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1660s Decade Quiz

Do you have what it takes to guess these facts about the 1660s?
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First submittedJanuary 4, 2026
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City that was devastated by a fire in 1666
London
Street where the fire started
Pudding Lane
Disease which struck that same city in 1665–66, killing an estimated 100,000 people
Bubonic plague
Element with symbol P which was isolated by Hennig Brand, the first new element
discovered since antiquity
Phosphorus
1665 painting by Johannes Vermeer
Girl with a Pearl
Earring
City which changed its name to New York
New Amsterdam
Bird which was seen for the last time in Mauritius
Dodo
Academy of sciences founded in the United Kingdom
Royal Society
Epic poem written by John Milton
Paradise Lost
Royal dynasty which was restored to power in England
Stuart
Dutch painter who died at age 63 after painting the last of his 80 self-portraits
Rembrandt van Rijn
Celestial body on which Robert Hooke observed a red spot, now thought to be
different than the one seen there today
Jupiter
Order of monks which formed in France in 1664 and is today known for brewing beer
Trappists
Trading association of cities around the North and Baltic seas which
dissolved after 400 years
Hanseatic League
Predecessor to the necktie which became popular in France following the arrival of
some dashing Croat soldiers
Cravat
Type of book that Samuel Pepys wrote during this decade
Diary
Inbred Spanish king who was crowned at age 4, coincidentally with
the same name as the English king
Charles II
Prisoner arrested in France whose identity was kept secret for 34 years
The Man in the
Iron Mask
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4 Comments
FrankiiLynx
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Level 89
Jan 11, 2026
Loving the expansion of this series! Took me ages to remember the monks' name
ObiwanKenobite
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Level 40
Jan 11, 2026
As a French I didn't remember them lol although I like beer. However knowing how to say tie in my own language helped (cravate)
Alexquiz17
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Level 95
Jan 12, 2026
Great quiz, best in the series for a while
CoolBreezes
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Level 82
Jan 12, 2026
Please accept "Carlos" for the Spanish king!
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