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Romanian History Trivia Quiz

Let's see how well you are acquainted with generalities from Romania's past.

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

Author
Comnenus

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,301

Updated
Dec 18 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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3785

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Question 1 of 10

1. In classical antiquity, what name did the Romans give to the present-day Romanians? Hint

Transylvanians

Bucovinians

Dacians

Banatians

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Roman emperor first conquered present-day Romania? Hint

Augustus

Caligula

Nero

Trajan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the leader of the ancient Romanians, who committed suicide rather than face defeat by the Romans? Hint

Carol II

Eminescu

Decebal

Carol I

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Question 4 of 10

4. From about 1450 onwards much of what is now Romania was under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, to which the various Romanian principalities had to pay tribute.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Carol I and II are related to which European royal house? Hint

Bourbon

Hohenzollern

Habsburg

Romanov

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the Romanian city renowned for its oil fields, which was heavily bombarded during WWII.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Romania was an ally of the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Many Romanian soldiers served on the Russian Front during WWII.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was Romania's Communist dictator until his violent death in 1989?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Romanian athlete shone during the Montreal Summer Olympics in 1976?

Answer: (a gymnast)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In classical antiquity, what name did the Romans give to the present-day Romanians?

Answer: Dacians

Moldavia, Transylvania, the Banat and the southern part of Bucovina are areas of present-day Romania.

2. Which Roman emperor first conquered present-day Romania?

Answer: Trajan

Nero and Caligula were psychopaths of the first order, inveterate cowards and unwilling to exert themselves in war.

3. Who was the leader of the ancient Romanians, who committed suicide rather than face defeat by the Romans?

Answer: Decebal

Mihail Eminescu is widely regarded as Romania's greatest poet. Carol I and II were Hohenzollern Kings of Romania at the end of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

4. From about 1450 onwards much of what is now Romania was under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, to which the various Romanian principalities had to pay tribute.

Answer: True

Transylvania and the Banat were part of Hungary and only under nominal Ottoman suzerainty. In the late 17th century Transylvania came under Habsburg rule. The concept of "suzerainty" is vague and somewhat elastic. After a major uprising in 1711, the Ottomans put Moldavia and Wallachia under the rule of Greek satraps known as "phanariots". This situation continued till 1821.

5. Carol I and II are related to which European royal house?

Answer: Hohenzollern

Bourbons include Spanish, French and Belgian. Romanov is strictly Russian.

6. Name the Romanian city renowned for its oil fields, which was heavily bombarded during WWII.

Answer: Ploiesti

Ploiesti was bombed by the British, American and Soviet air forces.

7. Romania was an ally of the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II.

Answer: False

Of course not. In 1940 the Soviet Union annexed Bessarabia. Romania's Fascist dictator during most of the war, Marshal Antonescu, was an admirer of Hitler and fought against the Soviet Union (1941-44).

8. Many Romanian soldiers served on the Russian Front during WWII.

Answer: True

They took Odessa in 1941 and many fought at Stalingrad alongside their German, Italian, Hungarian and Spanish allies. The Spanish volunteers fought in the "Division Azul".

9. Who was Romania's Communist dictator until his violent death in 1989?

Answer: Ceausescu

Ceausescu pursued a relatively independent policy within the Soviet Bloc and opposed the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia during the "Prague Spring".

10. Which Romanian athlete shone during the Montreal Summer Olympics in 1976?

Answer: Comaneci

She was the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10 in Olympic history.

Source: Author Comnenus

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