Historical Titles Trivia Questions
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What is the French term used to refer to Louis XIII's brother Gaston?
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monsieur
What title was held by the German emperor from 1871 to 1918?
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kaiser
What title was held by the person who governed Japan, while the emperor's rule was nominal, from the 12th to 19th centuries?
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shogun
What title was Julius Caesar given for life in 44 B.C. that some modern leaders like Juan Peron and Manuel Noriega have also held?
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dictator
What title did Wilhelm I of Prussia assume when he became emperor of all Germany in 1871?
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kaiser
Who was given the title 'Empress of India' by Disraeli and in return made him the Earl of Beaconsfield in the 19th century?
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queen victoria
What name is given to Greek sailors after the Golden Fleece, which is also another name for Forty-Niners during the California gold rush?
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argonauts
Which title, meaning 'Universal Ruler', was granted to the famous Mongol leader?
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genghis khan
In 1452, Frederick III was the last person to be crowned in Rome by a pope with which title?
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holy roman emperor
What is the term for the military governor of Japan, with the last one resigning in 1867?
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shogun
What Islamic title, meaning 'sign from God', became widely recognized in the Western world during the 1970s?
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ayatollah
What title was Tenzin Gyatso given at the age of 4 in 1940?
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dalai lama
What title, derived from Arabic meaning 'ruler', was held by the leader overthrown by Kemal Ataturk in 1922?
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sultan
What is the title held by the sovereign prince of Austria's royal family, which was held by Francis Ferdinand?
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archduke
Which empire did Irene declare herself Emperor of, not Empress, during her reign from 797-802?
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byzantine empire
Which title, derived from 'Caesar', was used for a German emperor?
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kaiser
What English title originated from the Arabic term 'amir-al-bahr,' meaning commander of the sea?
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admiral
In early Scotland, what title was given to a person of rank, such as Macbeth, who was one of Glamis and then Cawdor?
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thane
What was the official title held by Oliver Cromwell when he ruled England as a virtual dictator from 1653 to 1658?
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lord protector
What title, derived from the Arabic word for 'authority', was used by the monarchs of the Seljuk and Ottoman Empires?
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sultan
Who was given the title Marquis of Salobrena by King Juan Carlos in 1981?
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andrés segovia
What title does the man born Tenzin Gyatso hold as the 14th in succession?
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dalai lama
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