Treason and Betrayal Trivia Quiz

Answer: Édouard Daladier and Neville Chamberlain

These agreements effectively paved the way to the hegemony of Nazi Germany in Continental Europe, and in March 1939 the Nazis annexed the rest of the western half of Czechoslovakia, including Prague. The industrial and military potential of Czechoslovakia were of crucial signficance to the Germany. Arguably, Britain's role in this notorious act of treachery was pivotal.

Answer: Robert d'Artois

Robert d'Artois, a very shady character, left France after he lost a trial in which he had forged documents.

Answer: Benedict Arnold

United States of America: General Benedict Arnold, before his treason and demise, was a very competent military commander. He defeated the English troops at the battle of Saratoga in 1777, a turning point in the war. However, he was an arrogant, greedy and unprincipled man. Previously, after he had led the American troops to Montreal, the general organised the plundering of the city, an action for which he was blamed by the American High Command.

After an open dispute with general Horatio Gates, Arnold felt unfairly treated by the Americans and opted for treason. Benedict Arnold died in London in 1801.

Answer: Vidkun Quisling

The word "Quisling" is now a synonym for "traitor".

The other names are Nazi collaborators in other countries: Risto Ryti in Finland, Döme Szjotay in Hungary and Josef Tiso in Slovakia.

Answer: Dumouriez

Dumouriez betrayed France on a regular basis during the Napoleonic wars, when he volunteered intelligence and negotiated arms deal for the British. He even worked with the Duke of Wellington, the general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. He died in England in 1823.

Answer: Pierre Laval

Pierre Laval was the most prominent member of the Vichy government. Marshall Philippe Pétain, who was 83 years old at the beginning of the war, was officially Head of State, but his powers were effectively limited. In June 1942, Pierre Laval said: "I hope for Germany's victory, otherwise Bolshevism would prevail everywhere."

Answer: Agrippina

Agrippina was subsequently murdered by her own son Nero. Nero's rule was brutal: many senators and intellectuals were killed during his reign, and he was the first emperor to torture Christians in Rome.

Answer: Ernst Röhm

The SA was replaced by the SS as the principal instrument of terror. Von Bredow and Gregor Strasser were murdered during the "Night of the Long Knives", but they had little to do with the SA. Hermann Goering was the right arm of Adolf Hitler, and remained in this position almost up to the end of the war. Goering committed suicide in 1946 after the Nuremberg trial.

Answer: Alfred Dreyfus

Alfred Dreyfus was an outstanding officer in the French Army, and was essentially framed by Ferdinand Esterhazy, who was the real culprit in the treason affair. Zola and Clémenceau were the ones who led to the reopening of this case. Dreyfus subsequently served in the Great War and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 1935.

Answer: Québec

The premier of Québec at the time was René Lévesque. He did not accept that the Constitution Act had been drafted in his absence. It is believed that this was a manoeuver by Pierre Elliott-Trudeau to isolate the separatist government of Lévesque. The Constitution Act has yet to be signed by Québec.