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Who was King of Prussia when the German Empire began in 1871?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which instrument did Frederick the Great play?

    Answer: flute

    Why: He composed 121 sonatas for flute and continuo.

  2. 2 Medium

    What did Frederick the Great largely abolish in 1740?

    Answer: torture

    Why: His 1740 order still allowed torture for high treason and mass murder.

  3. 3 Hard

    In which German state is the Hohenzollern dynasty's ancestral castle?

    Answer: Baden-Württemberg

    Why: Frederick the Great's coffin rested in its chapel until his reburial at Sanssouci in 1991.

  4. 4 Easy

    Where is Frederick the Great's palace of Sanssouci?

    Answer: Potsdam

    Why: Sanssouci is little more than a large single-storey villa, with just ten principal rooms.

  5. 5 Medium

    Whose death in 1762 took Russia out of the war against Prussia?

    Answer: Empress Elizabeth

    Why: Her successor, Peter III, admired Frederick and made peace with Prussia in May 1762.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who brought Prussian drill to Washington's army in 1778?

    Answer: Friedrich von Steuben

    Why: The US Army used his drill manual, nicknamed the Blue Book, until 1814.

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