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The 1500s Quiz

Name the people, places, events, etc that occurred in the 1500s
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Last updated: January 6, 2026
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1) Martin Luther protests against
the Catholic Church, sparking this religious movement
1517
Protestant Reformation
2) Spanish Conquistador Hernan
Cortes defeats King Montezuma and the
collapse of this empire
1521
Aztec
3) Francisco Pizarro defeats this
Peruvian empire and founds the city of Lima
1532-1572
Inca
4) This astronomer publishes his theory
that Earth orbits the Sun
1543-1687
Copernicus
5) This Portuguese explorers team is
the first to circumnavigate the globe
1519-1522
Ferdinand Magellan
6) Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares
Cabral claims this country for Portugal
1500
Brazil
7) This famous explorer is arrested and
deported from Santo Domingo back to
Spain, only to have the charges dismissed in December
Oct 1500
Christopher Columbus
8) Portuguese explorer Joao Da Nova
discovers this remote Atlantic island
1502
Saint Helena
9) The famous David sculpture by this
painter is unveiled in Florence
1504
Michelangelo
10) This famous playwright is born in
Stratford upon Avon
1564-1616
William Shakespeare
11) German locksmith Peter Henlein invents
a portable version of this timekeeping device
1506-10
Watch
12) Spains' King Philip II sends a massive
fleet to England to restore Catholicism,
known as this event
1588
Spanish Armada
13) This Italian explorer maps 2 stars,
Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri
1502
Amerigo Vespucci
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Years
Answer
14) This Brazilian megacity is founded by the
team of Portuguese explorer Gonçalo Coelho
1502
Rio De Janeiro
15) This famous Dutch humanist publishes
In Praise of Folly
1509
Erasmus
16) This family dynasty ruled England when the
houses of Lancaster and York were united
1500s
Tudor
17) This Ottoman ruler expands the empire into
the Middle East and Africa
1520-1566
Suleiman
18) This Florida city is established by the Spanish
as a permanent settlement in America
1565
St Augustine
19) This king severs ties with the pope and establishes
the English Anglican Church
1534
Henry VIII
20) This English explorer completes the 2nd
circumnavigation of the world
1577-1580
Francis Drake
21) This Flemish geographer creates the famous map
projection that bears his name
1569
Mercator
22) #9 paints the famous Last Judgement in this
Vatican church
1536-1541
Sistine Chapel
23) This explorer founds the first English colony
in present day North Carolina
1587
Walter Raleigh
24) This meeting is held to refine Catholic doctrine in
response to the spread of Protestantism
1545-1563
Council of Trent
25) This English queen, the 2nd wife of Henry VIII,
is executed for treason at the Tower of London
1533-1536
Anne Boleyn
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1 Comments
XYU
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Level 62
Jan 15, 2026
More good stuff here, nice one.

"Protestantism" would fit the question too - could be added, but I guess it is a minor point.

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