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Fun History VIII Trivia Quiz

Ten questions about some well known historical figures and events.

A multiple-choice quiz by trojan11. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
trojan11

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
248,545

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1418

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Question 1 of 10

1. 4th century B.C. What were the crimes for which the Athenian philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death? Hint

Publicly denouncing all religious beliefs as foolish

Slandering Athenian officials and the State

Impiety and the corruption of youth

Publicly espousing peace and an alliance with Sparta

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Question 2 of 10

2. 480 B.C. Three hundred Spartans and their Greek allies held off a numerically superior Persian army at the pass known as ...? Hint

Corinthian Peninsular

Boetian Meadow

Thermopylae

Cruz Arbour

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Alexander the Great's sister? Hint

Persephene

Artemsis

Dianna

Cleopatra

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Egypt? Hint

Arsinoe

Hatshepsut

Nefarina

Naomi

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Gauls invaded Asia Minor in which year? Hint

27 B.C.

A.D. 12

278 B.C.

The Gauls never invaded Asia Minor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Napoleon was beaten at Waterloo because of an earlier defeat by the Prussians at Ligny.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the Emperor of barbarian stock elected by the legions in A.D 364? Hint

Valentinian I

Gratian

Maximus

Orestes

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Question 8 of 10

8. The third French revolution created the third Republic and ensured the downfall of the Second Napoleonic Empire.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Hall of Mirrors was used as a German military hospital during the Franco-Prussian war. Which palace contains the Hall of Mirrors?
Hint

Versailles

Masserick

Fontainebleau

The Luxembourg Palace

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Question 10 of 10

10. Prince Frederick William succeeded to the German Imperial throne in March, 1888 and was known as Emperor Frederick I. Under his leadership which war did Germany embark upon? Hint

None

Franco-Prussian War

WW1

The war of Austrian Succession

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 4th century B.C. What were the crimes for which the Athenian philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death?

Answer: Impiety and the corruption of youth

Socrates was sentenced to death in Athens in 399 B.C for impiety and corrupting youth. He died by drinking hemlock.

2. 480 B.C. Three hundred Spartans and their Greek allies held off a numerically superior Persian army at the pass known as ...?

Answer: Thermopylae

The place of this battle was Thermopylae where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans fought to the death in order to delay the Persian advance.

3. What was the name of Alexander the Great's sister?

Answer: Cleopatra

Cleopatra was Alexander's younger sister and she married another Alexander who was king of the Mossians, a client king of Macedon.

4. What was the name of the wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Egypt?

Answer: Arsinoe

Bas-reliefs in the British Museum show Ptolemy II Philadelphus (son of Alexander's general Ptolemy) with his queen, Arsinoe.

5. The Gauls invaded Asia Minor in which year?

Answer: 278 B.C.

The Gauls invaded Asia Minor in 278 B.C. and were defeated by Antiochus Soter. Antiochus was the son of Seleucus Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals.

6. Napoleon was beaten at Waterloo because of an earlier defeat by the Prussians at Ligny.

Answer: False

Napoleon in fact beat the Prussians at Ligny in June 16, 1815. A messy and frantic battle, Napoleon failed to follow up his success.

7. What was the name of the Emperor of barbarian stock elected by the legions in A.D 364?

Answer: Valentinian I

Valentinian I was of Pannonian stock and low descent. However, he was a man of proven ability and when Jovian died the soldiers elected him Emperor. Realising the immense difficulty of ruling east and west he made a permanent division of the empire and made his brother Valens Augustus of the east. Valentinian died in A.D 375.

8. The third French revolution created the third Republic and ensured the downfall of the Second Napoleonic Empire.

Answer: False

The third French Revolution (1848) led to the Second Republic which led to the Second Napoleonic Empire.

9. The Hall of Mirrors was used as a German military hospital during the Franco-Prussian war. Which palace contains the Hall of Mirrors?

Answer: Versailles

Not only was it used as a hospital for German troops, it was here on January 18, 1871, that William I of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor.

10. Prince Frederick William succeeded to the German Imperial throne in March, 1888 and was known as Emperor Frederick I. Under his leadership which war did Germany embark upon?

Answer: None

Frederick I died from cancer of the throat in June of the same year, less than three months after ascending to the throne. It was William II, ruling from 1888 until his abdication in November 1918 who led Germany to and throughout WWI.

Source: Author trojan11

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