The Habsburgs Trivia Questions

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1. 1.This dynasty is famous for its motto "Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry."

   • The Habsburgs
   • The Bourbons
   • The Tudors
   • The Romanovs

2. 2.This European city served as the capital of the Habsburg Empire for centuries and houses the famous Schönbrunn Palace.

   • Madrid
   • Vienna
   • Prague
   • Budapest

3. 3.This distinctive physical trait, caused by generations of inbreeding, became associated with the Habsburg dynasty.

   • The Tudor nose
   • The Bourbon lips
   • The Habsburg jaw
   • The Romanov brow

4. 4.This Habsburg archduke's assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 triggered World War I.

   • Franz Ferdinand
   • Franz Joseph
   • Maximilian
   • Rudolf

5. 5.This heraldic symbol, featuring two heads looking east and west, represented the Habsburg claim to universal sovereignty.

   • The golden lion
   • The black raven
   • The white swan
   • The double-headed eagle

6. 6.This French queen, born an Austrian archduchess, was executed during the French Revolution in 1793.

   • Marie de Medici
   • Marie Antoinette
   • Maria Theresa
   • Marie Louise

7. 7.This 1867 political arrangement created a dual monarchy by giving Hungary equal status with Austria.

   • The Treaty of Vienna
   • The Congress of Berlin
   • The Austro-Hungarian Compromise
   • The Peace of Westphalia

8. 8.This Habsburg emperor ruled for 68 years, from the 1848 revolutions until his death during World War I.

   • Franz Joseph I
   • Joseph II
   • Leopold I
   • Charles VI

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