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1670s Decade Quiz

Do you have what it takes to guess these facts about the 1670s?
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Branch of mathematics which was independently discovered by Newton and Leibniz
Calculus
The oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 (and liquidated in 2025)
Hudson's Bay Company
What Antonie van Leeuwenhoek became the first person to observe
Microbes
Term for a person such as Henry Morgan, who raided Spanish vessels with official royal permission
Privateer
Product which Dom Pérignon worked to improve
Wine
Borough of London where the Royal Observatory was established
Greenwich
Scientific theory promulgated by Christiaan Huygens
Light is a wave
City established on the coast of South Carolina and named for the English king
Charleston
Violin maker from Cremona whose instruments from this period are worth millions today
Antonio Stradivari
Book written by John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress
1679 act of Parliament which protected English people from arbitrary imprisonment
Habeas Corpus Act
Animal whose valuable pelts French traders sought to obtain in the U.S. and Canada
Beaver
Most populous city in Europe during this time period
Constantinople
Country which experienced the Rampjaar, or "disaster year", in 1672 as it faced simultaneous wars against France and England
Netherlands
French playwright who died after collapsing on stage while wearing green – creating the superstition that green is unlucky for actors
Molière
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4 Comments
rocamorar
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Level 80
Jan 8, 2026
I don't think the Antonie van Leewonhoek question is correctly worded. There are microbes so big that can be seen with the naked eye (such as Thiomargarita magnifica or Epulopiscium fishelsoni)
sumguy
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Level 87
Jan 8, 2026
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerd! (kidding)
Qikiq
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Level 89
Jan 9, 2026
Took me almost the whole quiz to remember that the city in question is European.
MeMeMe333
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Level 71
Jan 18, 2026
Hey, QM, could you add this quiz to the Decades quiz series?

Thanks!!!

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