History Events — Easy, Set 4
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1.In what year did the Six-Day War take place?
- A. 1959
- B. 1854
- C. 1927
- D. 1967
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1967
Did you know? Six-Day War took place in 1967.
2.Which historical event took place in 1922?
- A. Normandy landings
- B. Accession of Queen Victoria
- C. Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
- D. German reunification
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Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
Did you know? 1922: the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb took place.
3.In which city did the Lumière brothers' first public cinema screening take place?
- A. Paris
- B. Brussels
- C. Rome
- D. London
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Paris
Did you know? First public cinema screening took place in Paris.
4.In what year did the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence take place?
- A. 1989
- B. 1776
- C. 1660
- D. 1885
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1776
Did you know? Declaration of Independence took place in 1776.
5.Which historical event took place in 1787?
- A. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
- B. Constitutional Convention
- C. Vasco da Gama's arrival in India
- D. Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Constitutional Convention
Did you know? 1787: the Constitutional Convention drafting the United States Constitution took place.
6.In which city did the deposition of the last Western Roman emperor take place?
- A. Boston
- B. Dublin
- C. Washington, D.C.
- D. Ravenna
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Ravenna
Did you know? Fall of the Western Roman Empire took place in Ravenna.
7.In which country did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?
- A. United States
- B. Belgium
- C. Russia
- D. Soviet Union
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United States
Did you know? Attack on Pearl Harbor took place in United States.
8.Which historical event took place in 1865?
- A. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- B. Battle of Vienna
- C. Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
- D. First Geneva Convention
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Did you know? 1865: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place.
9.In which city did the first powered flight by the Wright brothers take place?
- A. São Paulo
- B. Kitty Hawk
- C. Tehran
- D. Dublin
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Kitty Hawk
Did you know? First powered flight took place in Kitty Hawk.
10.In what year did the start of the Arab Spring take place?
- A. 1906
- B. 2010
- C. 1974
- D. 1755
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2010
Did you know? Start of the Arab Spring took place in 2010.
11.In what year did the launch of the Protestant Reformation by Luther's Ninety-five Theses take place?
- A. 1368
- B. 1859
- C. 793
- D. 1517
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1517
Did you know? Ninety-five Theses took place in 1517.
12.In what year did the sailing of the Mayflower take place?
- A. 2010
- B. 1620
- C. 1917
- D. 1770
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1620
Did you know? Mayflower voyage took place in 1620.
13.In which country did the launch of the iPhone take place?
- A. United States
- B. Peru
- C. Panama
- D. Russia
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United States
Did you know? Launch of the first iPhone took place in United States.
14.In what year did the signing of the Treaty of Versailles take place?
- A. 1984
- B. 1808
- C. 1498
- D. 1919
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1919
Did you know? Treaty of Versailles took place in 1919.
15.Which historical event took place in 570?
- A. Zheng He's treasure voyages
- B. Birth of Muhammad
- C. Boston Tea Party
- D. Mayflower voyage
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Birth of Muhammad
Did you know? 570: the birth of Muhammad took place.
16.Which historical event took place in 1942?
- A. Berlin Olympics of 1936
- B. Battle of Stalingrad
- C. Hungarian Revolution
- D. September 11 attacks
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Battle of Stalingrad
Did you know? 1942: the Battle of Stalingrad took place.
17.Which historical event took place in 1869?
- A. Battle of Tours
- B. Opening of the Suez Canal
- C. May Revolution
- D. First practical light bulb demonstration
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Opening of the Suez Canal
Did you know? 1869: the opening of the Suez Canal took place.
18.In what year did the Battle of Thermopylae take place?
- A. 399 BC
- B. 1931
- C. 1962
- D. 480 BC
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480 BC
Did you know? Battle of Thermopylae took place in 480 BC.
19.Which historical event took place in 1611?
- A. Publication of the King James Bible
- B. Berlin Olympics of 1936
- C. Sinking of the Lusitania
- D. Council of Clermont
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Publication of the King James Bible
Did you know? 1611: the publication of the King James Bible took place.
20.In which country did the discovery of the Rosetta Stone take place?
- A. Egypt
- B. Nepal
- C. Poland
- D. Netherlands
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Egypt
Did you know? Discovery of the Rosetta Stone took place in Egypt.
