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Bohemian and Czechoslovak History

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  1. In the history of the Czech lands, in which year did the Byzantine scholar brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius arrive in Great Moravia to spread Christian liturgy in Old Church Slavonic?
  2. In the history of the Czech lands, which Roman Pope granted approval for the Slavonic liturgy and consecrated Methodius as Archbishop of Sirmium in 869?
  3. In the history of the Czech lands, which younger brother assassinated Duke Wenceslas (Svatý Václav) at Stará Boleslav in 935 to claim the Bohemian throne?
  4. In the history of the Czech lands, in which year was the Bishopric of Prague founded under Duke Boleslav II, with Saxon monk Thietmar serving as its first bishop?
  5. In the history of the Czech lands, which Holy Roman Emperor issued the Golden Bull of Sicily in 1212, confirming the hereditary royal title of Přemysl Otakar I?
  6. In the history of the Czech lands, which rival Hungarian king did Přemysl Otakar II defeat at the Battle of Kressenbrunn in 1260 to secure the Duchy of Styria?
  7. In the history of the Czech lands, which young Bohemian king was assassinated in Olomouc in 1306, ending the male line of the Přemyslid dynasty after more than four centuries?
  8. In the history of the Czech lands, which daughter of Wenceslas II married John of Luxembourg in 1310, securing the Bohemian royal succession for the Luxembourg dynasty?
  9. In the history of the Czech lands, in which year did Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV issue the founding charter for Charles University in Prague?
  10. In the history of the Czech lands, which constitutional document enacted by Charles IV codified the electoral college of seven Prince-Electors choosing the Roman King?
  11. In the history of the Czech lands, on which tragic date was Bohemian reformer Jan Hus burned at the stake as a heretic during the Council of Constance?
  12. In the history of the Czech lands, which core liturgical demand among the Four Articles of Prague (1420) insisted on Holy Communion under both kinds for all Christians?
  13. In the history of the Czech lands, which blind military commander devised revolutionary wagon fort tactics (vozová hradba) to defeat imperial crusader armies?
  14. In the history of the Czech lands, which decisive 1434 battle witnessed moderate Hussites and Catholic lords crush the radical Taborite army, ending the Hussite Wars?
  15. In the history of the Czech lands, which 15th-century Bohemian monarch is remembered as the 'Hussite King' and for proposing an international peace league of Christian rulers?
  16. In the history of the Czech lands, which historic pact agreed at the Diet of Kutná Hora in 1485 established mutual tolerance between Utraquists and Catholics in Bohemia?
  17. In the history of the Czech lands, which Habsburg archduke was elected King of Bohemia by the estates in October 1526 following the death of Louis Jagiellon at Mohács?
  18. In the history of the Czech lands, in which year did Emperor Rudolf II move his permanent imperial residence and court from Vienna to Prague Castle?
  19. In the history of the Czech lands, which imperial governors were hurled from the council windows of Prague Castle on 23 May 1618, sparking the Thirty Years' War?
  20. In the history of the Czech lands, which decisive battle fought on 8 November 1620 on the outskirts of Prague crushed the Bohemian Protestant revolt against Ferdinand II?
  21. In the history of the Czech lands, on which date were 27 leaders of the Bohemian Revolt publicly executed in front of the Old Town Hall in Prague?
  22. In the history of the Czech lands, which constitutional decree issued by Ferdinand II in 1627 made the Bohemian crown hereditary to Habsburgs and declared Catholicism the sole legal faith?
  23. In the history of the Czech lands, which exiled bishop of the Unity of the Brethren authored Didactica Magna and Orbis Sensualium Pictus, earning the title 'Teacher of Nations'?
  24. In the history of the Czech lands, which 17th-century patriotic Jesuit scholar authored Dissertatio apologetica pro lingua slavonica, praecipue bohemica in defense of the Czech language?
  25. In the history of the Czech lands, which eminent historian and political leader was honored as the 'Father of the Nation' (Otec národa) for his monumental Dějiny národu českého?
  26. In the history of the Czech lands, which historic congress presided over by František Palacký gathered in Prague in June 1848 to advocate Austro-Slavism within a federalized Austria?
  27. In the history of the Czech lands, on which date was the independent Czechoslovak Republic formally proclaimed by the National Committee in Prague?
  28. In the history of the Czech lands, in which year was the definitive democratic constitution of the First Czechoslovak Republic adopted, establishing a parliamentary republic with universal suffrage?
  29. In the history of the Czech lands, which four European powers signed the Munich Agreement on 29-30 September 1938, forcing Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany?
  30. In the history of the Czech lands, on which date did Nazi German troops occupy Prague, with Adolf Hitler proclaiming the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia the following day?
  31. In the history of the Czech lands, which two Czechoslovak paratroopers trained in Britain executed the assassination of Acting Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich in Prague on 27 May 1942?
  32. In the history of the Czech lands, which Prague Orthodox cathedral crypt became the scene of the heroic final stand of the seven Anthropoid paratroopers on 18 June 1942?
  33. In the history of the Czech lands, which Communist leader announced the formation of a government dominated by the Communist Party on Old Town Square on 25 February 1948?
  34. In the history of the Czech lands, which prominent democratic politician, women's rights leader, and anti-Nazi resister was executed in June 1950 following a rigged show trial?
  35. In the history of the Czech lands, who was the Slovak reformist First Secretary of the Communist Party who championed 'Socialism with a human face' during the 1968 Prague Spring?
  36. In the history of the Czech lands, on the night of which date did hundreds of thousands of Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring?
  37. In the history of the Czech lands, on which square in Prague did student Jan Palach set himself on fire on 16 January 1969 to protest against public apathy towards the Soviet occupation?
  38. In the history of the Czech lands, which Czech moral philosopher was interrogated to exhaustion and died shortly after co-founding Charta 77 in 1977?
  39. In the history of the Czech lands, which historic Prague street was the site of the brutal police crackdown on a peaceful student rally on 17 November 1989, triggering the Velvet Revolution?
  40. In the history of the Czech lands, on which date was playwright and dissident Václav Havel unanimously elected President of Czechoslovakia by the Federal Assembly?
  41. In the history of the Czech lands, on which exact date did the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the independent Czech Republic and Slovak Republic take effect?
  42. In the history of the Czech lands, in which years did the Czech Republic formally accede to the NATO alliance and the European Union respectively?

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