European Royal Houses quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Why did Russia's imperial dynasty collapse in 1917?

   Answer: World War I pressures

   Why: Petrograd bread riots became an army mutiny within days, and Nicholas II abdicated aboard his stranded train at Pskov in March 1917.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Napoleon divorce Empress Joséphine in 1810?

   Answer: She failed to produce an heir

   Why: Joséphine kept the title and rank of Empress, and Napoleon's second wife bore him a son, the King of Rome, in March 1811.

3. 3 Hard

   Which Swedish king is considered the "Father of Modern Warfare"?

   Answer: Gustavus Adolphus

   Why: He fell at Lützen in 1632 leading a cavalry charge, aged 37; his three-pounder regimental guns moved right alongside the infantry.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did King Edward VIII give up the throne in 1936?

   Answer: To marry Wallis Simpson

   Why: Edward was never crowned; his reign of under a year is among the shortest in British history, and in 1937 he was created Duke of Windsor.

5. 5 Medium

   What was the primary purpose of Philip II's El Escorial?

   Answer: A royal palace and monastery

   Why: Its ground plan echoes the gridiron on which Saint Lawrence was martyred, after a victory won on his feast day in 1557.

6. 6 Hard

   Why is Elizabeth Stuart known as the "Winter Queen"?

   Answer: Her short reign in Bohemia

   Why: Crowned in Prague in November 1619, she reached The Hague in 1621 and stayed in exile there for forty years.