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Trivia Grab Bag: Western Civilization I Edition
Test your knowledge of world history.
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Quiz ID: #31026
Category:
History
Submitted By:
ka-ching
Question #1
Who married Mary Tudor c. A.D. 1550?
Ferdinand of Aragon
Philip II of Spain
Otto von Bismark
Henry of Nevarre
Question #2
Pericles was which of the following?
Greek statesman
Roman politician
Greek poet
Macedonian warrior
Question #3
The same monarchs who funded Columbus's expedition to the New World instituted the Spanish Inquisition.
True
False
Question #4
In what year did Ferdinand Magellan's company circumnavigate the globe?
1477
1522
1608
Question #5
Who wrote the first German translation of the Bible?
Martin Luther
Desiderius Erasmus
John Calvin
St. Jerome
Question #6
Roman Emperor Nero had his mother executed because he suspected her of conspiracy.
True
False
Question #7
Which English dynasty was victorious in the War of the Roses? (1485)
House of York
House of Lancaster
House of Tudor
House of Stuart
Question #8
Niccolo Machiavelli was the explorer who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487.
True
False
Question #9
Alexander the Great was the son of which monarch?
Philip II, king of Macedon
Philip II, king of Spain
Julius Caesar
Question #10
Caligula, a Roman emperor, was said to induct what animal into the Senate?
A cow
A goat
A lamb
A horse
A politician
Question #11
Aristotle equated democracy with mob rule.
True
False
Question #12
St. Francis of Assisi became a monk after being castrated by his lover's uncle.
True
False
Question #13
The first stock exchange took place in 1531 in which country?
Germany
Holland
Belgium
England
Sweden
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