History Events — Easy, Set 6
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1.In which country did the Cold War crisis over Soviet missiles take place?
- A. Spain
- B. Cuba
- C. Turkey
- D. Mongolia
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Cuba
Did you know? Cuban Missile Crisis took place in Cuba.
2.In what year did the independence and partition of India take place?
- A. 1947
- B. 1968
- C. 2011
- D. 1938
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1947
Did you know? Partition of India took place in 1947.
3.In what year did the signing of the Magna Carta take place?
- A. 1973
- B. 1976
- C. 1889
- D. 1215
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1215
Did you know? Magna Carta took place in 1215.
4.In what year did the legendary founding of Rome take place?
- A. 753 BC
- B. 1881
- C. 1918
- D. 1917
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753 BC
Did you know? Legendary founding of Rome took place in 753 BC.
5.In what year did the assassination of Julius Caesar take place?
- A. 1916
- B. 2560 BC
- C. 44 BC
- D. 1938
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44 BC
Did you know? Assassination of Julius Caesar took place in 44 BC.
6.In which region did the Six-Day War take place?
- A. East Asia
- B. South America
- C. Central Europe
- D. Middle East
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Middle East
Did you know? Six-Day War took place in Middle East.
7.Which historical event took place in 1912?
- A. Sinking of the Titanic
- B. Dunkirk evacuation
- C. Munich Agreement
- D. First smallpox vaccination
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Sinking of the Titanic
Did you know? 1912: the sinking of the Titanic took place.
8.Which historical event took place in 2011?
- A. Lehman Brothers collapse
- B. Proclamation of the French First Republic
- C. Siege of Orléans
- D. Death of Osama bin Laden
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Death of Osama bin Laden
Did you know? 2011: the death of Osama bin Laden took place.
9.In what year did the accession of Elizabeth II to the British throne take place?
- A. 1981
- B. 1952
- C. 1703
- D. 1789
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1952
Did you know? Accession of Elizabeth II took place in 1952.
10.Which historical event took place in 1991?
- A. Publication of On the Origin of Species
- B. Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- C. "I Have a Dream" speech
- D. Treaty of Alliance of 1778
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Did you know? 1991: the dissolution of the Soviet Union took place.
11.In what year did the unification of China under the Qin dynasty take place?
- A. 1839
- B. 1964
- C. 221 BC
- D. 1957
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221 BC
Did you know? Unification of China under the Qin took place in 221 BC.
12.In what year did the printing of the Gutenberg Bible take place?
- A. 800
- B. 1633
- C. 1455
- D. 44 BC
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1455
Did you know? Printing of the Gutenberg Bible took place in 1455.
13.Which historical event took place in 2001?
- A. Assassination of Alexander II
- B. Vasco da Gama's arrival in India
- C. First Council of Nicaea
- D. September 11 attacks
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September 11 attacks
Did you know? 2001: the September 11 attacks took place.
14.In which country did the Battle of Thermopylae take place?
- A. Greece
- B. Argentina
- C. Iraq
- D. Spain
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Greece
Did you know? Battle of Thermopylae took place in Greece.
15.In which country did the beginning of the Roman Empire under Augustus take place?
- A. Panama
- B. Great Britain
- C. Italy
- D. South Korea
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Italy
Did you know? Beginning of the Roman Empire took place in Italy.
16.Which historical event took place in 1517?
- A. Restoration of the English monarchy
- B. Founding of the Kingdom of Prussia
- C. Ninety-five Theses
- D. Invention of the laser
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Ninety-five Theses
Did you know? 1517: the launch of the Protestant Reformation by Luther's Ninety-five Theses took place.
17.Which historical event took place in 1931?
- A. Bhopal disaster
- B. Battle of the Alamo
- C. Battle of Plassey
- D. Completion of the Empire State Building
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Completion of the Empire State Building
Did you know? 1931: the completion of the Empire State Building took place.
18.In what year did the completion of the Human Genome Project take place?
- A. 1498
- B. 2003
- C. 1824
- D. 1999
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2003
Did you know? Completion of the Human Genome Project took place in 2003.
19.In what year did the start of the Thirty Years' War take place?
- A. 1839
- B. 1533
- C. 313
- D. 1618
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1618
Did you know? Start of the Thirty Years' War took place in 1618.
20.In which country did the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown take place?
