History Events — Hard, Set 3
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1.In which country did the founding of Quebec by Samuel de Champlain take place?
- A. Greece
- B. Egypt
- C. Italy
- D. Canada
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Canada
Did you know? Founding of Quebec took place in Canada.
2.In what year did the Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States take place?
- A. 1871
- B. 1778
- C. 1757
- D. 1808
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1778
Did you know? Treaty of Alliance of 1778 took place in 1778.
3.Which historical event took place in 1881?
- A. Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- B. Proclamation of the French First Republic
- C. Assassination of Alexander II
- D. Introduction of the euro
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Assassination of Alexander II
Did you know? 1881: the assassination of Tsar Alexander II took place.
4.In what year did the Council of Clermont calling the First Crusade take place?
- A. 1494
- B. 1095
- C. 1996
- D. 1863
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1095
Did you know? Council of Clermont took place in 1095.
5.In what year did the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company take place?
- A. 1670
- B. 1816
- C. 1949
- D. 1842
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1670
Did you know? Founding of the Hudson's Bay Company took place in 1670.
6.In which city did the first performance of Handel's Messiah take place?
- A. London
- B. Dublin
- C. Münster
- D. Olympia
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Dublin
Did you know? First performance of Messiah took place in Dublin.
7.Which historical event took place in 1824?
- A. Invasion of Poland
- B. Battles of Saratoga
- C. Act of Supremacy
- D. Battle of Ayacucho
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Battle of Ayacucho
Did you know? 1824: the Battle of Ayacucho ending Spanish rule in South America took place.
8.In which city did the Montgolfier brothers' first manned balloon flight take place?
- A. Jerusalem
- B. Paris
- C. Medina
- D. Weymouth
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Paris
Did you know? First manned balloon flight took place in Paris.
9.Which historical event took place in 1763?
- A. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
- B. First public cinema screening
- C. Battle of Grunwald
- D. Treaty of Paris of 1763
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Treaty of Paris of 1763
Did you know? 1763: the signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War took place.
10.In what year did the sack of Rome by the Visigoths take place?
- A. 1777
- B. 410
- C. 732
- D. 1769
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410
Did you know? Sack of Rome by the Visigoths took place in 410.
11.Which historical event took place in 1690?
- A. Battle of the Boyne
- B. Hitler's appointment as Chancellor
- C. Siege of Orléans
- D. Gregorian calendar reform
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Battle of the Boyne
Did you know? 1690: the Battle of the Boyne took place.
12.Which historical event took place in 1777?
- A. Battle of Tours
- B. Maastricht Treaty
- C. Battles of Saratoga
- D. Birth of Muhammad
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Battles of Saratoga
Did you know? 1777: the Battles of Saratoga, the turning point of the American Revolution took place.
13.In what year did the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne take place?
- A. 331 BC
- B. 313
- C. 1881
- D. 1837
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1837
Did you know? Accession of Queen Victoria took place in 1837.
14.Which historical event took place in 1095?
- A. Council of Clermont
- B. Start of the Crimean War
- C. English capture of New Amsterdam
- D. Restoration of the English monarchy
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Council of Clermont
Did you know? 1095: the Council of Clermont calling the First Crusade took place.
15.In what year did the Battle of Plassey, the start of colonial rule in South Asia take place?
- A. 1757
- B. 1974
- C. 1956
- D. 73 BC
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1757
Did you know? Battle of Plassey took place in 1757.
16.In what year did Pizarro's capture of the Inca emperor Atahualpa take place?
- A. 1664
- B. 1532
- C. 1945
- D. 2019
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1532
Did you know? Capture of Atahualpa took place in 1532.
17.Which historical event took place in 2021?
- A. Partition of India
- B. Launch of the James Webb Telescope
- C. Treaty of Waitangi
- D. Publication of the Communist Manifesto
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Launch of the James Webb Telescope
Did you know? 2021: the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope took place.
