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History of all kinds.... Trivia Quiz

Hope you majored in history!

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

Author
sampras

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,306

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2110

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Bernard of Clairvaux was which kind of monk? Hint

Franciscan

Cistercian

Dominican

Jesuit

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2. Which of the following was a son of Charlemagne? Hint

Louis the Brave

Louis the Great

Louis the Bold

Louis the Pious

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3. Marat was murdered by which of the following women? Hint

Madame La Farge

La Comtesse de Valois

Marie Antoinette

Charlotte Corday

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4. Which Persian king lost to Alexander the Great? Hint

Xerxes

Nebudchadnezzar

Cyrus the Great

Darius III

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5. Cleopatra was of which ethnic origin? Hint

Roman

Egyptian

Greek

Persian

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6. Charles I of England was executed in which year? Hint

1660

1616

1635

1649

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7. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) is also known as the maid of ...? Hint

Provence

France

Orleans

Champagne

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8. Louis XV was the _____ of Louis XIV. Hint

Son

Great-grandson

Grandson

Nephew

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9. Where is Timbuktu? Hint

Chad

Mali

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

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10. Which Native American Indian leader's battle plans are still used for instruction by the US military? Hint

Chief Pontiac

Chief Joseph

Sacajawea

Crazy Horse

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11. What Spanish epic poem recounts the 'Reconquista'? Hint

'La Reconquista'

'The Song of Roland'

'El Cid'

'Orlando Furioso'

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12. How many legitimate children of Louis XIV lived to adulthood? Hint

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13. The metric system was devised during the ... Hint

English Revolution

French Revolution

American Revolution

Boxer Rebellion

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14. Which of the following pairs are NOT contemporaneous? Hint

Sulla and Pompey

Medea and Jason

Xenophon and Alexander the Great

Pericles and Aristotle

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15. The pope for whom Michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was ...? Hint

Leo X

Pius the IV

Clement III

Julius II

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bernard of Clairvaux was which kind of monk?

Answer: Cistercian

Bernard was insturmental in keeping the Crusades going ... Someone had to do it!

2. Which of the following was a son of Charlemagne?

Answer: Louis the Pious

Charlemagne split his empire amongst his sons ... The idea of primogeniture was a few years away ...

3. Marat was murdered by which of the following women?

Answer: Charlotte Corday

He was stabbed to death while taking a bath.

4. Which Persian king lost to Alexander the Great?

Answer: Darius III

5. Cleopatra was of which ethnic origin?

Answer: Greek

Cleopatra was a descendent of Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great's generals.

6. Charles I of England was executed in which year?

Answer: 1649

This led to the Cromwellian years of rule in England.

7. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) is also known as the maid of ...?

Answer: Orleans

8. Louis XV was the _____ of Louis XIV.

Answer: Great-grandson

Louis XIV only had one son who survived to adulthood ... He was very fond of his grandson, and was quite crushed when he died. Louis XV was too young to have had much of a relationship with the 'Sun King.'

9. Where is Timbuktu?

Answer: Mali

10. Which Native American Indian leader's battle plans are still used for instruction by the US military?

Answer: Chief Joseph

11. What Spanish epic poem recounts the 'Reconquista'?

Answer: 'El Cid'

12. How many legitimate children of Louis XIV lived to adulthood?

Answer: 1

Louis had innumerable illegitimate children ... and the one born a legitimate son, who lived to adulthood, died before he could become king.

13. The metric system was devised during the ...

Answer: French Revolution

14. Which of the following pairs are NOT contemporaneous?

Answer: Pericles and Aristotle

Medea and Jason are fictional characters, but as far as the myths go ... they lived at the same time.

15. The pope for whom Michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was ...?

Answer: Julius II

Source: Author sampras

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