- A. Peru
- B. Greece
- C. United States
- D. Soviet Union
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United States
Did you know? Siege of Yorktown took place in United States.
21.In what year did the publication of the Communist Manifesto take place?
- A. 1808
- B. 1884
- C. 1848
- D. 1781
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1848
Did you know? Publication of the Communist Manifesto took place in 1848.
22.In what year did the Battle of Marathon take place?
- A. 1819
- B. 490 BC
- C. 1920
- D. 1258
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490 BC
Did you know? Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC.
23.In what year did the completion of the Eiffel Tower for the World's Fair take place?
- A. 1227
- B. 1889
- C. 1964
- D. 1095
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1889
Did you know? Completion of the Eiffel Tower took place in 1889.
24.In what year did the establishment of the modern State of Israel take place?
- A. 1845
- B. 1883
- C. 1948
- D. 1754 BC
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1948
Did you know? Establishment of Israel took place in 1948.
25.Which historical event took place in 1453?
- A. Destruction of the Second Temple
- B. Siege of Orléans
- C. Fall of Constantinople
- D. Falklands War
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Fall of Constantinople
Did you know? 1453: the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans took place.
26.Which historical event took place in 1967?
- A. Six-Day War
- B. First performance of Messiah
- C. Founding of modern Singapore
- D. Start of the Crimean War
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Six-Day War
Did you know? 1967: the Six-Day War took place.
27.In which ocean did the sinking of the Titanic take place?
- A. Pacific Ocean
- B. Indian Ocean
- C. Arctic Ocean
- D. Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
Did you know? Sinking of the Titanic took place in Atlantic Ocean.
28.Which historical event took place in 1054?
- A. Death of Osama bin Laden
- B. Moorish conquest of Spain
- C. Great Schism of 1054
- D. Founding of the Kingdom of Prussia
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Great Schism of 1054
Did you know? 1054: the Great Schism dividing Eastern and Western Christianity took place.
29.In what year did the first powered flight by the Wright brothers take place?
- A. 1903
- B. 1618
- C. 1904
- D. 1368
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1903
Did you know? First powered flight took place in 1903.
30.In which country did the German invasion that started World War II in Europe take place?
- A. Poland
- B. Soviet Union
- C. Spain
- D. Germany
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Poland
Did you know? Invasion of Poland took place in Poland.
31.In what year did the Wall Street Crash take place?
- A. 1929
- B. 1948
- C. 1999
- D. 1958
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1929
Did you know? Wall Street Crash took place in 1929.
32.In which city did Napoleon crowning himself Emperor of the French take place?
- A. Menlo Park
- B. Mainz
- C. Paris
- D. Rome
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Paris
Did you know? Coronation of Napoleon took place in Paris.
33.In what year did the Cold War crisis over Soviet missiles take place?
- A. 1950
- B. 1836
- C. 1919
- D. 1962
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1962
Did you know? Cuban Missile Crisis took place in 1962.
34.In what year did the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species take place?
- A. 1859
- B. 1704
- C. 70
- D. 1989
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1859
Did you know? Publication of On the Origin of Species took place in 1859.
35.Which historical event took place in 1918?
- A. Trial of Galileo
- B. Start of the Greek War of Independence
- C. Capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade
- D. Armistice of 1918
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Armistice of 1918
Did you know? 1918: the signing of the Armistice ending World War I took place.
36.In which city did the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral take place?
- A. Saint Petersburg
- B. Porto Seguro
- C. Damascus
- D. Paris
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Paris
Did you know? Notre-Dame fire took place in Paris.
37.Which historical event took place in 44 BC?
- A. Belgian independence
- B. Assassination of Julius Caesar
- C. Launch of Sputnik 1
- D. Battle of Trafalgar
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Assassination of Julius Caesar
Did you know? 44 BC: the assassination of Julius Caesar took place.
38.In what year did the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés take place?
- A. 1521
- B. 1904
- C. 1793
- D. 1801
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1521
Did you know? Conquest of the Aztec Empire took place in 1521.
39.In which country did the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas take place?
- A. Spain
- B. Ireland
- C. Greece
- D. Turkey
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Spain
Did you know? Treaty of Tordesillas took place in Spain.
40.In what year did the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown take place?
- A. 1707
- B. 1919
- C. 1660
- D. 1781
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1781
Did you know? Siege of Yorktown took place in 1781.
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