Ottoman Empire
The empire expanded from Anatolia across three continents. This topic is part of Empires within History. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Ottoman Empire trivia questions
The Ottoman Empire was centered in what broad region?
Answer: Anatolia and southeastern Europe
Bonus fact: The empire expanded from Anatolia across three continents.
Which city became the Ottoman capital after 1453?
Answer: Constantinople
Bonus fact: The city later became known as Istanbul.
Which sultan captured Constantinople in 1453?
Answer: Mehmed II
Bonus fact: Mehmed II earned the title 'the Conqueror.'
The Gallipoli campaign of 1915–1916 centered on which strategic waterway?
Answer: Dardanelles
Bonus fact: The campaign was fought in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
"Greenmantle" is set largely against the backdrop of which war?
Answer: World War I
Bonus fact: Its plot revolves around an attempt to exploit religious and political tensions inside the Ottoman Empire during the war.
The Arab Revolt of 1916 was directed against which empire?
Answer: Ottoman Empire
Bonus fact: Arab forces allied with Britain during World War I.
Which empire was ruled by Suleiman the Magnificent?
Answer: Ottoman Empire
Bonus fact: Suleiman ruled during a high point of Ottoman power.