Questions & Answers
Browse all 20 questions from the
European History Challenge study set below.
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1
Which structure was built in London following the Great Fire of 1666 to replace the destroyed medieval cathedral?
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A
Westminster Abbey
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B
St. Paul's Cathedral
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C
The Tower of London
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D
St. Margaret's Church
2
In 1215, King John of England was forced to sign which document that limited the power of the monarchy?
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A
The Bill of Rights
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B
The Domesday Book
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C
The Magna Carta
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D
The Edict of Nantes
3
The 'Hundred Years' War' was primarily fought between which two nations?
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A
England and France
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B
Spain and Portugal
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C
Prussia and Austria
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D
Sweden and Denmark
4
What was the name of the ancient Roman road that stretched from Rome to the south of Italy, famously known as the 'Queen of Roads'?
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A
Via Flaminia
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B
Via Aurelia
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C
Via Appia
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D
Via Cassia
5
Which famous explorer from Venice traveled along the Silk Road to China during the 13th century?
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A
Vasco da Gama
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B
Marco Polo
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C
Ferdinand Magellan
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D
Amerigo Vespucci
6
During the French Revolution, what was the name of the fortress in Paris that was stormed on July 14, 1789?
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A
The Louvre
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B
The Tuileries
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C
The Bastille
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D
Versailles
7
Which Viking explorer is credited with establishing a settlement in North America, specifically Newfoundland, around 1000 AD?
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A
Leif Erikson
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B
Erik the Red
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C
Ragnar Lodbrok
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D
Harald Hardrada
8
What title was given to the leader of the Holy Roman Empire, a title held by figures such as Charlemagne?
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A
Pharaoh
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B
Czar
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C
Emperor
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D
Caliph
9
The Renaissance began in the 14th century in which European country?
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A
France
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B
Italy
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C
Germany
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D
England
10
Which Russian city was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and served as the capital for two centuries?
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A
Moscow
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B
Kiev
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C
St. Petersburg
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D
Novgorod
11
What was the name of the German monk who initiated the Protestant Reformation by posting his 95 Theses in 1517?
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A
John Calvin
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B
Martin Luther
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C
Ulrich Zwingli
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D
John Knox
12
The 'Spanish Armada', a massive naval fleet, was defeated by which country in 1588?
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A
England
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B
France
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C
Portugal
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D
The Netherlands
13
Which ancient civilization, located on the island of Crete, is considered the earliest advanced civilization in Europe?
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A
Mycenaean
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B
Minoan
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C
Etruscan
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D
Spartan
14
What was the primary language of the Roman Empire, which later formed the basis for the Romance languages?
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A
Greek
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B
Latin
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C
Etruscan
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D
Aramaic
15
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte was decisively defeated at which final battle?
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A
Battle of Austerlitz
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B
Battle of Leipzig
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C
Battle of Waterloo
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D
Battle of Borodino
16
Which Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII, reigned during the 'Golden Age' of English history?
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A
Mary I
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B
Elizabeth I
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C
Anne
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D
Victoria
17
What was the name of the bubonic plague pandemic that devastated Europe in the mid-14th century?
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A
The Great Plague
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B
The Black Death
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C
The Sweating Sickness
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D
The Antonine Plague
18
Which famous scientist from Italy was forced by the Inquisition to recant his support for the heliocentric theory?
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A
Isaac Newton
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B
Galileo Galilei
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C
Johannes Kepler
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D
Nicolaus Copernicus
19
The 'Hanoverian' dynasty succeeded which royal house on the British throne in 1714?
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A
House of Stuart
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B
House of Tudor
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C
House of York
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D
House of Lancaster
20
Which city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire until its fall in 1453?
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A
Rome
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B
Athens
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C
Constantinople
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D
Alexandria
