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18th Century A-Z

For each letter of the alphabet, guess these answers related to the years 1701–1800.
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Year
Hint
Answer
A
1800
The largest major landmass which had still not been discovered by the end of the century
Antarctica
B
1718
Notorious pirate, born Edward Teach, who was killed off the coast of North Carolina
Blackbeard
C
1762
"Great" empress who was crowned in Russia
Catherine the Great
D
1746–55
Type of book single-handedly written by Samuel Johnson
Dictionary
E
1700s
Another name for the "Age of Reason" in Europe
The Enlightenment
F
1740
"Great" king who was crowned in Prussia
Frederick the Great
G
1757
City, formerly known as Canton, to which China restricted all foreign trade
Guangzhou
H
1778
Island chain which James Cook became the first European to visit
Hawaii
I
1760
"Revolution" which started in England
Industrial Revolution
J
1781
Future U.S. president, age 14, who served in the Revolutionary War
Andrew Jackson
K
1781
German philosopher who published "Critique of Pure Reason"
Immanuel Kant
L
1755
City on the Atlantic Ocean which suffered a devastating earthquake
Lisbon
M
1791
Composer who died in Vienna at age 35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
N
1799
General who became head of the French state
Napoleon
O
1760
Tropical ape which was described scientifically for the first time
Orangutan
P
1793-94
City where 2,639 people were beheaded
Paris
Q
1734
Book translated from Arabic into English for the first time
Quran
R
1799
Stone which provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs
Rosetta Stone
S
1707
Country which was merged with England by the Acts of Union
Scotland
T
1720
Region which China took control over
Tibet
U
1789
Element which was discovered
Uranium
V
1759
French writer who published "Candide"
Voltaire
W
1791
Capital city which was founded
Washington
X
1797
Famous opening lines from the Coleridge poem: "In ______ did Kubla Khan / a stately pleasure-dome decree"
Xanadu
Y
1758
Slang term for Americans which was recorded for the first time
Yankee
Z
1798
City which was captured by French forces
Zürich
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30 Comments
Maladroit
+6
Level 50
Feb 23, 2018
Yanks?
buck1017
+17
Level 78
Feb 23, 2018
Your Yelcome
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 91
Jun 11, 2018
lol
ander217
+3
Level 73
Jun 11, 2018
I thought Yank would be accepted, but no. (And that should be you're yelcome.) :)
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Feb 28, 2019
@ander217 welcome* :D
Fianchetto
+4
Level 78
Jan 8, 2024
@JackintheBox yelcome*
sumguy
+7
Level 87
Feb 23, 2018
18th Century A-Z includes things that *didn't* happen in the 18th Century? If that's the case, what about this for A: "This tiny particle hadn't been discovered yet (atom)"? For M: "No one had walked on this nearby celestial object yet (moon)". For R: "This revolutionary theory of post-Newtonian physics hadn't been posited yet (relativity)".
travelfan
+10
Level 67
Mar 16, 2018
There is only thing thing in the quiz that "didn't happen" during the century; as you seem to disapprove of its inclusion, why do you bother suggesting more? Perhaps something else could have been found for A that DID happen, but I'm personally OK with it. Antarctica is a full continent on its own, and the 18th century was the last one where it was still undiscovered.
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Dec 5, 2021
Yeah, also Antarctica was found in 1820, not long after the end of the 18th century. In contrast, the atom (and all the other things you mentioned) weren't discovered/didn't occur until at least 100 years later.
9349
+1
Level 45
Jan 17, 2025
Well no it does not, 1800 is in the 18th century. The 18th century is from 1701-1800, not 1700-1799 because there is no year 0
fabulamore
+1
Level 64
Mar 1, 2018
Can you accept Gwangzhou for Guangzhou?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jun 11, 2018
What about exoplanet AS 205 A b? I'm pretty sure they hadn't discovered that by 1800.
ChipOtley
+5
Level 72
Jun 11, 2018
Got as far as U before realising it was an A-Z. D'oh!
sumokitty
+4
Level 90
Nov 7, 2019
Same! I was very confused about the chronology of this.
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Jan 15, 2026
It's in alphabetical order--not chronological. Does that help?
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Sep 12, 2018
Excellent quiz! Thank you. (Even the nitpickers cut their nitpicking short).
tcookiem
+4
Level 59
Apr 5, 2020
Canton is accepted for the Guangzhou question, while being mentioned in the hint. Probably should be changed.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 5, 2020
Fixed, thanks
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 72
Dec 22, 2020
James Monroe actually crossed the Delaware with Washington so PLEASE CHANGE J.
Jacktheguy
+4
Level 93
Dec 5, 2021
James Monroe wasn't 14 in 1781.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 5, 2021
I clicked give up but then I thought of Zurich and dragged the cursor away so I could type it lol. Only missed dictionary
jennraven
+1
Level 67
Dec 5, 2021
Somehow completely brain farted Mozart. But I got Zurich 🤷‍♀️
AL2881
+1
Level 41
Dec 8, 2021
QM: In addition to the campaign in Switzerland, in 1798 the French army ran campaigns in Egypt, Syria, Malta and nearby island of Gozo. That year they captured Cairo, Alexandria, Jaffa, Valletta, Mdina and Gozo in addition to Zurich. At least the largest of these cities should be accepted as answers too.
HappyQuizzer
+7
Level 68
Jan 21, 2022
None of your examples begins with z
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Jan 16, 2026
You really didn't pay attention to the name and description of the quiz, did you?
Myk
+2
Level 73
Jan 15, 2026
Great quiz, just one thing though- The French entered Switzerland in 1798, but the first and second

Battles of, and subsequent capture of Zurich weren't until 1799.

chrcolstrup
+3
Level 70
Jan 15, 2026
Maybe some leniency on the Frederick question? I tried Frederik, Friederich and Frederich.
Alouka
+1
Level 74
Jan 15, 2026
Damn, I didn't think of the right answer for the beheaded people because in my brain, beheading means "décapiter", whereas what happened there was "guillotiner". Résult is the same, just the way to do it is in my mind different. ^^
MRAdder
+2
Level 51
Jan 15, 2026
Honestly impressed with myself for having exactly 0 seconds remaining when I finished.
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Jan 16, 2026
Fun fact: The term Yankees is a derivative of 'Jan-Kees', a common name given to the Dutch in New Netherland colony (based in New Amsterdam). So when you're cussing at New Englanders, you're basically insulting them with being Dutch
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