History Events — Easy, Set 7
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1.In which city did the publication of the Communist Manifesto take place?
- A. Santiago
- B. Constantinople
- C. London
- D. Boston
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London
Did you know? Publication of the Communist Manifesto took place in London.
2.Which historical event took place in 1066?
- A. Legendary founding of Rome
- B. Discovery of penicillin
- C. Battle of Hastings
- D. Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
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Battle of Hastings
Did you know? 1066: the Battle of Hastings took place.
3.In which city did the birth of Muhammad take place?
- A. Damascus
- B. Mecca
- C. London
- D. Nanjing
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Mecca
Did you know? Birth of Muhammad took place in Mecca.
4.In what year did the atomic bombing of Hiroshima take place?
- A. 1485
- B. 1500
- C. 1881
- D. 1945
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1945
Did you know? Atomic bombing of Hiroshima took place in 1945.
5.Which historical event took place in 221 BC?
- A. Battle of Borodino
- B. Start of the American Civil War
- C. Unification of China under the Qin
- D. Battle of Tours
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Unification of China under the Qin
Did you know? 221 BC: the unification of China under the Qin dynasty took place.
6.Which city was devastated by the Great Fire of 1666?
- A. Paris
- B. Edinburgh
- C. London
- D. York
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London
Did you know? The Great Fire of 1666 devastated London.
7.In what year did the Lisbon earthquake take place?
- A. 1099
- B. 70
- C. 1755
- D. 843
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1755
Did you know? Lisbon earthquake took place in 1755.
8.Which historical event took place in 1863?
- A. Coronation of Charlemagne
- B. First gasoline automobile
- C. Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- D. Emancipation Proclamation
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Emancipation Proclamation
Did you know? 1863: the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation took place.
9.In which country did Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar take place?
- A. Spain
- B. England
- C. France
- D. Australia
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Spain
Did you know? Battle of Trafalgar took place in Spain.
10.In what year did the dissolution of the Soviet Union take place?
- A. 2016
- B. 1842
- C. 1533
- D. 1991
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1991
Did you know? Dissolution of the Soviet Union took place in 1991.
11.In which city did Bell's patent for the telephone take place?
- A. Boston
- B. Münster
- C. Kitty Hawk
- D. Jerusalem
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Boston
Did you know? Invention of the telephone took place in Boston.
12.Which historical event took place in 1999?
- A. Introduction of the euro
- B. Founding of the Dutch East India Company
- C. Boxer Rebellion
- D. Annexation of Crimea
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Introduction of the euro
Did you know? 1999: the introduction of the euro as an accounting currency took place.
13.Which historical event took place in 1962?
- A. First ascent of Mount Everest
- B. Act of Supremacy
- C. Cuban Missile Crisis
- D. Restoration of the English monarchy
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Did you know? 1962: the Cold War crisis over Soviet missiles took place.
14.In which country did the Munich Agreement take place?
- A. Great Britain
- B. Germany
- C. Panama
- D. China
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Germany
Did you know? Munich Agreement took place in Germany.
15.Which historical event took place in 1996?
- A. Trojan War
- B. Cloning of Dolly the sheep
- C. Start of the American Civil War
- D. Code of Hammurabi
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Cloning of Dolly the sheep
Did you know? 1996: the cloning of Dolly the sheep took place.
16.Which historical event took place in 2003?
- A. Destruction of Pompeii
- B. Completion of the Human Genome Project
- C. Fall of the Berlin Wall
- D. First gasoline automobile
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Completion of the Human Genome Project
Did you know? 2003: the completion of the Human Genome Project took place.
17.In what year did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. take place?
- A. 1968
- B. 1904
- C. 2014
- D. 1857
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1968
Did you know? Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. took place in 1968.
18.In what year did Columbus's first landfall in the Americas take place?
- A. 1532
- B. 410
- C. 1492
- D. 1534
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1492
Did you know? Columbus's first landfall took place in 1492.
19.Which historical event took place in 1867?
- A. Cabral's landing in Brazil
- B. Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil
- C. Magna Carta
- D. Alaska Purchase
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Alaska Purchase
Did you know? 1867: the Alaska Purchase took place.
20.In what year did the Black Death reaching the English coast take place?
- A. 1981
- B. 1912
- C. 2003
- D. 1348
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1348
Did you know? Black Death in England took place in 1348.
