History Events — Medium, Set 6
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1.In which country did the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi take place?
- A. Turkey
- B. Italy
- C. Canada
- D. New Zealand
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New Zealand
Did you know? Treaty of Waitangi took place in New Zealand.
2.In which city did the Great Exhibition take place?
- A. Geneva
- B. Babylon
- C. London
- D. Menlo Park
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London
Did you know? Great Exhibition took place in London.
3.Which historical event took place in 1791?
- A. Treaty of Waitangi
- B. Start of the Greek War of Independence
- C. Death of Mozart
- D. First manned balloon flight
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Death of Mozart
Did you know? 1791: the death of Mozart took place.
4.Which historical event took place in 1718?
- A. Completion of the Eiffel Tower
- B. Boston Tea Party
- C. Founding of New Orleans
- D. Normandy landings
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Founding of New Orleans
Did you know? 1718: the founding of New Orleans took place.
5.Which historical event took place in 1812?
- A. Ninety-five Theses
- B. Fall of Constantinople
- C. Death of Muhammad
- D. Battle of Borodino
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Battle of Borodino
Did you know? 1812: the Battle of Borodino took place.
6.Which historical event took place in 1937?
- A. Hindenburg disaster
- B. Treaty of Alliance of 1778
- C. Fall of Nineveh
- D. Monroe Doctrine
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Hindenburg disaster
Did you know? 1937: the Hindenburg disaster took place.
7.In what year did Peter the Great's founding of Saint Petersburg take place?
- A. 1796
- B. 1961
- C. 1703
- D. 1670
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1703
Did you know? Founding of Saint Petersburg took place in 1703.
8.In what year did the Hungarian Revolution take place?
- A. 1956
- B. 1519
- C. 1997
- D. 1805
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1956
Did you know? Hungarian Revolution took place in 1956.
9.Which historical event took place in 1543?
- A. Mayflower voyage
- B. Ninety-five Theses
- C. Publication of De revolutionibus
- D. Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Publication of De revolutionibus
Did you know? 1543: the publication of Copernicus's De revolutionibus took place.
10.In what year did the completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza take place?
- A. 2011
- B. 1807
- C. 2560 BC
- D. 1227
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2560 BC
Did you know? Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza took place in 2560 BC.
11.In what year did the start of the Peloponnesian War take place?
- A. 1805
- B. 1871
- C. 431 BC
- D. 1936
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431 BC
Did you know? Start of the Peloponnesian War took place in 431 BC.
12.In what year did the death of Osama bin Laden take place?
- A. 1066
- B. 1883
- C. 1900
- D. 2011
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2011
Did you know? Death of Osama bin Laden took place in 2011.
13.Which historical event took place in 1660?
- A. Restoration of the English monarchy
- B. Founding of the Hudson's Bay Company
- C. Fall of the Berlin Wall
- D. Battle of Waterloo
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Restoration of the English monarchy
Did you know? 1660: the restoration of the English monarchy under Charles II took place.
14.Which historical event took place in 1665?
- A. Death of Isaac Newton
- B. Great Plague of London
- C. Monroe Doctrine
- D. Battle of Zama
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Great Plague of London
Did you know? 1665: the Great Plague of London took place.
15.In what year did the first telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse take place?
- A. 1492
- B. 1807
- C. 1844
- D. 1648
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1844
Did you know? First telegraph message took place in 1844.
16.In which city did the founding of the League of Nations take place?
- A. San Miguel de Tucumán
- B. Stockholm
- C. Amsterdam
- D. Geneva
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Geneva
Did you know? Founding of the League of Nations took place in Geneva.
17.Which historical event took place in 1857?
- A. Treaty of Alliance of 1778
- B. Indian Rebellion of 1857
- C. Magna Carta
- D. Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
Did you know? 1857: the Sepoy Rebellion against British rule took place.
18.In which city did Nixon's historic visit to China take place?
- A. Saint Petersburg
- B. Beijing
- C. Nuremberg
- D. Petrograd
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Beijing
Did you know? Nixon's visit to China took place in Beijing.
19.In which city did the founding of the British East India Company take place?
- A. Constantinople
- B. London
- C. Menlo Park
- D. Memphis
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London
Did you know? Founding of the British East India Company took place in London.
20.Which historical event took place in 1864?
- A. First Geneva Convention
- B. Gregorian calendar reform
- C. First public cinema screening
- D. Battle of Borodino
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First Geneva Convention
Did you know? 1864: the signing of the First Geneva Convention took place.
