History Events — Easy, Set 5
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1.In what year did the Battle of the Alamo take place?
- A. 1836
- B. 1856
- C. 753 BC
- D. 1960
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1836
Did you know? Battle of the Alamo took place in 1836.
2.In what year did the first fully democratic elections ending apartheid take place?
- A. 1670
- B. 1939
- C. 1994
- D. 1410
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1994
Did you know? First democratic elections in South Africa took place in 1994.
3.In what year did the Normandy landings on D-Day take place?
- A. 1944
- B. 1796
- C. 1981
- D. 1807
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1944
Did you know? Normandy landings took place in 1944.
4.In which city did Charlemagne's coronation as emperor take place?
- A. San Antonio
- B. Boston
- C. Stockholm
- D. Rome
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Rome
Did you know? Coronation of Charlemagne took place in Rome.
5.In which city did the signing of the Armistice ending World War I take place?
- A. Compiègne
- B. Bern
- C. Münster
- D. Weymouth
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Compiègne
Did you know? Armistice of 1918 took place in Compiègne.
6.Which historical event took place in 399 BC?
- A. Trial and death of Socrates
- B. Assassination of Alexander II
- C. Publication of special relativity
- D. Proclamation of the French First Republic
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Trial and death of Socrates
Did you know? 399 BC: the trial and death of Socrates took place.
7.In what year did the October Revolution led by the Bolsheviks take place?
- A. 1917
- B. 793
- C. 1665
- D. 1982
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1917
Did you know? October Revolution took place in 1917.
8.In which country did the death of Genghis Khan take place?
- A. Pakistan
- B. Mongolia
- C. United States
- D. United Kingdom
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Mongolia
Did you know? Death of Genghis Khan took place in Mongolia.
9.Which historical event took place in 1889?
- A. Legendary founding of Rome
- B. Completion of the Eiffel Tower
- C. Council of Clermont
- D. Dunkirk evacuation
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Completion of the Eiffel Tower
Did you know? 1889: the completion of the Eiffel Tower for the World's Fair took place.
10.In which city did the first modern Olympic Games take place?
- A. Bern
- B. San Miguel de Tucumán
- C. Athens
- D. Porto Seguro
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Athens
Did you know? First modern Olympic Games took place in Athens.
11.In which city did the Great Schism dividing Eastern and Western Christianity take place?
- A. Boston
- B. Olympia
- C. Constantinople
- D. Luxor
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Constantinople
Did you know? Great Schism of 1054 took place in Constantinople.
12.Which historical event took place in 1928?
- A. First Geneva Convention
- B. Discovery of penicillin
- C. Annexation of Crimea
- D. Great Schism of 1054
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Discovery of penicillin
Did you know? 1928: Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin took place.
13.Which historical event took place in 1861?
- A. Completion of the Human Genome Project
- B. Start of the American Civil War
- C. First performance of Messiah
- D. Six-Day War
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Start of the American Civil War
Did you know? 1861: the outbreak of the American Civil War took place.
14.In what year did the reunification of Germany take place?
- A. 2014
- B. 1886
- C. 44 BC
- D. 1990
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1990
Did you know? German reunification took place in 1990.
15.In which country did the great San Francisco earthquake take place?
- A. United States
- B. Mexico
- C. Nepal
- D. Austria
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United States
Did you know? San Francisco earthquake took place in United States.
16.Which historical event took place in 1620?
- A. Mayflower voyage
- B. Belgian independence
- C. Founding of the Ming dynasty
- D. Sinking of the Lusitania
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Mayflower voyage
Did you know? 1620: the sailing of the Mayflower took place.
17.In which country did the Dunkirk evacuation take place?
- A. France
- B. China
- C. Russia
- D. Peru
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France
Did you know? Dunkirk evacuation took place in France.
18.In what year did the collapse of Lehman Brothers take place?
- A. 399 BC
- B. 2008
- C. 1690
- D. 1963
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2008
Did you know? Lehman Brothers collapse took place in 2008.
19.Which historical event took place in 1773?
- A. Watt's steam engine patent
- B. Paris Agreement
- C. Dunkirk evacuation
- D. Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea Party
Did you know? 1773: the Boston Tea Party took place.
20.In what year did the first Nobel Prizes awarded take place?
- A. 1337
- B. 1789
- C. 1901
- D. 1947
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1901
Did you know? First Nobel Prizes took place in 1901.