21.Which historical event took place in 1948?
- A. Destruction of Pompeii
- B. Founding of the Ming dynasty
- C. Establishment of Israel
- D. Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
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Establishment of Israel
Did you know? 1948: the establishment of the modern State of Israel took place.
22.Which historical event took place in 1957?
- A. Launch of Sputnik 1
- B. Great Schism of 1054
- C. Founding of the Ming dynasty
- D. Completion of the Human Genome Project
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Launch of Sputnik 1
Did you know? 1957: the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite took place.
23.Which historical event took place in 1879?
- A. Boston Tea Party
- B. Black Death in England
- C. First practical light bulb demonstration
- D. Boxer Rebellion
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First practical light bulb demonstration
Did you know? 1879: the first successful demonstration of the incandescent light bulb took place.
24.In what year did the Great Schism dividing Eastern and Western Christianity take place?
- A. 1644
- B. 1962
- C. 1707
- D. 1054
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1054
Did you know? Great Schism of 1054 took place in 1054.
25.In which country did the Battle of Hastings take place?
- A. England
- B. United States
- C. Spain
- D. Poland
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England
Did you know? Battle of Hastings took place in England.
26.Which historical event took place in 1666?
- A. Great Fire of London
- B. Launch of Sputnik 1
- C. Trial and death of Socrates
- D. Treaty of Waitangi
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Great Fire of London
Did you know? 1666: the Great Fire of London took place.
27.Which historical event took place in 1939?
- A. Watt's steam engine patent
- B. Discovery of Lucy
- C. Chilean coup d'état
- D. Invasion of Poland
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Invasion of Poland
Did you know? 1939: the German invasion that started World War II in Europe took place.
28.In what year did the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation take place?
- A. 1851
- B. 1839
- C. 1863
- D. 711
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1863
Did you know? Emancipation Proclamation took place in 1863.
29.In which city did the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Brazil take place?
- A. Olympia
- B. Porto Seguro
- C. Constantinople
- D. Königsberg
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Porto Seguro
Did you know? Cabral's landing in Brazil took place in Porto Seguro.
30.Which historical event took place in 1805?
- A. Gunpowder Plot
- B. German reunification
- C. Battle of Trafalgar
- D. Trial and death of Socrates
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Battle of Trafalgar
Did you know? 1805: Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar took place.
31.In what year did the execution of Louis XVI take place?
- A. 1348
- B. 1822
- C. 1945
- D. 1793
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1793
Did you know? Execution of Louis XVI took place in 1793.
32.In which country did the fall of the Berlin Wall take place?
- A. Germany
- B. Austria
- C. Panama
- D. Peru
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Germany
Did you know? Fall of the Berlin Wall took place in Germany.
33.Which historical event took place in 1755?
- A. Partition of India
- B. Proclamation of the French First Republic
- C. Bhopal disaster
- D. Lisbon earthquake
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Lisbon earthquake
Did you know? 1755: the Lisbon earthquake took place.
34.Which historical event took place in 476?
- A. Treaty of Tordesillas
- B. Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- C. Civil Rights Act of 1964
- D. San Francisco earthquake
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Did you know? 476: the deposition of the last Western Roman emperor took place.
35.Which historical event took place in 1883?
- A. Launch of the first iPhone
- B. Apollo 11 Moon landing
- C. German reunification
- D. Completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
Did you know? 1883: the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge took place.
36.In what year did the arrival of the Portuguese royal court in Brazil take place?
- A. 70
- B. 1937
- C. 1808
- D. 1944
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1808
Did you know? Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil took place in 1808.
37.In which city did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. take place?
- A. Hong Kong
- B. Constantinople
- C. Memphis
- D. New York
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Memphis
Did you know? Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. took place in Memphis.
38.In which city did the dedication of the Statue of Liberty take place?
- A. Sarajevo
- B. Santiago
- C. New York
- D. Compiègne
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New York
Did you know? Dedication of the Statue of Liberty took place in New York.
39.In which city did the collapse of Lehman Brothers take place?
- A. New York
- B. Sarajevo
- C. Calicut
- D. Wittenberg
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New York
Did you know? Lehman Brothers collapse took place in New York.
40.Which historical event took place in 2560 BC?
- A. Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
- B. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza
- C. Capture of Atahualpa
- D. Completion of the Empire State Building
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Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Did you know? 2560 BC: the completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza took place.
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