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European History by Letter - S

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

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Last updated: November 7, 2022
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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
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Level 85
Jul 1, 2022
Do you really think Sulla is more famous than, say, Julius Caesar?
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Level 78
Jul 2, 2022
Valid argument. I changed the question. Thanks for your interest in this quiz.