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Statistics for Dimby's Old-Timey Yarns - Habsburg Havoc!

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  • The average score is 9 of 15

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Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were concerned about the injuries from the bomb. They decided to visit the hospital. The driver was told to avoid the original route, but the first half of the motorcade got confused and went along the original street. When the second half of the motorcade yelled at Ferdinand's driver that he was going the wrong way, how did Ferdinand's driver respond?He tried to put his car in reverse immediately, which stalled the engine and locked the gears
100%
The initial plan for the assassination was to throw a bomb at Franz Ferdinand when he visited Sarajevo. Ferdinand would be a sitting duck while he and his wife waved to the crowds of Sarajevo. Muhamed Mehmedbasic was the first bomb-man on the motorcade's route. But why did Mehmedbasic fail to blow up Ferdinand?Mehmedbasic chickened out and just wandered off
88%
Rudolf was generally unhappy with his life. He did not love his wife and by this time his father, Emperor Franz, considered Rudy to be mostly incompetent and spoiled. However, Rudy would never sit on the throne. Why?Rudolf and a 17-year-old actress with whom he was having an affair shot themselves, like Romeo and Juliet
88%
By 1914, Franz Ferdinand had been Austria's heir over two expansive decades. Austria Hungary had taken control of Bosnia—something many Serbs vehemently resented. Serbian nationalist group The Black Hand tasked a small group to kill Franz Ferdinand. Who were these assassins?Some random, angry, idealistic teenagers who were in over their heads
88%
Ferdinand's car was immobilized right in front of Princip. The assassin pulled out a Browning Semi-automatic pistol and shot Ferdinand and his wife. They died shortly after. What happened to Princip?He was legally too young to be executed, so he was tortured and imprisoned, chained to a wall, where he died of tuberculosis
75%
Franz Joseph's youngest brother, Ludwig Viktor (nicknamed Luziwuzi), was never named as a possible heir to the throne. In fact, he was forbidden from even living in Vienna because of scandalous behaviour. Why?Luziwuzi, who openly cross-dressed and had homophilic soirées, had a lifestyle Franz disapproved of
75%
Franz Joseph became the emperor of Austria-Hungary in 1848 and had his first son in 1858, Rudolf Joseph. Wanting a manly heir, in what strange way did Joseph toughen up his pre-teen son?Franz would creep into the sleeping boy's room and fire pistols above his head
50%
Franz Joseph's fourth heir had died. At 84 years old, Franz Joseph would now lead his country to war against Serbia and, consequently, the Triple Entente. Who would finally end up succeeding Franz Joseph after all of these twists and turns?Karl Franz - Franz Ferdinand's nephew, who became the last emperor after Franz Joseph died in 1916
50%
The motorcade sped away and most of the assassins dispersed. One of the assassins, Gavrilo Princip decided to wait along the route in case Ferdinand returned for some reason. Where did he famously wait?Schiller's Delicatessen
50%
What happened to Cabrinovic's body?Unbelievably, Čabrinović survived these events
50%
True or False: Princip ate a sandwich as he waited.False
38%
With his son out of the picture, Franz Joseph, now 60, had little chance of having more sons. His younger brother, Karl Ludwig, was chosen to be heir. But he died just seven years later, in 1896. How did he die?He drank water straight from the Typhus-contaminated Jordan River on a pilgrimage to Palestine
38%
The new heir was *the* Franz Ferdinand, Karl Ludwig's son. This was quite the surprise for him, as he had spent most of his life as a hunter. How many trophies did Franz Ferdinand bag by 1915?Over 250,000
38%
Rudolf and Franz never got along, especially as Rudolf became a bit of a playboy. Things temporarily got better when Rudolf was forced to marry Princess Stephanie of Belgium, but the two could not produce a suitable heir to the throne. Why no heir?Rudolf's playboy ways ended up giving Stephanie gonorrhea, making her infertile
38%
A good assassination plan has backup bomb-men. Nedeljko Čabrinović threw a bomb at Ferdinand's car, but Ferdinand's driver saw this and sped off. The fuse, having a ten-second timer, heavily damaged the next car in the motorcade and dozens of bystanders. What happened to Čabrinović?He took his cyanide pill and then dove over a retaining wall and into the Miljacka River to drown himself
25%

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