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Quiz about A Curious History of Portugal

A Curious History of Portugal Trivia Quiz

Portugal has a very rich and interesting story, so let's try to get these funny questions right and learn something at the same time.

A multiple-choice quiz by atari_riot. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
atari_riot

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which family member did the first Portuguese king and founder of the nation, D. Afonso Henriques fight in his struggle for independence at the battle of S. Mamede? Hint

His brother

His mother

His father

His son

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Question 2 of 10

2. Brites de Almeida, a simple yet brave woman, became famous in the Battle of Aljubarrota, after helping to demoralize the Spanish soldiers that were surrounding the Portuguese forces. Due to her profession, she acquired a nickname. Which of these was it? Hint

Baker of Aljubarrota

Nun of Aljubarrota

Schoolmistress of Aljubarrota

Seamstress of Aljubarrota

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Question 3 of 10

3. Queen Saint Isabel of Portugal, wife of D. Dinis, performed a miracle when she turned bread into what, while trying to hide from her husband the fact that she was helping a poor peasant? Hint

Roses

Stones

Candles

Air

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Question 4 of 10

4. Luis de Cam�es wrote the classic Portuguese book "The Lusiadas", celebrating in poetry the heroic history of Portugal. He himself was a part of it, when he lost what in Ceuta? Hint

A leg

An eye

His family

An arm

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which king, having disappeared in Africa in the XVIth century, is expected to return on a day of fog to save the Portuguese people? Hint

D. Afonso III

D. Pedro

D. Sebasti�o

D. Duarte

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Question 6 of 10

6. After the supposed death of D. Sebasti�o, Portugal lost independence to Spain for 60 long years. What name did the three Spanish/Portuguese kings share? Hint

Carlos

Pedro

Filipe

Afonso

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Question 7 of 10

7. Following the terrible earthquake of 1755, a Portuguese ruler emerged after rebuilding Lisbon and slaughtering an entire family of rivals that he accused of conspiring against the king Jose I. Who was it? Hint

Baron of Oeiras

Viceroy of the Indies

Duke of Algarve

Marquis of Pombal

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Question 8 of 10

8. Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, was once the capital of Portugal.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happened to the Portuguese royal family in 1908 while returning from vacation, that changed the course of Portugal forever? Hint

The assassination of King Carlos and his elder heir

The death of the entire royal family in a terrible fire

The theft of the Portuguese crown jewels

The death of King Carlos in a car accident

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Question 10 of 10

10. What event injured Antonio Salazar in the head and initiated the end of his long dictatorship? Hint

He tripped while jogging

He got shot while hunting

He fell from a chair

He got attacked by a rabid dog

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which family member did the first Portuguese king and founder of the nation, D. Afonso Henriques fight in his struggle for independence at the battle of S. Mamede?

Answer: His mother

At the Battle of S. Mamede (1128) he overcame the armies under his mother's lover Count Fernando Peres de Trava of Galicia, making her his prisoner and becoming one of the most ungrateful sons ever.

Answer: Baker of Aljubarrota

During the Battle of Aljubarrota (1385), where the Portuguese army was starting to starve, the brave baker Brites de Almeida lured six soldiers into an oven and hit them out with a bread paddle.

3. Queen Saint Isabel of Portugal, wife of D. Dinis, performed a miracle when she turned bread into what, while trying to hide from her husband the fact that she was helping a poor peasant?

Answer: Roses

Isabel was married to King Dinis of Portugal, a poet ruler, known as the farmer king, because he planted a large pine forest, near Leiria. The wood from these trees was later used during the discoveries to build the famous Portuguese man-o'-war ships.

4. Luis de Cam�es wrote the classic Portuguese book "The Lusiadas", celebrating in poetry the heroic history of Portugal. He himself was a part of it, when he lost what in Ceuta?

Answer: An eye

He enlisted in the overseas militia, supposedly after breaking many female hearts, and traveled to Ceuta in the fall of 1549. During a battle with the Moors, he lost his right eye.

5. Which king, having disappeared in Africa in the XVIth century, is expected to return on a day of fog to save the Portuguese people?

Answer: D. Sebasti�o

He was last seen riding headlong into the enemy lines. Whether his body was ever found is uncertain, but Filipe II of Spain claimed to have buried his remains in the beautifull Jer�nimos Monastery in Bel�m, in Lisbon.

6. After the supposed death of D. Sebasti�o, Portugal lost independence to Spain for 60 long years. What name did the three Spanish/Portuguese kings share?

Answer: Filipe

Portugal recovered its independence in 1640, having lost it in 1580.

Answer: Marquis of Pombal

He was Minister of the Kingdom in the government of Jose I of Portugal from 1750 to 1777 and he is considered to have been the true head of government.

8. Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, was once the capital of Portugal.

Answer: True

When the Portuguese royal family and most of their closest nobles, fled from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal the kingdom's capital was transferred to Rio de Janeiro, which thus became the only European capital ever outside Europe.

9. What happened to the Portuguese royal family in 1908 while returning from vacation, that changed the course of Portugal forever?

Answer: The assassination of King Carlos and his elder heir

While crossing the Terreiro do Pa�o Square, in their open carriage, shots were fired from the crowd by two republican activists: Alfredo Costa and Manuel Bui�a. The monarch died immediatly, but the Queen survived to see their eldest son die some hours later from his injuries.

10. What event injured Antonio Salazar in the head and initiated the end of his long dictatorship?

Answer: He fell from a chair

Salazar suffered a major stroke, caused by his falling from a chair in his summer house, an incident which is still the subject of many jokes (some believe he may have fallen in the bathtub). President Am�rico Tom�s replaced him with Marcelo Caetano on September 27, 1968.

Source: Author atari_riot

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