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"Great" Ones In History Trivia Quiz

This quiz is dedicated to a few of the "Greats" in history from around the world...can you identify them from the clues given?

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

Author
shechamellion

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,237

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1347

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Question 1 of 10

1. This notable figure from Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) is considered one of the greatest conquerors in history, who was this 33 year old "great"? Hint

Alexander the Great

Armando the Great

Alfonso the Great

Aristotle the Great

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Question 2 of 10

2. This "great" from the 6th Century B.C.E. was the founder of the Persian empire, what did they call him? Hint

Cyrano the Great

Xerxes the Great

Cyrus the Great

Darius the Great

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which "great" was the Emperor of India in 264-232 who converted to Buddhism and made it the official religion? Hint

Gautama the Great

Asoka the Great

Buddha the Great

Krishna the Great

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which notable dame became Empress of Russia in 1762 after the murder of her husband Peter III? Hint

Nikita the Great

Catherine I the Great

Catherine II the Great

Victoria the Great

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 9th Century Frankish king Charles the Great was better known by what name? Hint

Charlemagne

Clovis

Childebert II

Sigebert I

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Persian king from 521 B.C. is regarded as one of the greatest rulers of the ancient Middle East? Hint

Draco the Great

Feisal the Great

Hannibal the Great

Darius I the Great

7. This enormous Russian Tsar (1672-1725) often referred to as the "Enlightened Despot", was a man not only of great size and strength, but also savage in his exercise of power; who was this giant? Hint

Peter I the Great

Nikolas the Great

Phillip the Great

Ivan the Great

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which "great" king of Saxony in the year 936 AD was founder and first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? Hint

Henry the Great

Ovid the Great

Otto I the Great

Conrad the Great

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Question 9 of 10

9. This conqueror of Italy, and king of the Ostrogoths (A.D.455-526), was known in Germanic legends as Dietrich of Bern. What was he otherwise known as? Hint

Theodoric the Great

Attila the Great

Cerdic the Great

Theodosius the Great

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which 9th Century king of the West Saxons halted Danish invasion which made his kingdom of Wessex instrumental in the unification of England? Hint

Alexander the Great

Alfred the Great

Ivan the Great

Aleric the Great

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This notable figure from Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) is considered one of the greatest conquerors in history, who was this 33 year old "great"?

Answer: Alexander the Great

Alexander III, succeeded his father Philip II of Macedonia as King by the age of 20. He then went on to conquer the greatest empire around, the Persian Empire, and was proclaimed King of Asia as well.

2. This "great" from the 6th Century B.C.E. was the founder of the Persian empire, what did they call him?

Answer: Cyrus the Great

Also called Cyrus the Elder, he conquered Babylon, Phoenicia, Lydia, and Media building his vast empire. He also freed the Jews from captivity and allowed them to return to Palestine.

3. Which "great" was the Emperor of India in 264-232 who converted to Buddhism and made it the official religion?

Answer: Asoka the Great

Once a fierce warrior in battle, he is said to have been so disgusted by a particular bloody victory in which his troops slaughtered all of what is now Orissa that he turned to nonviolence and righteousness. He sent missionaries and contributed greatly to the predominance of Buddhism in Asia.

4. Which notable dame became Empress of Russia in 1762 after the murder of her husband Peter III?

Answer: Catherine II the Great

Catherine ruled during the time of the French Revolution and peasant uprisings in her own country. She is most noted for greatly expanding Russian territory and the partitioning of Poland.

5. The 9th Century Frankish king Charles the Great was better known by what name?

Answer: Charlemagne

Charlemagne was King of the Franks (768-814), Lombards (774-814), and the Holy Roman Empire (800-814).

6. Which Persian king from 521 B.C. is regarded as one of the greatest rulers of the ancient Middle East?

Answer: Darius I the Great

After conquering Thrace and Macedonia in 512 Darius led a series of expeditions into Greece that ended with the defeat of the Persian empire at the infamous Battle of Marathon in 490.

Answer: Peter I the Great

Peter I spent a lot of time in Western Europe conferring with experts, learning techniques of war and industry which he then bestowed on Russia. Known for his policy of westernization, he introduced military, administrative, and other domestic reforms, strenthening and creating a more modernized Russia, but at great human cost.

8. Which "great" king of Saxony in the year 936 AD was founder and first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

Answer: Otto I the Great

Otto was crowned emperor in Rome for helping Pope John XII against an Italian king, Berengar II in 962.

9. This conqueror of Italy, and king of the Ostrogoths (A.D.455-526), was known in Germanic legends as Dietrich of Bern. What was he otherwise known as?

Answer: Theodoric the Great

His was a mostly peaceful ruler, in which he allowed the Catholics to practice their religion even though their doctrine conflicted with his Aryan beliefs.

10. Which 9th Century king of the West Saxons halted Danish invasion which made his kingdom of Wessex instrumental in the unification of England?

Answer: Alfred the Great

Alfred was another reformer who introduced educational and legal reforms, translated Latin works into English, and began the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle".

Source: Author shechamellion

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