Test Your Knowledge of Maltese History!

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Think you know everything about Malta's rich and fascinating history? Take this quiz to find out! From the ancient Phoenicians to the Knights of St. John, test your knowledge and see how many questions you can answer correctly out of 20.

Think you know everything about Malta's rich and fascinating history? Take this quiz to find out! From the ancient Phoenicians to the Knights of St. John, test your knowledge and see how many questions you can answer correctly out of 20.

1. When did Jean Parisot de Valette become Grand Master of the Knights of Malta?

1565
1557
1581
1549

2. Which Arabic caliphate held power in Malta from the closing of the 9th century until the end of the 11th?

Abbasid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
Aghlabid Caliphate

3. What major historical construction is Malta known for from around 3600 BC?

Great Pyramid of Giza
Stonehenge
Megalithic Temples
Roman Colosseum

4. Which city was held hostage by Maltese insurgents against Don Gonsalvo Monroy?

Valletta
Castellamare
Mdina
Rabat

5. What event in 1883 marked a significant point in Maltese transport history?

Opening of the airport
Introduction of public buses
Opening of the Malta Railway
First ferry service to Gozo

6. What significant cultural influence did the Arabs introduce to Malta?

Greek architecture
Roman law
Citrus fruits and irrigation
Sanskrit literature

7. When did Malta achieve independence from British colonial rule?

1939
1943
1956
1964

8. Which Grand Master of the Knights of St. John founded the city of Valletta?

Jean de la Valette
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle
Emanuel Pinto

9. The ‘fat ladies’ statuettes found in Malta are believed to be related to which aspect of ancient culture?

War deities
Fertility idols
Craftsmanship
Astronomy

10. Which modern law was influenced by medieval legal principles as discussed by Rictor Norton?

Civil Rights Act
Napoleonic Code
Medieval Homophobia
Magna Carta

11. Which colonial power ruled Malta after the end of Knights' rule and before British rule?

Spanish
French
Austrian
Ottoman

12. What year was the Malta Railway officially opened?

1883
1853
1873
1893

13. In the context of the language development in Malta, which languages have significantly influenced Maltese?

Greek and Latin
Latin and French
Semitic and Romance
Germanic and Slavic

14. In which year did the Maltese uprising against Count Monroy occur?

1419
1420
1425
1430

15. Which empire first colonized Malta around 1000 BC?

Roman
Byzantine
Phoenician
Cartaginian

16. Why is the year 1249 significant in Malta's Islamic history?

Introduction of Arabic as the primary language
Complete expulsion of Islam
First Arab invasion
End of Arab rule

17. Who were the prominent builders of Malta’s megalithic temples?

The Knights
The Phoenicians
The Temple Builders
The Romans

18. Which Maltese city is noted for being a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its ancient megalithic structures?

Valletta
Mdina
Għar Dalam
Ggantija

19. Who commented on the significant peril to Christendom if Malta fell to the Turks in 1565?

King Philip II of Spain
Pope Pius V
Queen Elizabeth I
Sultan Suleiman

20. Which major event in 1919 led to a push for greater autonomy in Malta?

World War I
Sette Giugno protests
British colonial expansion
Opening of University of Malta

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