18.In which country did the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava take place?
- A. Argentina
- B. France
- C. Ukraine
- D. United Kingdom
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Ukraine
Did you know? Charge of the Light Brigade took place in Ukraine.
19.In what year did the fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians take place?
- A. 1856
- B. 1963
- C. 1990
- D. 612 BC
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612 BC
Did you know? Fall of Nineveh took place in 612 BC.
20.Which historical event took place in 410?
- A. Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
- B. Act of Union of 1801
- C. Treaty of Waitangi
- D. Hungarian Revolution
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Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
Did you know? 410: the sack of Rome by the Visigoths took place.
21.In which country did the Fourth Crusade's sack of Constantinople take place?
- A. Spain
- B. Turkey
- C. the Bahamas
- D. Australia
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Turkey
Did you know? Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade took place in Turkey.
22.In what year did Watt's patent for the improved steam engine take place?
- A. 1928
- B. 1769
- C. 1973
- D. 1517
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1769
Did you know? Watt's steam engine patent took place in 1769.
23.Which historical event took place in 1602?
- A. Trojan War
- B. Founding of the Dutch East India Company
- C. Boston Tea Party
- D. Great Exhibition
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Founding of the Dutch East India Company
Did you know? 1602: the founding of the Dutch East India Company took place.
24.In which country did Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon take place?
- A. Iraq
- B. Egypt
- C. Spain
- D. Ukraine
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Iraq
Did you know? Conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great took place in Iraq.
25.Which historical event took place in 1757?
- A. Cuban Revolution
- B. Publication of Newton's Principia
- C. First Council of Nicaea
- D. Battle of Plassey
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Battle of Plassey
Did you know? 1757: the Battle of Plassey, the start of colonial rule in South Asia took place.
26.In what year did the Battles of Saratoga, the turning point of the American Revolution take place?
- A. 1781
- B. 1825
- C. 410
- D. 1777
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1777
Did you know? Battles of Saratoga took place in 1777.
27.Which historical event took place in 1856?
- A. Founding of Alexandria
- B. Battle of Plassey
- C. Treaty of Paris of 1856
- D. Normandy landings
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Treaty of Paris of 1856
Did you know? 1856: the Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War took place.
28.Which historical event took place in 1704?
- A. Battle of Blenheim
- B. Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- C. Spartacus slave revolt
- D. Birth of Muhammad
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Battle of Blenheim
Did you know? 1704: the Battle of Blenheim took place.
29.Which historical event took place in 1410?
- A. Destruction of the First Temple
- B. Falklands War
- C. Battle of Grunwald
- D. Lisbon earthquake
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Battle of Grunwald
Did you know? 1410: the Battle of Grunwald took place.
30.In what year did the start of the Russo-Japanese War take place?
- A. 1904
- B. 1200 BC
- C. 1871
- D. 1984
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1904
Did you know? Start of the Russo-Japanese War took place in 1904.
31.Which historical event took place in 1648?
- A. Founding of the Swiss Confederation
- B. Founding of the British East India Company
- C. Iranian Revolution
- D. Peace of Westphalia
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Peace of Westphalia
Did you know? 1648: the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War took place.
32.In which city did the Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States take place?
- A. Saint Petersburg
- B. Mecca
- C. Nuremberg
- D. Paris
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Paris
Did you know? Treaty of Alliance of 1778 took place in Paris.
33.In what year did the founding of the Dutch East India Company take place?
- A. 1215
- B. 1633
- C. 1534
- D. 1602
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1602
Did you know? Founding of the Dutch East India Company took place in 1602.
34.Which historical event took place in 1783?
- A. Assassination of Alexander II
- B. First manned balloon flight
- C. Vasco da Gama's arrival in India
- D. Discovery of the Rosetta Stone
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First manned balloon flight
Did you know? 1783: the Montgolfier brothers' first manned balloon flight took place.
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