1. When was Catherine II born?
a) 2 May 1729
b) 1 March 1710
c) 19 August 1714
d) 8 December 1732
2. Where was Catherine II born?
a) Berlin
b) Munich
c) Szczcen
d) Frankfurt
3. What was Catherine II’s name at the time of her birth?
a) Sophia Augusta Frederika
b) Maria Theresa
c) Jane Seymour
d) Margaret Tudor
1) When did George III become the king of UK?
a) 1603
b) 1701
c) 1740
d) 1760
2) To which dynasty George III belong?
a) Lancastrian
b) Hanoverian
c) Tudor
d) Stuart
3) Who persuaded George III to end his relationship with Sarah Lennox and marry Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz?
a) George Grenville
b) Charles Fox
c) William Pitt the Elder
d) John Stuart
(This quiz about Cyrus II of Persia (Iran) aka Cyrus the Elder and Cyrus the Great who lived in 6th century BC.)
1) Which empire was founded by Cyrus?
a) Assyrian
b) Achaemenid
c) Abyssinian
d) Greek
2) Which kingdom was inherited by Cyrus?
a) Anshan
b) Anatolia
c) Thrace
d) Crete
3) Which two Iranian tribes were united by Cyrus?
a) Medes and Persians
b) Scythians and Bactrians
c) Bedouins and Moors
d) Mongols and Tibetans
(This quiz about Alexander III of Macedon (Macedonia) aka Alexander the Great who lived in 4th century BC.)
1) Who of the following philosophers taught Alexander?
a) Aristotle
b) Plato
c) Socrates
d) Heraclitus
2) What was Bucephalus?
a) Alexander’s cat
b) Alexander’s dog
c) Alexander’s horse
d) Alexander’s parrot
3) How old was Alexander when he became king?
a) 10 years
b) 15 years
c) 20 years
d) 40 years
1) When did William IV become the King of UK?
a) 12 January 1820
b) 26 June 1830
c) 5 July 1826
d) 3 November 1832
2) When was William IV born?
a) 12 February 1760
b) 14 May 1750
c) 21 August 1765
d) 11 November 1768
3) Where was William IV born?
a) Bristol
b) Dublin
c) London
d) Edinburgh
(This quiz is about Louis XIV of France.)
1) At what age Louis XIV became king?
a) Four years
b) Ten years
c) Six years
d) Eight years
2) How long was the reign of Louis XIV?
a) 40 years
b) 25 years
c) 45 years
d) 72 years
3) What ended the Thirty Years’ War?
a) Peace of Westphalia
b) Peace of Pyrenees
c) Treaty of Paris
d) Treaty of Amiens
1) What is the meaning of Jahangir?
a) Strong man
b) Peaceful man
c) Archer
d) World Conqueror
2) When did Jahangir become the emperor?
a) 1603
b) 1605
c) 1611
d) 1622
3) Who revolted against Jahangir and was blinded?
a) Khurram
b) Murad
c) Khusro
d) Shahryar
1) Who ordered Julius Caesar to divorce Cornelia?
a) Brutus
b) Sulla
c) Spartacus
d) Cassius
2) From whom did Julius Caesar get ships for Rome in 79 BC?
a) Mithridates
b) Nicomedes
c) Cyrus
d) Alexander
3) When was Julius Caesar elected chief priest?
a) 63 BC
b) 65 BC
c) 67 BC
d) 68 BC
1) Which kingdom was not inherited by Victoria because she was a woman?
a) England
b) Ireland
c) Hanover
d) Scotland
2) When was the reign of Victoria?
a) 1760-1820
b) 1558-1603
c) 1837-1901
d) 1910-1936
3) When was Victoria crowned?
a) 28 June 1838
b) 24 May 1819
c) 28 May 1937
d) 1 June 1558
1. When was Charlemagne crowned emperor?
a) 1 January 801
b) 3 June 795
c) 22 September 762
d) 25 December 800
2. When was Charlemagne born?
a) 5 March 700
b) 2 April 742
c) 14 October 758
d) 31 July 762
3. After whose death on 4 December 771 did Charlemagne become the sole ruler of Franks?
a) Carloman
b) Hunald
c) Attila
d) Roes