Some sample questions from this category:
* Who was the first King of Hungary (1000-1038)?
* This king was raised to become Byzantinian Emperor, but ended up being a Hungarian King and making the country one of the strongest in Europe at the turn of the 12th and 13th century:
* What natural resource was Hungary the primary producer of in Europe during the medieval age?
* This great general's victories are credited with holding up Ottoman expansion into Europe for almost a century. Who was it?
* This Hungarian bishop was expected to become Pope, but lost against Leo X. The Crusade he had organized turned into a peasant rebellion:
* The Hungarian Revolution was one of the many revolutions in 1848, but it held out for the longest time. When was it defeated?
* In 1867, Austria-Hungary was created. It became one of the great powers of Europe. What is the German expression for their agreement?
* In what year did the Hungarian government come under complete Communist control following World War II?
* On October 23, 1956, a demonstration by Budapest students erupted into full-scale revolution. Why were the students demonstrating?
* How was the Hungarian Communist party First Secretary at the time of the students' protests?
* This Communist leader was executed in 1958 for having supported the revolutionaries. Who was he?
* What other international political crisis coincided with the Hungarian Revolution and was deemed by the United States to be of more strategic significance at the time?
* Who was the Soviet ambassador to Hungary at the time of the revolution?
* Who succeeded Janos Kadar as the First Secretary of the Communist party in 1988?
* Who was the first non-Communist Prime Minister of Hungary since prior to World War II?
* Who was director of the CIA who believed that Americans should provide active military support for the Hungarian revolutionaries in 1956?
* At the Battle of Lechfeld (Aug 9, 955 AD) the Magyars were defeated by the Saxons and forced to finally settle in Pannonia (modern Hungary). Which king of the Saxons ended the Magyar threat to Central Europe?
* The Kingdom of Hungary was created when this duke was crowned king by Pope Sylvester II (Aug 15, 1000 AD). He established the Arpad dynasty which held the throne till 1301 AD. Which individual was it?
* Andrew II, King of Hungary, was one of the few Christian monarchs to answer the call of Pope Honorius III for a new crusade in 1216 AD. Which Crusade did he participate in?
* In 1526 AD the Austrian Hapsburg dynasty assumed the throne of Hungary which it held til 1918 AD. The first Hapsburg king was the brother of the Holy Roman emperor, Charles V. Which individual was it?
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