Can You Ace This Czech History Quiz?
bobbyknuckles
Created 6/27/2024
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?
6. When did the Great Moravian Empire begin?
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?
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?
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
