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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Charlemagne

By what treaty was Charlemagne's empire divided among his grandsons?

Answer

Treaty of Verdun

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

Charlemagne's most famous sword is called?

Answer

Joyeuse

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

In what year did Charlemagne die?

Answer

814

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

Charlemagne's father was named?

Answer

Pepin the Short

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• Charlemagne

What animal did Charlemagne receive from the Abbasid caliph?

Answer

Elephant

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

Charlemagne was king of which Germanic tribe?

Answer

Franks

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

What is the name of Charlemagne's capital city?

Answer

Aachen

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Charlemagne

In what year was Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the Romans?

Answer

800

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

In what year was the Spanish Inquisition reinstated after being briefly abolished?

Answer

1814

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

Who succeeded Tomás de Torquemada as Grand Inquisitor?

Answer

Diego de Deza

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

What name was given to Muslim converts to Christianity during the Inquisition?

Answer

Moriscos

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

Which Spanish saint was investigated by the Inquisition for heresy?

Answer

Teresa of Ávila

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