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History of Western Culture Trivia Quiz

Interesting tidbits surrounding the Reformation, art, and the eating habits of Western culture.

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,840

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
3666

Last 3 plays: lolleyjay (10/10), james1947 (10/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was called the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'? Hint

Luther

Calvin

Wyclif

Erasmus

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Martin Luther call Grobiana...a filthy, scurvy vice..originating from the German 'Grob'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What food item was mistakenly called 'D'inde'? Hint

Curry

Turkey

Fowl

Ham

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why did the French resist eating Potatoes for awhile in the 17th century? Hint

they were much too flavorless

they were too funny looking

they belonged to the nightshade family

they did not compliment traditional dishes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Gargantua was to Pantagruel as Rabelais was to __________? Hint

Panurge

laura

Thaumos

Theodule

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which writer's name came from Latin: 'taxus', meaning 'Yew-tree'? Hint

Ariosto

Rabelais

Montaigne

Tasso

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was known as Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim? Hint

Bruno Giordano

Paracelsus

Agricola

Hermes Trismegistus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which play by Racine was booed and hissed off the stage, which made him vow to never write another play? Hint

Le Cid

The Litigants

Phedre

Asther

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who designed 106 fortresses for Louis XIV? Hint

Bolybloke

John Law

Peter the Great

Vauban

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Belgian coined the term 'gas' from the term -Gascht-? Hint

Joachim Jung

Agricola

Paracelsus

Van Helmont

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was called the 'Morning Star of the Reformation'?

Answer: Wyclif

2. Who did Martin Luther call Grobiana...a filthy, scurvy vice..originating from the German 'Grob'?

Answer: Geck

3. What food item was mistakenly called 'D'inde'?

Answer: Turkey

4. Why did the French resist eating Potatoes for awhile in the 17th century?

Answer: they belonged to the nightshade family

They were thought to be poisonous.

5. Gargantua was to Pantagruel as Rabelais was to __________?

Answer: Theodule

Theodule was a dear son to Rabelais....but died at an early age.Babadec was his mother.

6. Which writer's name came from Latin: 'taxus', meaning 'Yew-tree'?

Answer: Tasso

7. Who was known as Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim?

Answer: Paracelsus

Paracelsus (1493-1541) was a Swiss-born physician. The name by which he is popularly known means "next to/beyond Celsus", Celsus being the Roman Aulus Cornelius Celsus, who wrote a famous treatise on medicine.

8. Which play by Racine was booed and hissed off the stage, which made him vow to never write another play?

Answer: Phedre

9. Who designed 106 fortresses for Louis XIV?

Answer: Vauban

10. Which Belgian coined the term 'gas' from the term -Gascht-?

Answer: Van Helmont

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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