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Quiz about The 10s Across the Centuries
Quiz about The 10s Across the Centuries

The 10s Across the Centuries Trivia Quiz


Those embattled teens ... seems like the second decade of every century, we are angst filled enough to whack out some other dynasty. How much do you know about conquest between '10 and '19?

A multiple-choice quiz by sidnobls. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
sidnobls
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
276,724
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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558
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Question 1 of 10
1. World War I (1914-1918) left a lasting legacy on the ensuing decades. Which country did NOT achieve or regain independence as a direct consequence of WW1? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. From 1812-1815, the United States and Great Britain waged war over the impressment of American sailors, illegal British trade restrictions and British support of Native American tribes in the Upper Midwest. Which of the following had NO part in the war for the Crown?

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Question 3 of 10
3. Blackbeard's comeuppance was on November 22, 1718 - when Virginia Governor Alexander Spottswood sent a Royal Navy contingent to trap the notorious privateer in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. What was Blackbeard's real name?



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Question 4 of 10
4. The Second Defenestration of Prague in 1618 sparked a political powder keg that led to the Thirty Years' War in 1618. "Defenestration" means to throw someone out the window. What happened to the victims of this protest?




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Question 5 of 10
5. In 1514 at the Battle of Orsha, Lithuanians and Poles defeated a much larger Russian army. The battle and its unexpected result gave rise to propaganda. Which of these exaggerated or outright false claims was NOT made by the victors?






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Question 6 of 10
6. The Battle of Grunwald (1410) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War leading to the downfall of the Teutonic Knights. What was unusual about the end stages of the battle?



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Question 7 of 10
7. On June 24, 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn saw Scottish forces, led by Robert the Bruce, defeat Edward II of England, regaining Scottish independence. King Robert I of Scotland is partially interred in Spain.



Question 8 of 10
8. In 1212, the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in Iberia began the Christian reconquest of the southern half of the Iberian peninsula with the defeat of Moorish forces. In order to effect this defeat, Castilian, Aragonian, Portuguese, and Navarrean forces had to unite to overcome forces of the Almohad empire. Which of these three countries were part of the Almohad empire? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On December 4, 1110 Sidon was sacked in the First Crusade. It then became one of the Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem which had been established eleven years earlier. Who ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the time of Sidon's conquest?

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Question 10 of 10
10. In 1015 Canute the Great invaded England. He and Edmund II divided the country. After Edmund's death he became sole king, ruling for almost 20 years. Which earldom did Canute reserve for himself following the consolidation of his rule?





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. World War I (1914-1918) left a lasting legacy on the ensuing decades. Which country did NOT achieve or regain independence as a direct consequence of WW1?

Answer: Macedonia

Macedonia remained divided among various countries (by the Treaty of Bucharest, 1913), despite the crumbling of virtually of the neighboring Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.
2. From 1812-1815, the United States and Great Britain waged war over the impressment of American sailors, illegal British trade restrictions and British support of Native American tribes in the Upper Midwest. Which of the following had NO part in the war for the Crown?

Answer: Prime Minister Spencer Perceval

Prime Minister Perceval, whose harsh policies toward the U.S. were driven mostly by a costly war with France, was assassinated a month before war was declared by the United States. The Earl of Bathurst was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Tecumseh was a famous Shawnee leader who led Native American tribes against U.S. troops in the War of 1812.
3. Blackbeard's comeuppance was on November 22, 1718 - when Virginia Governor Alexander Spottswood sent a Royal Navy contingent to trap the notorious privateer in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. What was Blackbeard's real name?

Answer: Edward Teach

According to legend, Blackbeard was killed in the action after receiving five musket ball wounds and 20 sword lacerations. Tew (the Rhode Island Pirate), Kidd (Captain Kidd) and Roberts (Black Bart) were also famous pirates.
4. The Second Defenestration of Prague in 1618 sparked a political powder keg that led to the Thirty Years' War in 1618. "Defenestration" means to throw someone out the window. What happened to the victims of this protest?

Answer: nothing at all

At Prague Castle on May 23, 1618, two Roman Catholic Imperial governors, Wilhelm Graf Slavata and Jaroslav Borzita, were tried for violations of the rights guaranteed to Protestants. They were convicted and thrown out of windows of the Bohemian Chancellery.

They landed on a large pile of manure in a drained moat and survived unharmed. The Roman Catholic officials claimed supernatural intervention and used this claim as propaganda for the Catholic cause.
5. In 1514 at the Battle of Orsha, Lithuanians and Poles defeated a much larger Russian army. The battle and its unexpected result gave rise to propaganda. Which of these exaggerated or outright false claims was NOT made by the victors?

Answer: that Poles/Lithuanians would be eaten by Russians if taken alive

Immediately after the battle, the victors started to exploit the facts for their propaganda value and tried to enhance the image of Poland-Lithuania abroad. All kinds of religious, moral, military and ethnic claims were exaggerated, but charges of cannibalism as a justification for the ensuing slaughter were not recorded.
6. The Battle of Grunwald (1410) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War leading to the downfall of the Teutonic Knights. What was unusual about the end stages of the battle?

Answer: Teutonic noblemen were killed, denying the victors ransom

Poland and Lithuania battled the Knights of the Teutonic Order in one of the greatest battles of late medieval Europe. The Teutonic Knights were massively defeated - and most of the Order were killed, including the leaders. Such a
slaughter of knights was unusual in Mediæval warfare. The peasantry joined the later stages of the battle and slaughtered the surrounded Teutonic banners. Unlike noblemen, peasants received no ransom and so had no incentive to spare them.
7. On June 24, 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn saw Scottish forces, led by Robert the Bruce, defeat Edward II of England, regaining Scottish independence. King Robert I of Scotland is partially interred in Spain.

Answer: False

Robert's body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart is buried in Melrose Abbey. His heart was taken on a crusade but only got as far as Andalusia, where it acted, albeit unsuccessfully, as a talisman for Sir James Douglas and the Scottish crusaders at the Battle of Teba.
8. In 1212, the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in Iberia began the Christian reconquest of the southern half of the Iberian peninsula with the defeat of Moorish forces. In order to effect this defeat, Castilian, Aragonian, Portuguese, and Navarrean forces had to unite to overcome forces of the Almohad empire. Which of these three countries were part of the Almohad empire?

Answer: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

The Almohad Empire included most of northern Africa from Senegal as far as Libya, and the southern Iberian peninsula, but never included Liberia, Sicily or Egypt.
9. On December 4, 1110 Sidon was sacked in the First Crusade. It then became one of the Lordships in the Kingdom of Jerusalem which had been established eleven years earlier. Who ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the time of Sidon's conquest?

Answer: Baldwin I

Baldwin I was, in fact, the second ruler, but was the first to be called "King of Jerusalem". He was the brother of the first leader, Godfrey of Bouillon, who refused to be crowned king in the city in which Jesus wore the crown of thorns. It is also likely, that Godfrey favored Papal rule of Jerusalem, hoping himself to be installed as King in Cairo - which was never conquered.
10. In 1015 Canute the Great invaded England. He and Edmund II divided the country. After Edmund's death he became sole king, ruling for almost 20 years. Which earldom did Canute reserve for himself following the consolidation of his rule?

Answer: Wessex

In 1017, Canute divided England into four earldoms: Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia.
Source: Author sidnobls

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