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1 trivia quiz  Spanish Historical Terms icon
In every country historians use a number of distinctive and unique terms. The history of the United States has, for example, its "New Deal", "Manifest Destiny", "G-Men", etc. See if you can identify such terms used in the Spanish historical writings.
Tough 10Q
636 plays
Aug 01 04
ogonczyk
2 trivia quiz  The Spanish Inquisition icon
While I was surfing around in the History category, I noticed that there weren't any quizzes about the Spanish Inquisition. Since I studied this in eighth grade, I decided to make my own quiz.
Average 10Q
915 plays
May 24 03
Lucy_Girl
3 trivia quiz  Second Spanish Republic icon
How much do you know about Spain before the Civil War? This quiz will test your knowledge of the Spanish Second Republic.
Difficult 10Q
279 plays
Nov 09 05
marioarcadia
4 trivia quiz  The Spanish Civil War icon
This conflict, considered by most participants and historians to have been a dress-rehearsal for WWII, is an absolute 'must-know' for students of 20th century history.
Average 10Q
897 plays
Sep 24 02
Comnenus
5 trivia quiz  Spanish Colonial Empire
This quiz is about the Spanish colonial empire which reached its peak in the 16th century. Spain lost control of its colonies in Latin America 1810-30 and most of the rest during the Spanish-American War 1898-99.
Tough 25Q
999 plays
Aug 02 02
author
6 trivia quiz  Spanish History #1
This quiz covers a pretty broad time frame. Good luck!
Tough 5Q
1464 plays
Aug 09 01
nicklocher
7 trivia quiz  Spanish History #2
This quiz covers a pretty broad time frame. Good luck!
Difficult 5Q
957 plays
Aug 10 01
nicklocher

Some sample questions from this category:

* This man ruled as a military dictator, with the approval of King Alfonso XIII, from 1923 - 1929.
* This man was Prime Minister from 1792 - 1808. He made an alliance with Napoleon Bonaparte, and allowed the French dictator to enter Spain in order to wage the War of the Oranges against Portugal in 1800.
* On which day did the Spanish rise up against the French in Madrid, sparking the 6 year-long Peninsular War?
* The Constitution of 1812, drafted during the Peninsular War, was a model of liberalism. In which city was it drafted?
* When was the First Republic Established?
* Which King's abdication created the power vacuum that was the immediate cause of the First Republic being established?
* This man led a naval mutiny in Cadiz, and went on to lead the new, liberal government that was established immediately afterward, until 1823?
* This Italian woman was the wife of Philip V (1700 - 1746), and was very powerful and influential in politics. She replaced the prevailing French influence at Court with Italian influence, and managed to secure Italian thrones for her sons.
* In which year were the Jesuits expelled from Spain?
* Silver was discovered in this city in 1545. In 1600 it was probably the biggest city in the Americas and one of the biggest in the world.
* This major mountain city in southern Peru was founded in 1540 by Pizarro on the site of an Inca town.
* This city was founded in 1535 by Pizarro. It was the capital of the Vice-Royalty of Peru.
* This was the Inca capital of Peru, captured and occupied by the Spanish in 1533.
* This city, founded in 1541, was the capital of Captaincy-General of Chile.
* This city, founded in 1538, was capital of the Spanish Vice-Royalty New Granada.
* This city, founded in 1531, was capital of Spanish colony New Galicia.
* This city, captured in 1521, was capital of the Vice-Royalty of New Spain.
* This city, founded by Cort?s in 1519, was the most important harbour on Gulf of Mexico.
* This city, founded in 1496, was capital of Hispaniola and adminstrative centre for Spanish Caribbean.
* This Spanish town and fortress in Luzon, Philippines, was founded in 1571.

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