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Dateline: 1576 Trivia Quiz

See how much you know about the spirit of '76 - 1576, that is!

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,270

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1515

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. On August 27, the famous painter Tiziano Vecelli died in Venice. What was he better known as?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1576, the forces of what Moghul emperor conquered the Indian province of Bengal? Hint

Kublai Khan

Genghis Khan

Akbar

Tamerlane

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Question 3 of 10

3. What opened in London in 1576? Hint

First English medical school

Buckingham Palace

First permanent public theatres

First English brothel

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Question 4 of 10

4. In a massacre known as 'the Spanish Fury', Spanish soldiers killed between 6,000 and 8,000 residents of what European city on November 8, 1576? Hint

Amsterdam

Antwerp

Milan

Cannes

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1576, 40 percent of the Native Americans in Mexico (New Spain) were killed by matlazahuatl. What was this? Hint

Venereal disease

Plague

Famine

Sacrifice

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Question 6 of 10

6. What English explorer discovered Baffin Island in June 1576 on his first voyage to the Arctic? Hint

Henry Hudson

Martin Frobisher

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Richard Grenville

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1576 in the Florida village of Santa Elena, 287 colonists were evacuated due to __________. Hint

Plague

Hurricane

Indian raids

Fire

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1576, construction of Azuchi Castle was begun in what country? Hint

Japan

Scotland

Mexico

Romania

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Question 9 of 10

9. What astronomer established an observatory on the island of Hven in Denmark in 1576? Hint

William Herschel

Nicolas Copernicus

Tycho Brahe

Galileo Galilei

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1576, work on 'The Magdalene' was begun by which famous painter? Hint

Raphael

Paul Rubens

Leonardo da Vinci

El Greco

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On August 27, the famous painter Tiziano Vecelli died in Venice. What was he better known as?

Answer: Titian

Titian, who was in his nineties when he died of the plague, was one of the world's most renowned portrait painters. His specialities were rich colors, paintings of classical myths, and use of the color red.

2. In 1576, the forces of what Moghul emperor conquered the Indian province of Bengal?

Answer: Akbar

Akbar began ruling the Moghul Empire in 1560, at age of 17. He then set about conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. He died in 1605, supposedly a victim of poisoning.

3. What opened in London in 1576?

Answer: First permanent public theatres

The first permanent public theatres, the Theatre and the Curtain, were established in the Shoreditch district, then just to the north of London. Earlier theatres had been temporary, constructed by the actors as they travelled around performing plays.

4. In a massacre known as 'the Spanish Fury', Spanish soldiers killed between 6,000 and 8,000 residents of what European city on November 8, 1576?

Answer: Antwerp

The seven northern (predominantly Protestant) provinces of the Netherlands united under William the Silent against the Spanish rule.

5. In 1576, 40 percent of the Native Americans in Mexico (New Spain) were killed by matlazahuatl. What was this?

Answer: Plague

Along with greed, the Europeans brought many diseases, such as smallpox, to the natives of the Americas. In 1519, there were 25.2 million Indians in what is now Mexico; by 1568, this total had dwindled to less than 3 million.

6. What English explorer discovered Baffin Island in June 1576 on his first voyage to the Arctic?

Answer: Martin Frobisher

Frobisher explored Labrador in what is now Canada while looking for the elusive Northwest Passage to Asia.

7. In 1576 in the Florida village of Santa Elena, 287 colonists were evacuated due to __________.

Answer: Indian raids

The Native Americans destroyed the Spanish settlement, which was rebuilt in 1577 by Pedro Menendez Marques.

8. In 1576, construction of Azuchi Castle was begun in what country?

Answer: Japan

At the orders of Oda Nobunaga, construction of his castle was begun on the shore of Lake Biwa.

9. What astronomer established an observatory on the island of Hven in Denmark in 1576?

Answer: Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was probably the foremost astronomer of his day. Among his accomplishments was preparing a catalog of 777 stars.

10. In 1576, work on 'The Magdalene' was begun by which famous painter?

Answer: El Greco

El Greco (1541-1614) was a Spainard born in Crete. 'The Magdalene', an oil painting, was finished in 1578 and today is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.

Source: Author bullymom

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