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1.In what year did the founding of the Ming dynasty take place?
- A. 1981
- B. 1864
- C. 2003
- D. 1368
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1368
Did you know? Founding of the Ming dynasty took place in 1368.
2.Which historical event took place in 1982?
- A. Edict of Milan
- B. Act of Union of 1707
- C. First public cinema screening
- D. Falklands War
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Falklands War
Did you know? 1982: the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina took place.
3.In which city did the proclamation of the French First Republic take place?
- A. Paris
- B. Nanjing
- C. Geneva
- D. Washington, D.C.
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Paris
Did you know? Proclamation of the French First Republic took place in Paris.
4.In which country did the signing of the Maastricht Treaty take place?
- A. Scotland
- B. Netherlands
- C. England
- D. Germany
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Netherlands
Did you know? Maastricht Treaty took place in Netherlands.
5.In which country did the Edict of Nantes granting rights to French Protestants take place?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Japan
- C. Belgium
- D. France
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France
Did you know? Edict of Nantes took place in France.
6.In which country did Russia's annexation of Crimea take place?
- A. Ireland
- B. Mexico
- C. Ukraine
- D. Singapore
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Ukraine
Did you know? Annexation of Crimea took place in Ukraine.
7.In what year did the first day of the Battle of the Somme take place?
- A. 1808
- B. 1848
- C. 1940
- D. 1916
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1916
Did you know? Battle of the Somme took place in 1916.
8.Which historical event took place in 2010?
- A. Battle of Vienna
- B. First practical light bulb demonstration
- C. Start of the Arab Spring
- D. Unification of China under the Qin
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Start of the Arab Spring
Did you know? 2010: the start of the Arab Spring took place.
9.In which country did the completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza take place?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Egypt
- C. Singapore
- D. Italy
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Egypt
Did you know? Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza took place in Egypt.
10.Which historical event took place in 1884?
- A. Founding of the League of Nations
- B. Founding of NATO
- C. Independence of Brazil
- D. Berlin Conference
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Berlin Conference
Did you know? 1884: the Berlin Conference dividing Africa among European powers took place.
11.Which historical event took place in 1895?
- A. First public cinema screening
- B. Founding of the British East India Company
- C. Monroe Doctrine
- D. Discovery of Lucy
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First public cinema screening
Did you know? 1895: the Lumière brothers' first public cinema screening took place.
12.Which historical event took place in 1405?
- A. Zheng He's treasure voyages
- B. Capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade
- C. Declaration of Independence
- D. Founding of modern Singapore
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Zheng He's treasure voyages
Did you know? 1405: the beginning of Zheng He's treasure voyages took place.
13.Which historical event took place in 622?
- A. Nixon's visit to China
- B. Chernobyl disaster
- C. Lehman Brothers collapse
- D. Hijra
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Hijra
Did you know? 622: the Hijra, Muhammad's migration from Mecca took place.
14.Which historical event took place in 1348?
- A. Battle of Borodino
- B. Black Death in England
- C. Discovery of penicillin
- D. Armistice of 1918
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Black Death in England
Did you know? 1348: the Black Death reaching the English coast took place.
15.In what year did the conquest of the Inca Empire by Pizarro take place?
- A. 1956
- B. 1776
- C. 1521
- D. 1533
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1533
Did you know? Conquest of the Inca Empire took place in 1533.
16.Which historical event took place in 1769?
- A. Watt's steam engine patent
- B. Battle of the Somme
- C. Assassination of Julius Caesar
- D. Treaty of Tordesillas
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Watt's steam engine patent
Did you know? 1769: Watt's patent for the improved steam engine took place.
17.In which country did the founding of New Orleans take place?
- A. Mexico
- B. India
- C. Peru
- D. United States
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United States
Did you know? Founding of New Orleans took place in United States.
18.In which country did the birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown take place?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. Soviet Union
- C. United States
- D. Spain
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United Kingdom
Did you know? First IVF birth took place in United Kingdom.
19.In which country did James Cook's landing at Botany Bay take place?
- A. the Bahamas
- B. France
- C. Australia
- D. Poland
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Australia
Did you know? Cook's landing at Botany Bay took place in Australia.
20.In which country did the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols take place?
- A. Spain
- B. Canada
- C. Great Britain
- D. Iraq
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Iraq
Did you know? Sack of Baghdad took place in Iraq.
21.Which historical event took place in 1837?
