Ottoman Empire quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which breakfast drink did the Ottomans introduce to 16th-century Europe?

   Answer: coffee

   Why: German physician Leonhard Rauwolf was the first European to mention it, calling it "chaube" and "almost as black as ink".

2. 2 Medium

   Which Ottoman sultan conquered Egypt and the Hejaz in 1517?

   Answer: Selim I

   Why: After the sharif of Mecca sent him the holy cities' keys in 1517, Selim I chose Servant, not Ruler, of the Two Holy Cities.

3. 3 Hard

   How did Mehmed II bypass the chain blocking the Golden Horn?

   Answer: Dragged ships over land

   Why: On 22 April 1453 Ottoman crews hauled dozens of ships over the Galata hill on greased logs into the Golden Horn, past the Byzantine chain.

4. 4 Easy

   Which empire did the Ottomans end by capturing Constantinople?

   Answer: Byzantine Empire

   Why: A Byzantine offshoot on the Black Sea, the Empire of Trebizond, held out until 1461, eight years after the capital itself had fallen.

5. 5 Medium

   Where were potential Ottoman heirs kept in luxury but total isolation?

   Answer: The Cage

   Why: Osman III spent 51 years in the Cage before reaching the throne, like many sultans with no experience of government.

6. 6 Hard

   Which treaty officially ended the Ottoman Empire after World War I?

   Answer: Treaty of Lausanne

   Why: The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres was meant to be the postwar settlement, but it was never ratified, so this 1923 accord signed in Switzerland replaced it.