- 1. When did King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Lion of the North) die?
A) 1620
B) 1648
C) 1632
D) 1655
- 2. In which battle did King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden die?
A) Battle of Breitenfeld
B) Battle of Lützen
C) Battle of Leipzig
D) Battle of Narva
- 3. Which Swedish city was King Gustavus Adolphus born in?
A) Malmö
B) Uppsala
C) Gothenburg
D) Stockholm
- 4. What age was King Gustavus Adolphus when he died?
A) 30
B) 37
C) 51
D) 42
- 5. In which year did King Gustavus Adolphus ascend the throne of Sweden?
A) 1600
B) 1639
C) 1625
D) 1611
- 6. Who succeeded King Gustavus Adolphus on the Swedish throne after his death?
A) Queen Christina
B) King Charles X Gustav
C) King Charles IX
D) King Charles XI
- 7. Who served as King Gustavus Adolphus's Chancellor and led Sweden after his death?
A) Lennart Torstensson
B) Carl Gustaf Wrangel
C) Axel Oxenstierna
D) Johan Banér
- 8. What was the nickname given to King Gustavus Adolphus for his military prowess?
A) Lion of the North
B) Swedish Savior
C) Baltic Lion
D) Nordic Warrior
- 9. In which region did King Gustavus Adolphus intervene in the Thirty Years' War?
A) Poland
B) Germany
C) The Netherlands
D) Italy
- 10. Who was Gustavus Adolphus's marriage partner?
A) Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
B) Isabella of Castile
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) Catherine the Great
- 11. Which royal house did King Gustavus Adolphus belong to?
A) Romanov
B) Wittelsbach
C) Habsburg
D) Vasa
- 12. Who authored the biography 'The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus'?
A) Alexandre Dumas
B) G.A. Henty
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Victor Hugo
- 13. In which battle was Gustavus Adolphus's military genius showcased prior to his death?
A) Battle of Breitenfeld
B) Battle of Fleurus
C) Battle of Nördlingen
D) Battle of Rocroi
- 14. King Gustavus Adolphus is also known as the 'Lion of the North' because of his...
A) Love of nature
B) Military prowess
C) Patronage of the arts
D) Bravery in hunting lions
- 15. Which war was King Gustavus Adolphus involved in at the time of his death?
A) War of the Polish Succession
B) Great Northern War
C) Swedish-Russian War
D) Thirty Years' War
- 16. Which country was Gustavus Adolphus at war with at the time of his death?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Denmark
D) Holy Roman Empire
- 17. Who was the opponent leading the opposing forces against King Gustavus Adolphus at his final battle?
A) Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
B) Gustav Horn
C) Albrecht von Wallenstein
D) Tilly
- 18. Which famous Swedish author wrote a play about King Gustavus Adolphus?
A) Astrid Lindgren
B) Henrik Ibsen
C) August Strindberg
D) Selma Lagerlöf
- 19. Gustavus Adolphus was known for his support of which religious group during the Thirty Years' War?
A) Protestants
B) Catholics
C) Jews
D) Eastern Orthodox
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