Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What composer died in Vienna at the age of 35 in 1791? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 97%
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What royal heir was assassinated in 1914, sparking World War One? | Franz {Ferdinand} | 95%
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What muscular Austrian served as the 38th Governor of California? | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 94%
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What daughter of the above was married to the King of France, but was guillotined in 1793? | Marie {Antoinette} | 91%
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Who is considered to be the founder of psychoanalysis? | Sigmund Freud | 90%
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What country was Austria joined with between 1867–1918, forming an empire composed of two technically equal countries under the same king? | Hungary | 88%
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What royal house ruled Austria from 1278 until 1918? | Habsburg | 81%
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What empire's expansion into Europe was halted and reversed by the 1683 Battle of Vienna? | Ottoman Empire | 79%
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What noble rank was held by the above? | Archduke | 74%
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What country was "partitioned" between Austria, Prussia and Russia starting in 1772? | Poland | 73%
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What classic musical film is set in the city of Salzburg? | The Sound of Music | 72%
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Which Austrian city has hosted the Winter Olympics twice? | Innsbruck | 62%
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What people established the city of Vienna during the 1st century? | The Romans | 59%
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In 1864, an Austrian royal named Maximillian accepted an invitation to become the emperor of what New World country? (He lasted 3 years before getting executed by firing squad) | Mexico | 56%
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What Austrian territory was annexed by Italy in 1918 as a result of WWI? | South {Tyrol} | 53%
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Who was the longest-reigning ruler in Austrian history? | Franz {Joseph} | 51%
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What book was published in 1952 by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer? | Seven Years in {Tibet} | 49%
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What symbolist painter painted "The Kiss"? | Gustav {Klimt} | 48%
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Who was the only female ruler of the above? | Maria {Theresa} | 47%
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What was the currency of Austria before Euro was introduced in 1999? | Schilling | 37%
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