European History Trivia Quiz
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1 - What year saw the nationalization of British Railways?
1948
2 - Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?
Charles II and James II
3 - Who succeeded the Roman emperor, Trajan?
Hadrian
4 - In which country is the castle that gives the Habsburg dynasty its name?
Switzerland
5 - Who was the admiral of the French fleet defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Pierre de Villeneuve
6 - During which war was the Battle of Blenheim?
War of Spanish Succession
7 - Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
House of Lancaster
8 - In which Indian city did British troops open fire without warning on a crowd of 10,000 in 1919?
Amritsar
9 - In which war was the Battle of Ramillies?
War of Spanish Succession
10 - Which sultan of Egypt, who precipitated the third Crusade, subsequently made peace with Richard I?
Saladin
11 - In which naval battle did Rome decisively defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
Battle of Actium
12 - Which new policy in 1958 was an attempt to achieve "true communism" in China?
The Great Leap Forward
13 - Who was appointed successor to Hitler in 1939 but expelled from the Nazi party six years later?
Hermann Goering
14 - What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
Gibraltar
15 - Which people did Alaric lead in the capture of Rome in 410?
A: Visigoths
16 - Who was the queen of the British king, Charles I?
Henrietta (Maria)
17 - Whom did Charles V confront at the Diet of Worms in 1521?
Marin Luther
18 - What was the name of the Libyan king deposed by Colonel Kaddafi in 1969?
King Idris
19 - Who were the victors of the Battle of Austerlitz?
The French under Napoleon
20 - What was the first considerable engagement in the American Revolution?
Bunker Hill
21 - Who succeeded Henry I as king of England in 1135?
Stephan
22 - Which treaty after World War I established the League of Nations?
Versailles
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European History Trivia Quiz
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1 - What year saw the nationalization of British Railways?
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2 - Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?
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3 - Who succeeded the Roman emperor, Trajan?
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4 - In which country is the castle that gives the Habsburg dynasty its name?
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5 - Who was the admiral of the French fleet defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
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6 - During which war was the Battle of Blenheim?
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7 - Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
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8 - In which Indian city did British troops open fire without warning on a crowd of 10,000 in 1919?
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9 - In which war was the Battle of Ramillies?
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10 - Which sultan of Egypt, who precipitated the third Crusade, subsequently made peace with Richard I?
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11 - In which naval battle did Rome decisively defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
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12 - Which new policy in 1958 was an attempt to achieve "true communism" in China?
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13 - Who was appointed successor to Hitler in 1939 but expelled from the Nazi party six years later?
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14 - What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
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15 - Which people did Alaric lead in the capture of Rome in 410?
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16 - Who was the queen of the British king, Charles I?
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17 - Whom did Charles V confront at the Diet of Worms in 1521?
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18 - What was the name of the Libyan king deposed by Colonel Kaddafi in 1969?
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19 - Who were the victors of the Battle of Austerlitz?
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20 - What was the first considerable engagement in the American Revolution?
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21 - Who succeeded Henry I as king of England in 1135?
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22 - Which treaty after World War I established the League of Nations?
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