History Events — Medium, Set 7
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1.In what year did the sinking of the Lusitania take place?
- A. 2014
- B. 1846
- C. 1915
- D. 1633
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1915
Did you know? Sinking of the Lusitania took place in 1915.
2.Which historical event took place in 1792?
- A. Expedition of the Thousand
- B. Start of the English Civil War
- C. Proclamation of the French First Republic
- D. Belgian independence
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Proclamation of the French First Republic
Did you know? 1792: the proclamation of the French First Republic took place.
3.In what year did the handover of Hong Kong take place?
- A. 1997
- B. 1776
- C. 1959
- D. 1964
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1997
Did you know? Handover of Hong Kong took place in 1997.
4.In what year did the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas take place?
- A. 1600
- B. 1095
- C. 1494
- D. 1927
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1494
Did you know? Treaty of Tordesillas took place in 1494.
5.Which historical event took place in 1497?
- A. British abolition of the slave trade
- B. John Cabot's voyage to North America
- C. Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
- D. Battle of Vienna
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John Cabot's voyage to North America
Did you know? 1497: John Cabot's voyage to North America took place.
6.In which country did the outbreak of the Korean War take place?
- A. Panama
- B. Scotland
- C. South Korea
- D. Singapore
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South Korea
Did you know? Start of the Korean War took place in South Korea.
7.In what year did the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral take place?
- A. 2019
- B. 1972
- C. 1517
- D. 1337
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2019
Did you know? Notre-Dame fire took place in 2019.
8.In what year did the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi take place?
- A. 1840
- B. 1805
- C. 2021
- D. 73 BC
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1840
Did you know? Treaty of Waitangi took place in 1840.
9.In which country did the invention of the laser take place?
- A. Canada
- B. Egypt
- C. Austria
- D. United States
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United States
Did you know? Invention of the laser took place in United States.
10.Which historical event took place in 1807?
- A. Assassination of Julius Caesar
- B. Destruction of Pompeii
- C. British abolition of the slave trade
- D. Cabral's landing in Brazil
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British abolition of the slave trade
Did you know? 1807: the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire took place.
11.In which country did the return of the Lewis and Clark expedition take place?
- A. Australia
- B. Austria
- C. United States
- D. Hungary
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United States
Did you know? Lewis and Clark expedition took place in United States.
12.Which historical event took place in 1816?
- A. Start of the English Civil War
- B. Argentine Declaration of Independence
- C. Founding of Quebec
- D. First ancient Olympic Games
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Argentine Declaration of Independence
Did you know? 1816: the Argentine Declaration of Independence took place.
13.In which city did the military coup in Chile take place?
- A. Santiago
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Olympia
- D. Washington, D.C.
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Santiago
Did you know? Chilean coup d'état took place in Santiago.
14.Which historical event took place in 1949?
- A. Founding of NATO
- B. Founding of the British East India Company
- C. Founding of New Orleans
- D. Founding of the Umayyad Caliphate
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Founding of NATO
Did you know? 1949: the founding of NATO took place.
15.In which city did the Hindenburg disaster take place?
- A. San Antonio
- B. Porto Seguro
- C. Lakehurst
- D. Kitty Hawk
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Lakehurst
Did you know? Hindenburg disaster took place in Lakehurst.
16.Which historical event took place in 1851?
- A. Battles of Saratoga
- B. Nixon's visit to China
- C. Munich Agreement
- D. Great Exhibition
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Great Exhibition
Did you know? 1851: the Great Exhibition took place.
17.In which country did the first Space Shuttle launch take place?
- A. the Bahamas
- B. Cuba
- C. Scotland
- D. United States
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United States
Did you know? First Space Shuttle launch took place in United States.
18.In what year did the outbreak of the Spartacus slave revolt take place?
- A. 1941
- B. 73 BC
- C. 325
- D. 1618
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73 BC
Did you know? Spartacus slave revolt took place in 73 BC.
19.In which country did the Battle of Bosworth Field, the end of the Wars of the Roses take place?
- A. Soviet Union
- B. England
- C. United States
- D. China
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England
Did you know? Battle of Bosworth Field took place in England.
20.In what year did the completion of the Empire State Building take place?
- A. 1959
- B. 1929
- C. 1099
- D. 1931
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1931
Did you know? Completion of the Empire State Building took place in 1931.
