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Historical Countries by Ruler

Can you name each current and former country based on the the names of three of its rulers?
Includes ceremonial leaders
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
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First submittedDecember 27, 2020
Times taken34,409
Average score70.0%
Rating4.44
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Rulers
Country
Clovis, Louis, Charles
France
Genghis, Ögedei, Kublai
Mongol Empire
Ivan, Peter, Catherine
Russia
Augustus, Caligula, Severus
Roman Empire
Jimmu, Meiji, Hirohito
Japan
Innocent, Urban, Clement
Papal States
Alfred, Æthelred, Elizabeth
England
Osman, Mehmed, Suleiman
Ottoman Empire
Dido, Hasdrubal, Hamilcar
Carthage
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
Achaemenid Empire
(Persia)
Rulers
Country
Duncan, Malcolm, James
Scotland
Lorenzo, Alessandro, Cosimo
Florence
Kamehameha, Kalākaua, Liliʻuokalani
Hawaii
Franz Joseph, Maria Theresa, Leopold
Austria
Djoser, Ramesses, Tutankhamun
Egypt
Ferdinand, Alfonso, Juan Carlos
Spain
Lech, Casimir, Hedwig
Poland
Magnus, Gustavus Adolphus, Oscar
Sweden
Moctezuma, Axayacatl, Itzcoatl
Aztec Empire
Taksin, Bhumibol Adulyadej,
Si Inthrathit
Thailand
stefb72
+14
Level 81
Dec 28, 2020
question nr 1: please, accept "Francia", "Frankish Kingdom", or "Frankland", for it was not France yet
TheLastFish
+2
Level 70
Dec 28, 2020
Totally agree. Analogously, Augustus, Caligula, und Septimius Severus also have been rulers of "France" but for some reasons "Roman Empire" is the main answer. ;-)
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 29, 2023
Frank and Francia will work now.
ChaosLord
+3
Level 74
Jul 17, 2023
Only for Clovis, and "France" is just the modern term for Frankia anyway. Hell, Alfred wasn't even king of England, he was King of Wessex, but I'm not complaining, because... well, close enough, innit?
Aaron197
+7
Level 72
Dec 28, 2020
Accept "Siam"?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Dec 28, 2020
Siam will work now.
Algernon
+3
Level 72
Dec 29, 2020
Dammed tough. Nowhere near the average of 17.

On seeing the answers there are a couple I should have got but 5 I would never have got.

wielblad
+14
Level 66
Jan 11, 2021
Consider changing "Hedwig" to "Jadwiga". English language texts now mostly use her Polish name, whether history books or wikipedia. Hedwig most people associate with the owl from Harry Potter.
WoodyJohnson
+9
Level 62
Feb 17, 2021
Agree with that. Even Poles didn't hear about somebody like Hedwig. Her name was Jadwiga of Poland.
swaddle
+1
Level 39
Jan 28, 2021
So the quiz is named can you name these current and former countries based on some rulers names etc but i need to name the empire for the italian one?
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Feb 17, 2021
You could just say Rome if you wanted. But, no, Italy is not correct.
Hampus
+1
Level 57
Feb 17, 2021
Swaddle: What are you talking about?
promastermage
+4
Level 64
Feb 1, 2021
Lech is legendary person
ddddan
+7
Level 81
Feb 21, 2021
Unless it's Lech Wałęsa
Hdny42
+1
Level 63
Feb 17, 2021
Excellent quiz!
mpepperdine
+5
Level 73
Feb 17, 2021
I got most of these from Civ V!
TheCouchSitter
+2
Level 53
Feb 17, 2021
Civ VI provides a few as well :)
XYU
+2
Level 62
Feb 17, 2021
Nice one; Carthage took me a while to guess, but I thought "Hasdrubal" sounded a bit like Hannibal so I gave it a try.
Damangio
+2
Level 64
Feb 17, 2021
Same logic here, except with "Hamilcar." How did 43% of people get that one? Did they just guess well like us?
Clarisse451
+7
Level 65
Feb 17, 2021
Dido was the clue for me, she is pretty famous in Roman poetry and literature (e.g. Aeneid).
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 68
Feb 18, 2021
Hamilcar Barca is the legendary founder of Barcelona, so if you've been there, you might know it. Also, Dido is pretty well known. I've also read Salammbo, by Flaubert, which takes place in Carthage, and references some of these figures. We all have different knowledge. When somebody knows something you don't, it doesn't mean they cheated, wildly guessed, or have some sort of freakish abnormal knowledge. It just means that people have different histories and interests.
JWatson24
+6
Level 71
Feb 17, 2021
Ah yes, France and its 18 King Louises...
JonOfKent
+1
Level 56
Feb 17, 2021
Such fun! Thank you.
Damangio
+1
Level 64
Feb 17, 2021
Great quiz. Looking forward to part 2!
Nick16
+3
Level 55
Feb 17, 2021
I'd like to thank Civ V for carrying me through this quiz.
Me987654321
+1
Level 70
Feb 17, 2021
Thanks for including Scotland!!
dogmeat
+1
Level 67
Feb 17, 2021
Nice quiz concept but one of the easiest Quizmaster has ever put up
funishment
+2
Level 34
Feb 18, 2021
King Kamehameha.

Best royal name ever heard.

stankyC
+3
Level 65
Feb 18, 2021
Should Mexica be accepted for Aztec? That's the Nahuatl and common name for the nation that ruled the Aztec Empire
Ertaeth
+2
Level 68
Oct 11, 2022
Yes please. I agree
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 29, 2023
Mexica will work now.
beks
+1
Level 57
Feb 18, 2021
Do Habsburg Monarchy and Holy Roman Empire work?
camus
+2
Level 78
Feb 22, 2021
Holy Roman Empire shouldn't count. Maria Teresia was never the regent of the HRE (unlike her husband, Franz I.), and neither was Franz Joseph. Habsburg might be correct but who would try Habsburg before Austria?
evilcheeser
+1
Level 72
Jul 18, 2023
The Habsburg Monarchy (at its peak) ruled quite a lot more than Austria and also (especially before said peak) did not rule all of Austria, so it's actually a much more accurate answer... but people do tend to shorten the name for convenience and it's like.. close enough? I would definitely accept Habsburg Monarchy but I certainly can't imagine someone who typed that struggling to come up with Austria as an answer.
JT22
+1
Level 65
Jan 11, 2022
I think Great Britain and UK should count for England. I said England eventually, but anyone that says the other two mean to put the right answer
Lostbean
+1
Level 37
Jan 20, 2022
Vatican should count for Papal States
wkrpnyc
+1
Level 81
Nov 11, 2022
It does
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Jul 17, 2023
18/20, missed Thailand and Sweden
ChaosLord
+1
Level 74
Jul 17, 2023
My nitpick would be that only two of the English monarchs actually ruled England. Æthelred was the first king of a united English realm: while Alfred laid much of the groundwork to bring the Saxon realms under one crown, he was only ever king of Wessex. Since there's plenty of English Kings to pick from, why not include one of the Plantagenets, for example?
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