Category: History

1. Who prevented Anne Boleyn from getting married to Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland a) James Butler b) Thomas Cranmer c) Thomas Wolsey d) John Stafford 2. To whom was Anne Boleyn lady-in-waiting in England? a) Margaret Tudor b) Claude Valois c) Mary Tudor d) Catherine of Aragon 3. Who came to England to decide Henry VIII’s appeal for annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and returned to Rome without giving a verdict? a) Giovanni de Medici b) Lorenzo Campeggio c) Rodrigo Borgia d) Francesco Piccolomini

1. What is Anno Domini? a) After Death b) Happy Year c) New Year d) Year of the Lord 2. On whose birth Anno Domini is based? a) Julius Caesar b) Cleopatra c) Confucius d) Jesus Christ 3. What does B. C. mean in relation to Anno Domini? a) Before Caesar b) Before Cleopatra c) Before Confucius d) Before Christ

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey? a) North Sea b) Black Sea c) Caspian Sea d) Dead Sea 2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople? a) 1260 b) 1425 c) 1453 d) 1526 3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century? a) Guardian of Europe b) Leader of Europe c) Sick man of Europe d) Playground of Europe

Constantine Quiz (This quiz about Roman Emperor Constantine aka Constantine I and Constantine the Great.) 1) Who was defeated in the battle of Milvian Bridge? a) Diocletian b) Justinian c) Maxentius d) Constantius 2) By which edict Constantine granted the right of worship to Christians? a) Edict of Palermo b) Edict of Milan c) Edict of Fontainebleau d) Edict of Florence 3) Who married Constantine’s sister Constantia? a) Marcus Aurelius b) Licinius c) Vespasian d) Titus

1. When was Catherine of Braganza born? a) 5 March 1644 b) 3 May 1646 c) 1 August 1642 d) 25 November 1638 2. Where was Catherine of Braganza born? a) Gloucester b) Vila Vicosa c) Stirling d) Falkirk 3. Who was Catherine of Braganza’s father? a) Alfonso II b) Henry V c) Ferdinand II d) John IV

1) When was Konstantin Chernenko born? a) 22 January 1909 b) 19 May 1912 c) 24 September 1911 d) 14 November 1918 2) Where was Konstantin Chernenko born? a) Bolshaya Tes b) Nagutskoye c) Dushanbe d) Tashkent 3) When did Konstantin Chernenko join the Communist Party? a) 1921 b) 1925 c) 1931 d) 1945

1. What was Lucien Bonaparte’s original name? a) Luciano Pavarotti b) Lucius Cornelius Balbus c) Luciano Buonaparte d) Gaius Marius 2. When was Lucien Bonaparte born? a) 4 March 1764 b) 21 May 1775 c) 27 August 1769 d) 28 December 1772 3. Where was Lucien Bonaparte born? a) Ajaccio b) Berlin c) Frankfurt d) Salzburg

1. When was Charles I (Stuart) king of England, Scotland and Ireland? a) 1688-1696 b) 1649-1660 c) 1625-1649 d) 1553-1558 2. When was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) 1 February 1515 b) 19 April 1620 c) 7 September 1655 d) 19 November 1600 3. Where was Charles I (Stuart) born? a) Glasgow b) Fife c) Rochester d) Edinburgh

1. Which country is to the north of Iraq? a) Egypt b) Yemen c) Qatar d) Turkey 2. Which is the capital of Iraq? a) Mosul b) Tikrit c) Baghdad d) Basra 3. Which is the currency of Iraq? a) Rouble b) Dinar c) Taka d) Peso

1. When was Arthur Wellesley Prime Minister of UK? a) 1828-1830 b) 1814-1819 c) 1836-1848 d) 1849-1852 2. When was Arthur Wellesley born? a) 14 March 1766 b) 1 May 1769 c) 22 July 1772 d) 4 November 1773 3. Where was Arthur Wellesley born? a) Eton b) Wellington c) London d) Dublin