21.Which historical event took place in 2014?
- A. Monroe Doctrine
- B. Founding of NASA
- C. Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
- D. Annexation of Crimea
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Annexation of Crimea
Did you know? 2014: Russia's annexation of Crimea took place.
22.Which historical event took place in 1974?
- A. Discovery of Lucy
- B. Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
- C. Black Death in England
- D. Publication of Ada Lovelace's notes
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Discovery of Lucy
Did you know? 1974: the discovery of the fossil "Lucy" took place.
23.In what year did the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act take place?
- A. 1974
- B. 1912
- C. 1833
- D. 1973
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1833
Did you know? Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 took place in 1833.
24.Which historical event took place in 1494?
- A. Cuban Revolution
- B. Start of the Greek War of Independence
- C. Battle of Thermopylae
- D. Treaty of Tordesillas
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Treaty of Tordesillas
Did you know? 1494: the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas took place.
25.In which country did the outbreak of the First Opium War take place?
- A. Poland
- B. Belgium
- C. Singapore
- D. China
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China
Did you know? First Opium War took place in China.
26.In what year did the Boxer Rebellion take place?
- A. 1961
- B. 1900
- C. 1937
- D. 1917
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1900
Did you know? Boxer Rebellion took place in 1900.
27.Which historical event took place in 1204?
- A. German reunification
- B. Act of Supremacy
- C. Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
- D. Council of Clermont
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Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
Did you know? 1204: the Fourth Crusade's sack of Constantinople took place.
28.In which city did the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Parliament take place?
- A. Constantinople
- B. Calicut
- C. London
- D. Amsterdam
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London
Did you know? Gunpowder Plot took place in London.
29.In what year did the invention of the laser take place?
- A. 1960
- B. 1963
- C. 1956
- D. 1405
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1960
Did you know? Invention of the laser took place in 1960.
30.In which country did the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire take place?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. Australia
- C. Nepal
- D. Italy
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United Kingdom
Did you know? British abolition of the slave trade took place in United Kingdom.
31.In which city did the destruction of the Second Temple take place?
- A. Mannheim
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Saint Petersburg
- D. Olympia
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Jerusalem
Did you know? Destruction of the Second Temple took place in Jerusalem.
32.Which historical event took place in 1607?
- A. Publication of Newton's Principia
- B. Founding of Jamestown
- C. Completion of the Hagia Sophia
- D. San Francisco earthquake
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Founding of Jamestown
Did you know? 1607: the founding of Jamestown took place.
33.Which historical event took place in 1703?
- A. Act of Union of 1707
- B. Vasco da Gama's arrival in India
- C. Start of the Viking Age
- D. Founding of Saint Petersburg
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Founding of Saint Petersburg
Did you know? 1703: Peter the Great's founding of Saint Petersburg took place.
34.In what year did the discovery of the planet Neptune take place?
- A. 1949
- B. 1200 BC
- C. 1961
- D. 1846
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1846
Did you know? Discovery of Neptune took place in 1846.
35.In what year did the founding of NATO take place?
- A. 1905
- B. 1949
- C. 776 BC
- D. 1994
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1949
Did you know? Founding of NATO took place in 1949.
36.In what year did the death of Genghis Khan take place?
- A. 1227
- B. 1961
- C. 1960
- D. 1664
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1227
Did you know? Death of Genghis Khan took place in 1227.
37.In what year did the founding of the British East India Company take place?
- A. 1889
- B. 1600
- C. 1099
- D. 1368
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1600
Did you know? Founding of the British East India Company took place in 1600.
38.Which historical event took place in 1885?
- A. Wall Street Crash
- B. Completion of the Eiffel Tower
- C. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
- D. First gasoline automobile
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First gasoline automobile
Did you know? 1885: Benz's completion of the first gasoline automobile took place.
39.Which historical event took place in 1485?
- A. Battle of Bosworth Field
- B. Start of the Peloponnesian War
- C. Edict of Milan
- D. Moorish conquest of Spain
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Battle of Bosworth Field
Did you know? 1485: the Battle of Bosworth Field, the end of the Wars of the Roses took place.
40.In what year did the Montgolfier brothers' first manned balloon flight take place?
- A. 1958
- B. 1783
- C. 1905
- D. 537
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1783
Did you know? First manned balloon flight took place in 1783.
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