21.Which historical event took place in 1914?
- A. Restoration of the English monarchy
- B. Falklands War
- C. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
- D. Treaty of Waitangi
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Did you know? 1914: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place.
22.In what year did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
- A. 1915
- B. 1896
- C. 2015
- D. 202 BC
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1896
Did you know? First modern Olympic Games took place in 1896.
23.In which city did the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species take place?
- A. Mannheim
- B. London
- C. Hong Kong
- D. Königsberg
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London
Did you know? Publication of On the Origin of Species took place in London.
24.Which historical event took place in 800?
- A. Battle of Ayacucho
- B. Coronation of Charlemagne
- C. Founding of the Swiss Confederation
- D. Start of the Hundred Years' War
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Coronation of Charlemagne
Did you know? 800: Charlemagne's coronation as emperor took place.
25.In which city did the October Revolution led by the Bolsheviks take place?
- A. Boston
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Babylon
- D. Petrograd
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Petrograd
Did you know? October Revolution took place in Petrograd.
26.In what year did the dedication of the Statue of Liberty take place?
- A. 1886
- B. 1368
- C. 1919
- D. 79
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1886
Did you know? Dedication of the Statue of Liberty took place in 1886.
27.In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
- A. 1773
- B. 1742
- C. 1881
- D. 1558
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1773
Did you know? Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.
28.Which historical event took place in 1989?
- A. First Nobel Prizes
- B. Sinking of the Titanic
- C. Fall of the Berlin Wall
- D. Charge of the Light Brigade
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
Did you know? 1989: the fall of the Berlin Wall took place.
29.Which historical event took place in 1979?
- A. Apollo 11 Moon landing
- B. Iranian Revolution
- C. Siege of Orléans
- D. Zheng He's treasure voyages
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Iranian Revolution
Did you know? 1979: the Iranian Revolution took place.
30.Which historical event took place in 1533?
- A. Publication of Newton's Principia
- B. Conquest of the Inca Empire
- C. Council of Clermont
- D. Great Exhibition
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Conquest of the Inca Empire
Did you know? 1533: the conquest of the Inca Empire by Pizarro took place.
31.Which historical event took place in 1822?
- A. Independence of Brazil
- B. Coronation of Charlemagne
- C. Peace of Westphalia
- D. Founding of the Umayyad Caliphate
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Independence of Brazil
Did you know? 1822: the proclamation of the independence of Brazil took place.
32.In what year did Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin take place?
- A. 1833
- B. 1945
- C. 1928
- D. 1931
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1928
Did you know? Discovery of penicillin took place in 1928.
33.In which country did the Brexit referendum take place?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Canada
- C. Ireland
- D. United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Did you know? Brexit referendum took place in United Kingdom.
34.In what year did the Lumière brothers' first public cinema screening take place?
- A. 1884
- B. 1989
- C. 1775
- D. 1895
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1895
Did you know? First public cinema screening took place in 1895.
35.In which country did the traditional date of the Trojan War take place?
- A. South Korea
- B. Turkey
- C. Nepal
- D. Hungary
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Turkey
Did you know? Trojan War took place in Turkey.
36.In what year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
- A. 1895
- B. 1095
- C. 1066
- D. 1949
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1066
Did you know? Battle of Hastings took place in 1066.
37.Which historical event took place in 1963?
- A. Start of the English Civil War
- B. "I Have a Dream" speech
- C. October Revolution
- D. Founding of the Mongol Empire
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"I Have a Dream" speech
Did you know? 1963: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech took place.
38.Which historical event took place in 1933?
- A. Attack on Pearl Harbor
- B. Completion of the Human Genome Project
- C. Hitler's appointment as Chancellor
- D. Chilean coup d'état
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Hitler's appointment as Chancellor
Did you know? 1933: Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany took place.
39.In which country did the founding of Constantinople as the eastern capital take place?
- A. South Korea
- B. India
- C. South Africa
- D. Turkey
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Turkey
Did you know? Founding of Constantinople took place in Turkey.
40.Which historical event took place in 1492?
- A. German reunification
- B. Introduction of the euro
- C. Columbus's first landfall
- D. European discovery of the Pacific
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Columbus's first landfall
Did you know? 1492: Columbus's first landfall in the Americas took place.
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