21.Which historical event took place in 1941?
- A. Attack on Pearl Harbor
- B. English capture of New Amsterdam
- C. Battle of Vienna
- D. Death of Osama bin Laden
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Did you know? 1941: the attack on Pearl Harbor took place.
22.In which city did the assassination of Abraham Lincoln take place?
- A. Washington, D.C.
- B. Münster
- C. Babylon
- D. Weymouth
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Washington, D.C.
Did you know? Assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place in Washington, D.C..
23.In which country did the Battle of Marathon take place?
- A. Mongolia
- B. Hungary
- C. New Zealand
- D. Greece
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Greece
Did you know? Battle of Marathon took place in Greece.
24.Which historical event took place in 1804?
- A. Coronation of Napoleon
- B. Moorish conquest of Spain
- C. First Space Shuttle launch
- D. Start of the Viking Age
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Coronation of Napoleon
Did you know? 1804: Napoleon crowning himself Emperor of the French took place.
25.In which country did the Normandy landings on D-Day take place?
- A. China
- B. France
- C. Turkey
- D. Cuba
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France
Did you know? Normandy landings took place in France.
26.In which city did the start of the Thirty Years' War take place?
- A. Weymouth
- B. Washington, D.C.
- C. Prague
- D. Königsberg
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Prague
Did you know? Start of the Thirty Years' War took place in Prague.
27.Which historical event took place in 1521?
- A. Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- B. Cuban Revolution
- C. Council of Clermont
- D. Iranian Revolution
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Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Did you know? 1521: the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés took place.
28.In what year did the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge take place?
- A. 1927
- B. 1883
- C. 1773
- D. 1957
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1883
Did you know? Completion of the Brooklyn Bridge took place in 1883.
29.In which country did the accession of Elizabeth II to the British throne take place?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. South Korea
- C. Portugal
- D. China
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United Kingdom
Did you know? Accession of Elizabeth II took place in United Kingdom.
30.Which historical event took place in 1429?
- A. Assassination of Julius Caesar
- B. Invention of the laser
- C. Siege of Orléans
- D. Launch of the first iPhone
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Siege of Orléans
Did you know? 1429: Joan of Arc lifting the Siege of Orléans took place.
31.Under which dynasty was China first unified in 221 BC?
- A. Ming dynasty
- B. Qin dynasty
- C. Han dynasty
- D. Zhou dynasty
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Qin dynasty
Did you know? China was first unified under the Qin dynasty in 221 BC.
32.In which country did the adoption of the Paris climate agreement take place?
- A. Belgium
- B. Panama
- C. France
- D. Austria
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France
Did you know? Paris Agreement took place in France.
33.In which city did Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin take place?
- A. Paris
- B. Bern
- C. Rome
- D. London
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London
Did you know? Discovery of penicillin took place in London.
34.Which historical event took place in 79?
- A. Great Exhibition
- B. Assassination of Julius Caesar
- C. Six-Day War
- D. Destruction of Pompeii
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Destruction of Pompeii
Did you know? 79: the destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius took place.
35.Which historical event took place in 1789?
- A. Conquest of the Inca Empire
- B. Maastricht Treaty
- C. Completion of the Hagia Sophia
- D. Storming of the Bastille
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Storming of the Bastille
Did you know? 1789: the storming of the Bastille took place.
36.Which historical event took place in 1848?
- A. First IVF birth
- B. Magna Carta
- C. Publication of the Communist Manifesto
- D. Treaty of Nanking
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Publication of the Communist Manifesto
Did you know? 1848: the publication of the Communist Manifesto took place.
37.In which city did the completion of the Eiffel Tower for the World's Fair take place?
- A. Paris
- B. Memphis
- C. Münster
- D. Menlo Park
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Paris
Did you know? Completion of the Eiffel Tower took place in Paris.
38.In which country did the Battle of Stalingrad take place?
- A. United States
- B. England
- C. Russia
- D. Cuba
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Russia
Did you know? Battle of Stalingrad took place in Russia.
39.In which city did Einstein's publication of the theory of special relativity take place?
- A. Calicut
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Geneva
- D. Bern
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Bern
Did you know? Publication of special relativity took place in Bern.
40.In what year did the start of the Hundred Years' War take place?
- A. 1665
- B. 1337
- C. 1933
- D. 1859
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1337
Did you know? Start of the Hundred Years' War took place in 1337.
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