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Victor Emmanuel III - Quiz
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  • 1. On which date did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of the Order of the Annunciation?
A) 29 July 1900
B) 1 January 1887
C) 10 February 1891
D) 14 March 1942
  • 2. Who was Victor Emmanuel's wife?
A) Princess Giovanna of Bulgaria
B) Princess Marie José of Belgium
C) Princess Mafalda of Hesse
D) Princess Elena of Montenegro
  • 3. Which order did Victor Emmanuel found on 14 March 1942?
A) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
B) Order of the Crown of Italy
C) Order of Besa
D) Order of the Roman Eagle
  • 4. What is the name of Victor Emmanuel's daughter who married Prince Philipp of Hesse?
A) Giovanna
B) Maria Francesca
C) Yolanda
D) Mafalda
  • 5. Which order was Victor Emmanuel Sovereign of from 1939 to 1943 in Italian Albania?
A) Order of Savoy
B) Order of the Roman Eagle
C) Order of the Star of Italy
D) Order of Skanderbeg
  • 6. What was the date of Victor Emmanuel's marriage to Princess Elena of Montenegro?
A) 21 October 1896
B) 23 September 1925
C) 25 January 1939
D) 9 April 1923
  • 7. Who was Victor Emmanuel's son who became King of Italy?
A) Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
B) Yolanda
C) Umberto II
D) Giovanna
  • 8. Which medal did Victor Emmanuel receive for military merit?
A) Commemorative Medal of Campaigns of Independence Wars
B) War Merit Cross
C) Mauritian Medal for Military Merit of 10 Lustrums
D) Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
  • 9. Which order did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of on 10 February 1891?
A) Order of the Star of Italy
B) Order of Savoy
C) Order of the Crown of Italy
D) Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • 10. Who was Victor Emmanuel's daughter that married King Boris III of Bulgaria?
A) Yolanda
B) Maria Francesca
C) Giovanna
D) Mafalda
  • 11. Which order did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of that was related to military achievements?
A) Order of the Star of Italy
B) Order of the Roman Eagle
C) Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
D) Order of Besa
  • 12. What was the date of Victor Emmanuel's marriage to Princess Marie José of Belgium?
A) 25 October 1930
B) 9 April 1923
C) 25 January 1939
D) 8 January 1930
  • 13. Which order did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of that commemorated the unity of Italy?
A) Commemorative Medal of Campaigns of Independence Wars
B) Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
C) Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918
D) War Merit Cross
  • 14. Who was Victor Emmanuel's daughter that married Prince Luigi of Bourbon–Parma?
A) Mafalda
B) Giovanna
C) Yolanda
D) Maria Francesca
  • 15. Which order did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of that was related to colonial achievements?
A) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
B) Order of Besa
C) Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
D) Order of the Roman Eagle
  • 16. Which order was Victor Emmanuel Sovereign of that was related to military achievements in the Kingdom of Italy?
A) Order of the Roman Eagle
B) Order of the Star of Italy
C) Grand Cross of the Crown of Italy
D) Order of Besa
  • 17. Which order did Victor Emmanuel become Sovereign of that was related to civil achievements?
A) Order of Besa
B) Civil Order of Savoy
C) Order of the Star of Italy
D) Order of the Roman Eagle
  • 18. On what date did Victor Emmanuel III give Mussolini permission to enter the war?
A) 10 June 1940
B) 17 June 1940
C) 10 May 1940
D) 1 June 1940
  • 19. What was Victor Emmanuel III's role when Italy entered the war?
A) Gave Mussolini supreme command
B) Assigned command to the military
C) Retired from command
D) Retained supreme command
  • 20. What was the result of Italy's first offensive in France?
A) Captured Paris
B) Ended in complete failure
C) Led to immediate peace negotiations
D) Secured a major victory
  • 21. What was Victor Emmanuel III's reaction to the invasion of Greece?
A) Ordered a withdrawal
B) Blessed Mussolini's plans
C) Remained neutral
D) Opposed the invasion
  • 22. Who did Victor Emmanuel III refuse to help when they were sacked by Mussolini?
A) Marshal Pietro Badoglio
B) Emilio De Bono
C) Count Ciano
D) Dino Grandi
  • 23. Where did Victor Emmanuel III move during the invasion of Yugoslavia?
A) A villa at Brazzacco
B) Rome
C) Milan
D) Florence
  • 24. What operation did Germany launch on 22 June 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Barbarossa
  • 25. How many divisions did Victor Emmanuel III claim he wanted to send to the Soviet Union?
A) 5 divisions
B) A 'token' force
C) 20 divisions
D) 10 divisions
  • 26. What did Victor Emmanuel III believe about the American 'Europe First' strategy?
A) He fully supported it
B) He opposed it
C) He initiated it
D) He failed to anticipate it
  • 27. What was Victor Emmanuel III's reaction to Japan entering the war?
A) He was indifferent
B) He was concerned
C) He was angry
D) He was pleased
  • 28. What did historian Denis Mack Smith say about Victor Emmanuel III's decision-making?
A) He was decisive
B) He was always quick to act
C) He was reckless
D) He tended to procrastinate
  • 29. What did Victor Emmanuel III believe about the United States' involvement in the war?
A) He hated the United States as a democracy
B) He was neutral towards the United States
C) He wanted to ally with the United States
D) He admired the United States
  • 30. What was Victor Emmanuel III's view on Britain during the war?
A) He was indifferent to Britain's status
B) He believed Britain was a strong ally
C) He thought Britain was 'rotten to the core'
D) He wanted to strengthen ties with Britain
  • 31. What did Victor Emmanuel III think about the Red Army's losses?
