European History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 31
In which country did Boleslaw I become the first king in 1025, only to die within the same year?
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poland
In which Belgian port city was Europe's first stock exchange established in 1460?
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antwerp
What is the name of the rocky fortress that British forces captured from Spain in 1704 and have held ever since?
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gibraltar
Which Teutonic group established the kingdoms of Essex, Wessex, and Sussex in England around 500 A.D.?
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saxons
In which European country was the Order of Leopold established in 1832?
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belgium
In which city was Constantine I, the first king of modern Greece, born?
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athens
Which country had its neutrality guaranteed by the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
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switzerland
Which European country lost its territories of Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Timor in the 1970s?
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portugal
Which Eastern European country's first king, Carol I, was originally a German prince?
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romania
In 1806, Napoleon created a confederation named after which river, including states like Baden and Wurttemburg?
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rhine
In 1919, the national assembly that formed a new German republic met in which city?
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weimar
Which European country was ruled by Albert I, Leopold III, and Baudouin?
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belgium
Which Eastern European country was Nicu Ceausescu, who was groomed to lead and later jailed in 1990, associated with before his death in 1996?
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romania
In 1386, Poland became Europe's largest country through a union with which Baltic nation?
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lithuania
Which country had Baudouin I officially become king on Tuesday, July 17, 1951?
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belgium
Which European country had a national anthem titled 'Hey Slavs'?
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yugoslavia
Which duchy traces its name back to Lucilinburhuc, a castle constructed around 963?
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luxembourg
Which soldier's conquest of Sicily and Naples in 1860 significantly contributed to the unification of Italy?
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giuseppe garibaldi
In 1890, which grand duchy ended its political ties with the Dutch royal family?
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luxembourg
Which country, along with the Czech Republic, ceased using the same currency in 1993?
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slovakia
What title did Shabbetai Tzevi declare for himself in the 17th century, attracting a mass following among Jews?
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messiah
Which much smaller country did Sweden defeat in the 1520s to gain its independence?
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denmark
Which country did Charles Stewart Parnell lead in a struggle for home rule in the late 19th century?
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ireland
In 1963, which country did Josip Broz Tito declare himself president for life?
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yugoslavia
In 1871, King Wilhelm I of which country became the emperor of Germany?
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prussia
In 1492, Ajaccio, the capital of which French Mediterranean island, was settled by Genoese colonists?
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corsica
Which country had its second king, Umberto I, assassinated by an anarchist in 1900?
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italy
Which European Grand Duchy, of which Saint Cunegund was a princess, considers her its Patroness?
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luxembourg
In 1995, extensive public sector strikes in response to Premier Alain Juppe's austerity plan brought which European country to a standstill?
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france
Which country was united with Norway and Sweden by the Union of Kalmar in 1397?
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denmark
What country had its first king as Leopold I, the uncle of Queen Victoria?
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belgium
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