home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
0
thumbnail

European History by Letter - S

Are you a true expert of Europe's historical figures and locations?

Click here for the whole series
Quiz by
boepnx77
Rate:
Last updated: November 7, 2022
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedJuly 1, 2022
Times taken273
Average score45.0%
Report this quizReport
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
8:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 20 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Hint
Answer
Lost its independence in the Treaty of Union 1707
Scotland
Leader of a slave rebellion in ancient Rome
Spartacus
Decisive WWII battleground in Eastern Europe
Stalingrad
The greatest bard in English literature
Shakespeare
Founded by a “great” Russian tsar
St. Petersburg
One of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece
Socrates
Jazz is hardly imaginable without his invention (Adolphe)
Sax
German playwright considered an advocate of liberalism (Friedrich, “the Robbers”, “William Tell”)
Schiller
This Russian general born in 1730 fought in numerous countries and crossed the Alps (Alexander)
Suvorov
Roman dictator who gave up his power voluntarily in 79 BC (Lucius Cornelius)
Sulla
“Great” tsar of Bulgaria in the 9th/10th century
Simeon
Portuguese dictator whose authoritarian system ended with the Carnation Revolution (Antonio)
Salazar
Irish republican party led by Gerry Adams for 35 years
Sinn Féin
Name of several famous Roman generals in the Punic Wars, one of them defeating Hannibal
Scipio
Austrian Empress assassinated in 1898 in Geneva (nickname)
Sisi
This driving class of the French Revolution wore no breeches
Sansculottes
Several incidents with this battleship type in the 1980s caused chaos in Sweden’s navy and politics
Submarine
Nickname of Bavarian king Ludwig II who mysteriously drowned in Lake Starnberg
Swan king
Split between the Roman-Catholic and the Orthodox churches in 1054
Schism
Form of slavery of peasants in the Middle Ages and early modern period
Serfdom
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
History by Letter - B
Such as a deaf German composer.
History by Letter - N
Such as the victorious admiral at Trafalgar.
Countries by First Two Letters in 90 Seconds
Can you type the first 2 letters of each country in 90 seconds?
White Flags - Sudden Death
Click only the countries that have white somewhere on their national flag. But don't click a wrong answer or you will instantly surrender!
2 Comments
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 88
Jul 1, 2022
Do you really think Sulla is more famous than, say, Julius Caesar?
boepnx77
+1
Level 76
Jul 2, 2022
Valid argument. I changed the question. Thanks for your interest in this quiz.
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2026
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site | Site Map