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