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Quiztory The Sixth

Here we go again folks, a few more historical posers for you to ponder over. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,039

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1848

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. After which British King is the U.S. state of Georgia named? Hint

George II

George III

George I

George of the Jungle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous healer's forenames were Grigory Yefimovitch? Hint

Friar Tuck

St Faith

Thelonius Monk

Rasputin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Britain's second in command at the Battle of Copenhagen? Hint

Winston Churchill

The Duke Of Wellington

Admiral Lord Nelson

Field Marshall Montgomery

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which type of camel was flown in World War I? Hint

The Dromedary Camel

The Camel Cigarette

The Bactrian Camel

The Sopwith Camel

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Swede, who saved over 30,000 Jewish lives in World war II, was arrested by the Soviets and never seen again? Hint

Alfred Nobel

Ursula Andress

Ingmar Bergman

Raoul Wallenberg

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the American Civil War, how many states formed the Confederacy? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which king was restored to the English throne in 1660, after the Commonwealth period? Hint

King Charles I

King Charles II

King James I

King George I

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Question 8 of 10

8. For what habit did the wife of Rodrigo de Jerez denounce him to the Spanish Inquisition? Hint

Drinking

Lying

Gambling

Smoking

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Treaty of Vereeniging ended which war? Hint

The Boer War

The Franco Prussian War

The Crimean War

The French and Indian War

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose son was Oscar Wilde's friend Bosie? Hint

Edgar Alan Poe

Bram Stoker

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The 8th Marquis of Queensberry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After which British King is the U.S. state of Georgia named?

Answer: George II

King George II was born in 1683 in Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany. He died at Kensington Palace, London, England on October 25th, 1760.

2. Which famous healer's forenames were Grigory Yefimovitch?

Answer: Rasputin

Rasputin's influence over the ruling family of Russia contributed to the onset of the 1917 Russian Revolution.

3. Who was Britain's second in command at the Battle of Copenhagen?

Answer: Admiral Lord Nelson

The Danish Fleet was destroyed by the British in this naval battle, in order to discourage Sweden and Denmark's financial aid of Napoleon's France.

4. Which type of camel was flown in World War I?

Answer: The Sopwith Camel

The Sopwith camel was a 1918 British war plane, that flew at speeds of up to 200mph and altitudes of 20,000 feet.

5. Which Swede, who saved over 30,000 Jewish lives in World war II, was arrested by the Soviets and never seen again?

Answer: Raoul Wallenberg

While on a diplomatic mission in Budapest, Hungary, in 1944, Wallenberg protected Hungarian Jews by placing them in safe houses that were flying the neutral Swedish flag.

6. In the American Civil War, how many states formed the Confederacy?

Answer: 11

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina.

7. Which king was restored to the English throne in 1660, after the Commonwealth period?

Answer: King Charles II

8. For what habit did the wife of Rodrigo de Jerez denounce him to the Spanish Inquisition?

Answer: Smoking

One of the first men to set foot on the 'New World', Rodrigo is believed to have been the first European smoker. His wife, upon seeing smoke come out of his nose and mouth, thought he was posessed by evil spirits.

9. The Treaty of Vereeniging ended which war?

Answer: The Boer War

The Boer War was a conflict in southern Africa, between Britain and the allied Transvaal and Orange Free State, from 1899 to 1902.

10. Whose son was Oscar Wilde's friend Bosie?

Answer: The 8th Marquis of Queensberry

The Marquis who was instrumental in redrafting the rules of Boxing, strongly disaproved of the friendship between his son and the great Irish wit.

Source: Author Ikabud

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