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Portuguese History Trivia - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 42 times
- The average score is 20 of 24
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Lisbon experienced this natural disaster in 1755, destroying much of the city | Earthquake | 97%
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| Former colony of China, returned in 1999; Las Vegas of the East | Macau | 97%
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| The 3 African mainland countries which were Portuguese colonies | Angola | 95%
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| The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the New World between Spain and Portugal, giving Portugal this large colony | Brazil | 95%
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| Famous current soccer player | Cristiano Ronaldo | 95%
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| Explorer who circumnavigated the globe | Ferdinand Magellan | 92%
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| Former colony of India | Goa | 92%
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| Portugal was united with Spain from 1580-1640, during the period known as this (named for the peninsula) | Iberian Union | 92%
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| Portugal obtained this island chain in 1439 | The Azores | 92%
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| Portugal's alliance with this country is often considered to be the oldest military alliance still in effect today | United Kingdom | 92%
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| Mozambique | 90%
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| Napoleon's invasions caused the Portuguese royal family to flee to Brazil, establishing this city as the capital of the Portuguese Empire | Rio de Janeiro | 90%
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 90%
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| Explorer who traveled around Africa to reach India in 1498 | Vasco de Gama | 87%
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| The 2 African island countries which were Portuguese colonies | Cape Verde | 82%
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| The above was ruled by Spanish monarchs of this Austrian dynasty | Hapsburg | 82%
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| The name for Portugal under the Roman Empire; also the name of a British ship that was sunk by Germany in WW1 | Lusitania | 82%
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| Alfonso I declared himself the 1st King of Portugal in 1139, after defeating this Muslim people at Ourique, who were gradually losing their hold on the region during the Reconquista | The Moors | 82%
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| Estado Novo, the name for the nationalist and corporatist regime of the above ruler, translates to this | New State | 79%
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| In 1658, Portugal lost Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to this empire which was still experiencing its Golden Age | Dutch | 77%
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| Guinea-Bissau | 74%
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| Dictator of Portugal from 1932-1968; hint: Slytherin | António de Oliveira Salazar | 69%
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| In 1249, Portugal reconquered this southernmost region | The Algarve | 64%
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| Prince known for sponsoring lots of expeditions | Henry the Navigator | 54%
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