Can You Ace This Czech History Quiz?


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia
https://mzv.gov.cz/beijing/en/about_czechia/history/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Czechoslovakia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17220018

Put your knowledge of Czech history to the test with this challenging quiz. Can you get a perfect score out of 20?

Put your knowledge of Czech history to the test with this challenging quiz. Can you get a perfect score out of 20?

1. When was the independent state of Czechs and Slovaks founded?

28.10.1918
15.3.1939
1.1.1993
November 1989

2. Which event in Czechoslovak history is linked with 1.1.1993?

End of communist regime
Foundation of the Czech Republic
German occupation begins
Creation of Great Moravian Empire

3. Who founded the Charles University in Prague?

Vratislav II
Jan Hus
Charles IV
George of Podebrady

4. What significant event took place in Czechoslovakia in August 1968?

German occupation begins
Foundation of Czechoslovakia
Soviet-led invasion
Communist regime fall

5. John Huss was burnt at the stake in which year?

1414
1415
1420
1434

6. When did the Great Moravian Empire begin?

623
833
962
1212

7. Who was the first Czech king?

Charles IV
George of Podebrady
Vratislav II
Wenceslas III

8. Which dynasty ended with the death of King Wenceslas III?

Luxembourg Dynasty
Habsburg Dynasty
Premyslid Dynasty
Jagellon Dynasty

9. What year did the Battle of White Mountain occur?

1620
1618
1645
1608

10. Which empire was established in 962?

Great Moravian Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Avar Empire
Habsburg Empire

11. Which tribe gave the country its Latin name - Boiohaemum (Bohemia)?

Celts
Slavs
German tribes
Avar Empire

12. In which battle was the Bohemian Estates defeated continuing the centralization of the Habsburg Empire?

Battle of Slavkov
Battle of Linz
Battle of White Mountain
Battle of Prague

13. Who were the Slavic missionaries that arrived in 863?

Saint Methodius and George
Methodius and Constantine (Cyril)
Cyril and Vlatislav
George and Constantine

14. What marked the fall of the Communist regime in November 1989?

The Prague Spring
Velvet Revolution
German occupation ends
Foundation of Czech Republic

15. The Hussite Wars took place in which years?

1420-1434
1414-1415
1346-1378
1237-1344

16. When was the feudal system abolished in Czech lands?

1862
1848
1866
1781

17. Which event does the date 15.3.1939 in Czech history refer to?

Soviet-led invasion
German occupation begins
Communist takeover
Velvet Revolution

18. The first Slavic state, 'Empire of Samo', was established in which years?

623-658
833-907
863-907
1085-1212

19. Which treaty recognised four religions in 1645?

Treaty of Prague
Treaty of Vienna
Treaty of Linz
Treaty of Bohemia

20. Who became the first president of post-communist Czechoslovakia?

Alexander Dubcek
Vaclav Havel
Tomas Masaryk
Vaclav Klaus