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1660s Decade Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 2,258 times
- The average score is 13 of 18
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| City that was devastated by a fire in 1666 | London | 98%
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| Bird which was seen for the last time in Mauritius | Dodo | 97%
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| City which changed its name to New York | New Amsterdam | 96%
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| Disease which struck that same city in 1665–66, killing an estimated 100,000 people | Bubonic plague | 92%
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| 1665 painting by Johannes Vermeer | Girl with a {Pearl} Earring | 87%
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| Celestial body on which Robert Hooke observed a red spot, now thought to be different than the one seen there today | Jupiter | 84%
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| Epic poem written by John Milton | Paradise {Lost} | 81%
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| Dutch painter who died at age 63 after painting the last of his 80 self-portraits | Rembrandt van Rijn | 81%
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| Inbred Spanish king who was crowned at age 4, coincidentally with the same name as the English king | Charles II | 66%
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| Prisoner arrested in France whose identity was kept secret for 34 years | The Man in the {Iron} {Mask} | 66%
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| Element with symbol P which was isolated by Hennig Brand, the first new element discovered since antiquity | Phosphorus | 66%
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| Trading association of cities around the North and Baltic seas which dissolved after 400 years | {Hanseatic} League | 65%
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| Predecessor to the necktie which became popular in France following the arrival of some dashing Croat soldiers | Cravat | 54%
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| Royal dynasty which was restored to power in England | Stuart | 53%
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| Academy of sciences founded in the United Kingdom | {Royal} Society | 51%
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| Street where the fire started | {Pudding} Lane | 49%
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| Type of book that Samuel Pepys wrote during this decade | Diary | 38%
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| Order of monks which formed in France in 1664 and is today known for brewing beer | Trappists | 34%
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