Catherine the Great Quiz - 50 Trivia Questions!
Step into the world of Catherine the Great, the influential Empress of Russia known for her enlightened rule and cultural contributions. Test your understanding of her reign and historical significance.
Who was the commander of the Russian troops who stormed the fortress of Derbent in 1796?
Who was Catherine the Great's Foreign Minister from 1763 to 1781?
Catherine the Great of Valois agreed to a commercial treaty with which country in 1766?
What was the name of Catherine the Great's illegitimate son by Grigory Orlov?
Who married Maria Alexeyeva Bobrinsky in 1819?
Who played the young Catherine of Valois in the 1991 British TV series ‘Young Catherine’?
Who drew the 1791 caricature of William Pitt the Younger and Catherine the Great?
Which French philosopher completed the Encyclopédie under the protection of Catherine the Great of Russia?
In 1785, Catherine the Great of Russia officially declared which group to be foreigners?
Who became Duke of Holstein-Gottorp in 1739?
What was the name of the Russian Institute for Noble Maidens?
Which Russian city was founded by Catherine the Great and her companions Jose de Ribas, Platon Zubov and Grigory Potemkin
Who designed the coffin in which Catherine the Great was laid to rest in St Petersburg in 1792?
Who wrote the novel 'The Captain's Daughter'?
Who was the husband of Catherine the First, the first empress of Russia?
In 1764, Catherine the Great of Russia placed whom on the throne of Poland?
What is the name of the Russian TV series that portrays the rise to power and reign of a woman called 'Ekaterina'?
Which 1792 treaty ended the Russo-Turkish War?
What was the name given to people who were bound to the land they tilled under the rule of Catherine the Great of Russia?
What was the name of the first paper currency in Russia, issued in 1769 by the Assignation Bank?
What was the name of Catherine the Great's son?
Which future Russian emperor was the second cousin of the writer Sophie Tucker?
In which Offenbach opera does the character 'The Empress' appear?
Which Holy Roman Emperor was the son of Maria Theresa?
What was the name of Empress Joanna's daughter who married Peter the Great of Russia in 1745?
What was the name of Catherine the Great's favourite grandchild who became Queen of Sweden in 1796?
In 1783, Catherine the Great of Russia annexed which area from Turkey?
Which Russian naval officer died in 1791, aged 52, and was buried in St Catherine's Cathedral, London?
What nationality was Sophie, the wife of King Louis XVI of France?
Julius Caesar, Catherine the Great and Genghis Khan are all characters in which American animated television series?
What was the surname of Catherine the Great's three brothers?
The Great Imperial Crown of Russia contains pearls and what other precious stones?
Who painted a portrait of Catherine the Great of Russia, which was later sold at Christie's?
Catherine the Great's goal was to modernise what in Russia?
Who was the Russian general who fought for Catherine the Great in the Crimean War and the Russo-Turkish War?
What religion was tolerated by Catherine the Great of Russia?
What was the name of Catherine the Great's museum in St Petersburg, Russia?
What was the name of the disease that almost killed Queen Sophie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
In 1792, Catherine the Great of Russia granted trade to Daikokuya Kodayo, a captain from which country?
Which column stands in Catherine Park, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia?
What style of architecture was popularised by Catherine the Great of Russia?
Which country was divided between Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1795?
What was the name of the mother of Sophie, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
What was the name of the wife of King Peter III of England?
Which country did Russia defeat in the Battle of Svensksund in 1790?
What nationality was Catherine the Great?
What religion was practiced in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great?
Catherine the Great of Russia was responsible for the introduction of what in her empire?
"What does ""happiness and misery depend on""?"
What did Catherine the Great order to be created at Tsarskoye Selo in 1770?