21.Which historical event took place in 711?
- A. Attack on Pearl Harbor
- B. Start of the English Civil War
- C. Constitutional Convention
- D. Moorish conquest of Spain
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Moorish conquest of Spain
Did you know? 711: the start of the Moorish conquest of the Iberian Peninsula took place.
22.In which country did the Lindisfarne raid, the start of the Viking Age take place?
- A. Soviet Union
- B. Australia
- C. Austria
- D. England
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England
Did you know? Start of the Viking Age took place in England.
23.In what year did the death of Mozart take place?
- A. 1602
- B. 1916
- C. 1791
- D. 1200 BC
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1791
Did you know? Death of Mozart took place in 1791.
24.In which country did Alexander the Great's founding of Alexandria take place?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Panama
- C. Egypt
- D. Japan
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Egypt
Did you know? Founding of Alexandria took place in Egypt.
25.In what year did the Battle of Borodino take place?
- A. 1905
- B. 1883
- C. 1812
- D. 1922
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1812
Did you know? Battle of Borodino took place in 1812.
26.Which historical event took place in 1950?
- A. Code of Hammurabi
- B. Battle of Borodino
- C. Start of the Korean War
- D. Battle of the Boyne
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Start of the Korean War
Did you know? 1950: the outbreak of the Korean War took place.
27.In which city did the signing of the Civil Rights Act take place?
- A. Medina
- B. Berlin
- C. Washington, D.C.
- D. Kitty Hawk
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Washington, D.C.
Did you know? Civil Rights Act of 1964 took place in Washington, D.C..
28.Which historical event took place in 1840?
- A. Cuban Revolution
- B. Start of the Crimean War
- C. Treaty of Waitangi
- D. Viking 1 Mars landing
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Treaty of Waitangi
Did you know? 1840: the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi took place.
29.In which country did the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne take place?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. Spain
- C. Hungary
- D. Belgium
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United Kingdom
Did you know? Accession of Queen Victoria took place in United Kingdom.
30.Which historical event took place in 1900?
- A. Start of Magellan's expedition
- B. Civil Rights Act of 1964
- C. Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- D. Boxer Rebellion
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Boxer Rebellion
Did you know? 1900: the Boxer Rebellion took place.
31.In which country did Balboa's European discovery of the Pacific Ocean take place?
- A. Poland
- B. India
- C. Japan
- D. Panama
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Panama
Did you know? European discovery of the Pacific took place in Panama.
32.In which country did the May Revolution in Buenos Aires take place?
- A. Soviet Union
- B. Tunisia
- C. Argentina
- D. Poland
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Argentina
Did you know? May Revolution took place in Argentina.
33.In what year did the Babylonian destruction of the First Temple take place?
- A. 1757
- B. 1485
- C. 586 BC
- D. 331 BC
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586 BC
Did you know? Destruction of the First Temple took place in 586 BC.
34.In what year did Russia's annexation of Crimea take place?
- A. 1453
- B. 1939
- C. 2014
- D. 1846
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2014
Did you know? Annexation of Crimea took place in 2014.
35.In what year did the beginning of Zheng He's treasure voyages take place?
- A. 1979
- B. 843
- C. 1944
- D. 1405
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1405
Did you know? Zheng He's treasure voyages took place in 1405.
36.In which city did the fall of the Ming dynasty to the Qing take place?
- A. Menlo Park
- B. Bern
- C. Beijing
- D. Stockholm
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Beijing
Did you know? Fall of the Ming dynasty took place in Beijing.
37.In what year did the adoption of the Paris climate agreement take place?
- A. 1857
- B. 1368
- C. 2015
- D. 1707
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2015
Did you know? Paris Agreement took place in 2015.
38.In which country did the outbreak of the Spartacus slave revolt take place?
- A. Italy
- B. South Africa
- C. Argentina
- D. Russia
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Italy
Did you know? Spartacus slave revolt took place in Italy.
39.In which country did the founding of NASA take place?
- A. Egypt
- B. Ukraine
- C. South Korea
- D. United States
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United States
Did you know? Founding of NASA took place in United States.
40.Which historical event took place in 1794?
- A. First Nobel Prizes
- B. Fall of Robespierre
- C. Wall Street Crash
- D. First Council of Nicaea
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Fall of Robespierre
Did you know? 1794: the fall of Robespierre took place.
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