'Hungarian Revolutionary' Man of the Year. Which year was this? Hint

1959

1952

1956

1954

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first King of Hungary (1000-1038)?

Answer: Saint Stephen

After his death, he became the only person who had been sainted by both Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

2. This king was raised to become Byzantinian Emperor, but ended up being a Hungarian King and making the country one of the strongest in Europe at the turn of the 12th and 13th century:

Answer: Bela III

He was a Hungarian prince and the adopted son of Manuel II, the great Byzantine Emperor. Bela was the official heir of Manuel. However, Manuel's wife gave birth to a son quite unexpectedly late in their marrige. This son became Emperor, and Bela returned to Hungary.

3. What natural resource was Hungary the primary producer of in Europe during the medieval age?

Answer: Gold

The Carpathian mountains were the primary source of gold for Europe, but they were depleted by the late 14th century.

4. This great general's victories are credited with holding up Ottoman expansion into Europe for almost a century. Who was it?

Answer: Janos Hunyadi

After his victory at Nandorfehervar (today's Belgrade) in 1456, he earned the admiration of both the Ottomans and Catholic Europe. The Pope ordered that all bells be tolled every day at noon to remember those who died fighting the Ottomans at Belgrade.

5. This Hungarian bishop was expected to become Pope, but lost against Leo X. The Crusade he had organized turned into a peasant rebellion:

Answer: Bakocz

6. In this year, the Hungarian nobels pledged loyalty to Maria Teresia, saving her from being toppled by Fredrick II.

Answer: 1740

In the War of Austrian Succession, in seemed almost sure that Maria Teresia would lose to Fredrick the Great. It was the Hungarian army that saved her in the first year of the war.

7. The Hungarian Revolution was one of the many revolutions in 1848, but it held out for the longest time. When was it defeated?

Answer: 1849

It was defeated by the joint attack of Austrian and Russian armies, their last cooperation under the Holy Alliance.

8. In 1867, Austria-Hungary was created. It became one of the great powers of Europe. What is the German expression for the agreement that created this Dual Monarchy?

Answer: Ausgleich

Answer: Trianon

The treaty left Hungary very embittered. There was also a widespread suspicion that the country had been delibrately penalized for the short-lived Communist revolution of 1919.

Answer: 1956

The Communists and their local lackeys killed approximately 2,000 people, mostly students and factory workers. More than 200,000 people fled the country after the failure of the uprising.

Source: Author korban

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