Trivia Quiz: European History

Question 1: In what year was Germany formally organized as a modern nation?

 A: 1472
 B: 1871
 C: 1991
 D: 1647

Question 2: After being captured by the British, where was Napoleon Bonaparte exiled?

 A: Saint Helena
 B: Corsica
 C: Sardinia
 D: Malta

Question 3: Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia during which time period?

 A: 1534 - 1547
 B: 1584 - 1598
 C: 1547 - 1584
 D: 1682 - 1696

Question 4: When was the European Union established?

 A: 1990
 B: 1985
 C: 2000
 D: 1992

Question 5: Who was the first ruler of the Roman Empire?

 A: Caesar Augustus
 B: Julius Caesar
 C: Gaius Cassius
 D: Mark Antony

Question 6: Which British ruler was executed as a result of the English Civil War?

 A: Oliver Cromwell
 B: Charles I
 C: Mary II
 D: James II

Question 7: Which river basin has evidence of the earliest human cultures in Europe?

 A: Rhone
 B: Loire
 C: Rhine
 D: Danube

Question 8: Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?

 A: Martin Luther
 B: John Calvin
 C: Henry VIII
 D: The Avignon Papacy

Question 9: The Renaissance is usually considered to have begun where?

 A: France
 B: Spain
 C: Italy
 D: Greece

Question 10: What is not true about Christopher Columbus?

 A: He set out to prove the world was round
 B: He set out to find a quick route to Asia
 C: Columbus never stepped foot on the North American continent
 D: He died in 1506 in Valladolid, Spain