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European History Trivia Questions
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1. Whose dad had to pay a $2 million dowry before she could marry Prince Rainier in 1956?

2. Which country did Great Britain fight in the War of Jenkins' Ear?

3. Alfonso XIII resigned as what country's king, when the people elected left-leaning republicans in 1931?

4. Who married a Shanghai actress stage name was Lan Ping, meaning 'Blue Apple'?

5. The famous Battle of Waterloo was fought 12 miles outside of which city?

6. The 2007 TV poll El Espanl De La Historia selected whom as the greatest 'Spaniard of History'?

7. Anna Chapman did a spicy photo shoot for Maxim, shortly after she was caught spying for what country in 2010?

8. Which of these was not an NHL star, but was a president of Croatia?

9. What dictator ended up hanging by his feet from an Esso station in Piazzale Loreto, along with his mistress?

10. Punch editor A P Herbert once wrote a cheque on the side of a what?

11. Which member of the British royal family was involved in 'Squidgygate'?

12. As which Russian leader was Vladimir Ulyanov better known?

13. Which country founded the West India Company?

14. In 1878, Turkey was forced to hand what island over to Great Britain, which annexed it in WWI?