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Name That Dynasty! Trivia Quiz

Some of the most powerful and interesting dynasties in the world are included below. Your job is to identify the dynasties based on the information provided...good luck!

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,082

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3913

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 178 (4/10), Guest 120 (5/10), Guest 92 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Qian Long, Yong Zheng, Kang Xi...they were emperors during which Chinese dynasty? Hint

Tang

Han

Ming

Qing

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Question 2 of 10

2. Henry II, John, Richard I: They reigned in which English house? Hint

Lancaster

Plantagenet

Tudor

Stuart

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Question 3 of 10

3. Philip VI, John II, Charles V: Of which French ruling house were they a part? Hint

Orleans

Capet

Valois

Bourbon

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cambyses, Cyrus the Great, Darius III....were all part of what ancient Persian dynasty? Hint

Sassanid

Achaemenid

Safavid

Saracen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Babur, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan....all members of which Islamic dynasty in India? Hint

Slave

Gupta

Mauryan

Mughal

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the dynasty started by Charlemagne? Hint

Merovingian

Carolingian

Capetian

Bourbon

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the empire started by Shi Huangdi, first emperor of unified China? Hint

Tang

Ming

Sui

Qin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Charles V, Maximilian I, Maria Theresa...they were members of what Central European dynasty? Hint

Romanov

Hohenstaufen

Hapsburg

Saxon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nariaki, Ieyasu, Yoshimune....all belonged to which Japanese shogunate? Hint

Tokugawa

Muromachi

Meiji

Showa

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Question 10 of 10

10. What dynasty, founded in Northern Africa, was named for Mohammed's daughter? Hint

Fatimid

Ayeshid

Sassinid

Ottoman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Qian Long, Yong Zheng, Kang Xi...they were emperors during which Chinese dynasty?

Answer: Qing

Qing, the Manchus....the last dynasty of imperial China. The Qing were in power in China from 1644 to 1912, when the last emperor Puyi abdicated his throne.

2. Henry II, John, Richard I: They reigned in which English house?

Answer: Plantagenet

The Plantegenet Dynasty of England is also known as the Angevin Dynasty. Henry II became the first Angevin monarch in 1154.

3. Philip VI, John II, Charles V: Of which French ruling house were they a part?

Answer: Valois

All were members of the house of Valois, which lasted from 1328-1589.

4. Cambyses, Cyrus the Great, Darius III....were all part of what ancient Persian dynasty?

Answer: Achaemenid

Cyrus the Great was the first Achaemenid emperor during the 6th century B.C. The dynasty was named for one of his ancestors.

5. Babur, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan....all members of which Islamic dynasty in India?

Answer: Mughal

Babur, aka Zahir Muhammad, was the first Mughal emperor. The dynasty lasted in India from the 16th to the 19th centuries. It was toppled by the British.

6. What was the name of the dynasty started by Charlemagne?

Answer: Carolingian

The name 'Carolingian' is derived from the German name for Charlemagne. This Frankish dynasty did not last long, beginning with Charlemagne's ascension in 800 A.D. and ending with the division of his empire amongst his sons...

7. What was the name of the empire started by Shi Huangdi, first emperor of unified China?

Answer: Qin

The Qin (alternatively spelled 'Chin' and 'Ch'in') Dynasty came into being in 221 B.C. Prior to his ascension as emperor of all China Shi Huangdi was known as King Zheng.

8. Charles V, Maximilian I, Maria Theresa...they were members of what Central European dynasty?

Answer: Hapsburg

The Hapsburg had their fingers in many pies, ruling over Austria, Spain, the Low Countries, Mexico, Germany, Hungary and others over its 600+ year history. The last Hapsburg ruler was Charles I of Austria-Hungary, who abdicated in 1918.

9. Nariaki, Ieyasu, Yoshimune....all belonged to which Japanese shogunate?

Answer: Tokugawa

The Tokugawa Shogunate took power in 1600 with the ascension of Ieyasu. That Dynasty lasted until 1867, when the Meiji Emperor took the Japanese throne.

10. What dynasty, founded in Northern Africa, was named for Mohammed's daughter?

Answer: Fatimid

One of Muhammad's favorite daughters was Fatima, and her legacy was such that her name was chosen for an entire Islamic Dynasty. Thank you for attempting this quiz, I hope that you enjoyed it...please try some of my other quizzes if this is the case.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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