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Quiz about 20th Century Monarchs
Quiz about 20th Century Monarchs

20th Century Monarchs Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about some 20th century monarchs.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ro55no9. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Ro55no9
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
253,936
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1088
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Question 1 of 10
1. Frederick VIII, king of Denmark, died in 1912. How did his family come to hear about his death? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. King George of Greece died in 1913. How? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Kaiser Wilhelm II was a stern disciplinarian. He had his own sister, Princess Viktoria, arrested. What was her offence? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany was a cruel man and had a cruel nickname for king Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy. What was that nickname? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. King Alfonso XIII of Spain was riding his horse in a parade in April 1913, when an assassin fired at him and missed! But he had a second gun! What did the king do? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1903, terrorists entered the palace of the Serbian king and killed him and the queen. What did they do to the corpses? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Nikola I of Montenegro had an odd way of dealing with criminals. What was it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Tsar Nicholas II had a close adviser, Gregory Rasputin. In 1916 Rasputin made three predictions about his own murder. Which came true? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. King Charles of Hungary lost his throne in 1918 and was banned from the country. How did he try to get back into Hungary? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. King Zog of Albania fled from his palace when the Italians invaded in 1939. He ended up in Paris but, when World War Two began he was a target for Adolf Hitler's German troops. He fled to England for safety. But how did he get out of Paris with the Germans searching for him? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Frederick VIII, king of Denmark, died in 1912. How did his family come to hear about his death?

Answer: He was found dead by the Geman police.

He was wandering the streets of Hamburg alone when he collapsed and died.
2. King George of Greece died in 1913. How?

Answer: He was assassinated while walking alone

According to the official version he was killed by a drunkard. However, historians agree that the assassin was an anarchist.
3. Kaiser Wilhelm II was a stern disciplinarian. He had his own sister, Princess Viktoria, arrested. What was her offence?

Answer: She rode a bicycle in public

The Kaiser lost the throne in 1918.
4. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany was a cruel man and had a cruel nickname for king Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy. What was that nickname?

Answer: Dwarf (because he was short)

King Vittorio Emanuele III was only 5 feet tall and on at least one occasion the Kaiser made him inspect the Prussian guards.
5. King Alfonso XIII of Spain was riding his horse in a parade in April 1913, when an assassin fired at him and missed! But he had a second gun! What did the king do?

Answer: Charged at the man and disarmed him

The second bullet nicked the king's glove and grazed the horse but the king got him.
6. In 1903, terrorists entered the palace of the Serbian king and killed him and the queen. What did they do to the corpses?

Answer: Threw them out of an upstairs window

It was a vicious pair of murders and both bodies were badly mutilated.
7. Nikola I of Montenegro had an odd way of dealing with criminals. What was it?

Answer: He was the judge. He sat under a big tree and they brought the criminals before him

Nikola I was king of Montenegro from 1910-18. The country was then incorporated into Yugoslavia.
8. Tsar Nicholas II had a close adviser, Gregory Rasputin. In 1916 Rasputin made three predictions about his own murder. Which came true?

Answer: "If I am killed by a member of the royal family, the Tsar and his family will not last two years."

The member of the royal family implied here is Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, a grandson of Tsar Alexander II. The Russian Royal family was massacred in 1918.
9. King Charles of Hungary lost his throne in 1918 and was banned from the country. How did he try to get back into Hungary?

Answer: He rode in a train disguised as a workman from Portugal

It worked! When he got to Budapest, instead of raising a new army to over throw the new government he instead went on his own and asked nicely for his kingdom back - but he didn't get it.
10. King Zog of Albania fled from his palace when the Italians invaded in 1939. He ended up in Paris but, when World War Two began he was a target for Adolf Hitler's German troops. He fled to England for safety. But how did he get out of Paris with the Germans searching for him?

Answer: He travelled in a red Mercedes that was identical to the one that Hitler owned

King Zog had been given the red Mercedes by Hitler, and German troops wouldn't dare fire at the vehicle in case it was Hitler's.
Source: Author Ro55no9

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