A) He thought the Red Army was invincible
B) He believed the Red Army would collapse soon
C) He believed Germany would win on the Eastern Front
D) He was unsure about the outcome
  • 32. What excuse did Victor Emmanuel III use for not dismissing Mussolini?
A) Mussolini was a close friend
B) Mussolini had military support
C) Mussolini was still popular with the Italian people
D) Mussolini was a strategic asset
  • 33. What did the Vatican want Italy to do by 1943?
A) Negotiate peace with Germany
B) Join the Allies
C) Exit the war
D) Continue fighting
  • 34. How old was Victor Emmanuel III when he acceded to the throne?
A) 25
B) 35
C) 40
D) 30
  • 35. What was Italy's initial stance at the beginning of World War I?
A) Aligned with the Triple Entente
B) Neutral
C) Declared war on Austria-Hungary
D) Aligned with the Central Powers
  • 36. How many threatening letters did Victor Emmanuel III receive during World War I?
A) About 600
B) About 400
C) About 100
D) About 200
  • 37. Who was the prime minister during the first fourteen years of Victor Emmanuel III's reign?
A) Benito Mussolini
B) Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
C) Antonio Salandra
D) Giovanni Giolitti
  • 38. What significant reform did Giovanni Giolitti introduce during his tenure?
A) Universal male suffrage
B) Abolition of monarchy
C) Women's suffrage
D) Establishment of Fascism
  • 39. Where was Victor Emmanuel III buried after his death?
A) St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
B) Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
C) Pantheon, Rome
D) St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria
  • 40. In which year were Victor Emmanuel III's remains returned to Italy?
A) 1946
B) 1945
C) 2017
D) 1947
  • 41. Which city did Allied forces liberate in June 1944?
A) Milan
B) Naples
C) Venice
D) Rome
  • 42. Who was the Prime Minister of Italy when Mussolini led the March on Rome?
A) Giovanni Giolitti
B) Alessandro Pertini
C) Luigi Facta
D) Benito Mussolini
  • 43. Who advised King Victor Emmanuel III to appoint Mussolini as Prime Minister?
A) Giovanni Giolitti
B) Luigi Facta
C) Antonio Salandra
D) Benito Mussolini
  • 44. How many Fascist deputies were in the Chamber when Mussolini became Prime Minister?
A) 32
B) 200
C) 100
D) 50
  • 45. In which year did Victor Emmanuel III celebrate his 65th birthday in Italian Somaliland?
A) 1937
B) 1936
C) 1934
D) 1935
  • 46. Who was the Emperor of Ethiopia before the Italian invasion?
A) Tewodros II
B) Menelik II
C) Haile Selassie
D) Lij Iyasu
  • 47. In what year did the League of Nations end sanctions against Italy?
A) 1939
B) 1936
C) 1937
D) 1938
  • 48. How many countries recognized Victor Emmanuel III's title as Emperor of Ethiopia by November 1938?
A) 50
B) 47
C) 30
D) 60
  • 49. In which year did Italy lose its possession of Ethiopia?
A) 1942
B) 1940
C) 1943
D) 1941
  • 50. When did Victor Emmanuel III renounce his title as Emperor of Ethiopia?
A) November 1944
B) November 1942
C) November 1945
D) November 1943
  • 51. In what year did Victor Emmanuel III assume the crown of the King of the Albanians?
A) 1942
B) 1939
C) 1941
D) 1940
  • 52. Who was the King of the Albanians before Victor Emmanuel III?
A) Zog I
B) Skanderbeg
C) Ahmet Zogu
D) Leka I
  • 53. What was the name of the Albanian patriot who attempted to assassinate Victor Emmanuel III in 1941?
A) Enver Hoxha
B) Vasil Laçi
C) Dimitri Mikhaliov
D) Ahmet Zogu
  • 54. In which city did Victor Emmanuel III escape an assassination attempt in 1941?
A) Durrës
B) Tirana
C) Vlorë
D) Shkodër
  • 55. Who did Victor Emmanuel III have a private audience with in the summer of 1942?
A) Ciano
B) Giuseppe Grandi
C) Clara Petacci
D) Pietro Badoglio
  • 56. What percentage of voters favored a republic in the referendum that abolished the monarchy in Italy?
A) 50 per cent
B) 45 per cent
C) 60 per cent
D) 54 per cent
  • 57. Which historian speculated that the referendum result might have been different if Victor Emmanuel had abdicated earlier?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Sir Charles Petrie
D) Benedetto Croce
  • 58. Where did Victor Emmanuel take refuge after the referendum?
A) Switzerland
B) France
C) Egypt
D) United States
  • 59. What was the cause of Victor Emmanuel's death?
A) Stroke
B) Heart attack
C) Pneumonia
D) Pulmonary congestion
  • 60. How many volumes did Victor Emmanuel write for the Corpus Nummorum Italicorum?
A) 10 volumes
B) 30 volumes
C) 15 volumes
D) 20 volumes
  • 61. In which year was Victor Emmanuel awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society?
A) 1920
B) 1904
C) 1897
D) 1910
  • 62. What was Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III in Paris renamed to in 1946?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue
B) Churchill Avenue
C) Napoleon Avenue
D) Charles de Gaulle Avenue
  • 63. Who played Victor Emmanuel in the film 'The Assassination of Matteotti'?
A) Giulio Girola
B) Marcello Mastroianni
C) Alberto Sordi
D) Vincenzo Nemolato
  • 64. Who portrayed Victor Emmanuel in the television series 'Mussolini: Son of the Century'?
A) Giulio Girola
B) Toni Servillo
C) Roberto Benigni
D) Vincenzo Nemolato
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