- A. Battle of Waterloo
- B. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza
- C. Invasion of Poland
- D. Accession of Queen Victoria
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Accession of Queen Victoria
Did you know? 1837: the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne took place.
22.In which city did Benz's completion of the first gasoline automobile take place?
- A. Porto Seguro
- B. Bern
- C. Mannheim
- D. Brussels
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Mannheim
Did you know? First gasoline automobile took place in Mannheim.
23.In what year did the great San Francisco earthquake take place?
- A. 1906
- B. 1519
- C. 1608
- D. 661
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1906
Did you know? San Francisco earthquake took place in 1906.
24.In what year did the introduction of the Gregorian calendar take place?
- A. 1497
- B. 410
- C. 1773
- D. 1582
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1582
Did you know? Gregorian calendar reform took place in 1582.
25.In what year did the founding of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan take place?
- A. 1206
- B. 1200 BC
- C. 1844
- D. 537
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1206
Did you know? Founding of the Mongol Empire took place in 1206.
26.Which historical event took place in 1981?
- A. Discovery of penicillin
- B. First Space Shuttle launch
- C. Peace of Westphalia
- D. Great Fire of London
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First Space Shuttle launch
Did you know? 1981: the first Space Shuttle launch took place.
27.In what year did the assassination of Tsar Alexander II take place?
- A. 1852
- B. 79
- C. 1200 BC
- D. 1881
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1881
Did you know? Assassination of Alexander II took place in 1881.
28.In what year did the outbreak of the First Opium War take place?
- A. 2560 BC
- B. 1608
- C. 1200 BC
- D. 1839
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1839
Did you know? First Opium War took place in 1839.
29.In which ocean did the sinking of the Lusitania take place?
- A. Indian Ocean
- B. Arctic Ocean
- C. Atlantic Ocean
- D. Pacific Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
Did you know? Sinking of the Lusitania took place in Atlantic Ocean.
30.Which historical event took place in 1291?
- A. Founding of the Hudson's Bay Company
- B. First Geneva Convention
- C. Founding of the Swiss Confederation
- D. Battle of the Somme
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Founding of the Swiss Confederation
Did you know? 1291: the founding of the Swiss Confederation took place.
31.In what year did the sack of Baghdad by the Mongols take place?
- A. 1885
- B. 1854
- C. 1258
- D. 1781
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1258
Did you know? Sack of Baghdad took place in 1258.
32.Which historical event took place in 1960?
- A. Handover of Hong Kong
- B. Battle of Stalingrad
- C. Start of the English Civil War
- D. Invention of the laser
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Invention of the laser
Did you know? 1960: the invention of the laser took place.
33.In what year did Balboa's European discovery of the Pacific Ocean take place?
- A. 1368
- B. 1513
- C. 1876
- D. 612 BC
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1513
Did you know? European discovery of the Pacific took place in 1513.
34.In what year did the outbreak of the Korean War take place?
- A. 1994
- B. 1950
- C. 1869
- D. 1883
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1950
Did you know? Start of the Korean War took place in 1950.
35.In what year did the Bhopal gas disaster take place?
- A. 1889
- B. 1984
- C. 1853
- D. 1974
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1984
Did you know? Bhopal disaster took place in 1984.
36.Which historical event took place in 1860?
- A. Six-Day War
- B. Peace of Westphalia
- C. First practical light bulb demonstration
- D. Expedition of the Thousand
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Expedition of the Thousand
Did you know? 1860: Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand took place.
37.Which historical event took place in 1930?
- A. Death of Mozart
- B. Founding of Alexandria
- C. Invention of the telephone
- D. Discovery of Pluto
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Discovery of Pluto
Did you know? 1930: the discovery of the dwarf planet Pluto took place.
38.Which historical event took place in 1558?
- A. Founding of the Swiss Confederation
- B. Completion of the Empire State Building
- C. Accession of Elizabeth I
- D. Viking 1 Mars landing
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Accession of Elizabeth I
Did you know? 1558: the accession of Elizabeth I to the English throne took place.
39.In what year did the Sepoy Rebellion against British rule take place?
- A. 1337
- B. 1857
- C. 1979
- D. 1989
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1857
Did you know? Indian Rebellion of 1857 took place in 1857.
40.Which historical event took place in 1964?
- A. Dunkirk evacuation
- B. Act of Union of 1801
- C. Cook's landing at Botany Bay
- D. Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Did you know? 1964: the signing of the Civil Rights Act took place.

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