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The 18th Century - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 53,332 times
- The average score is 14 of 20
Answer Stats
| Year | Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | This country declares independence from Great Britain | United States | 91%
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| 1791 | This Austrian composer dies of fever at age 35 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 91%
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| 1793 | This queen is beheaded by guillotine | Marie Antoinette | 88%
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| 1799 | French troops uncover this relic, the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs | {Rosetta} Stone | 88%
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| 1789 | Rioters attack this notorious Parisian prison | Bastille | 84%
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| c. 1760s | This "Revolution" begins in Great Britain before spreading to the rest of the world | Industrial Revolution | 82%
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| 1718 | This pirate, born Edward Teach, is killed by the Royal Navy | Blackbeard | 78%
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| 1795 | The British Navy discovers that this disease can be prevented by drinking lemon juice | Scurvy | 78%
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| 1778 | This sea captain "discovers" Hawaii | James Cook | 77%
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| 1796 | Edward Jenner invents a vaccine for this disease | Smallpox | 74%
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| 1701 | This militant German kingdom is formed under Frederick I | Prussia | 72%
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| 1717 | The first Grand Lodge of this secret society is formed in London | Freemasonry | 70%
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| 1703 | Peter the Great founds this capital on the Gulf of Finland | St. Petersburg | 70%
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| 1783 | Man takes flight as the Montgolfier brothers demonstrate this invention | Hot Air Balloon | 63%
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| 1759 | This enlightened French philosopher publishes "Candide" | Voltaire | 54%
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| 1776 | Adam Smith writes the first book about this "dismal science" | Economics | 50%
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| 1756–1763 | Great Britain, France, Austria, and other powers fight this world war | Seven Years' War | 46%
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| 1719 | Daniel Defoe writes this book, sometimes considered the first English-language novel | Robinson Crusoe | 42%
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| 1732 | This Philadelphia printer publishes "Poor Richard's Almanack" for the first time | Benjamin Franklin | 39%
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| 1788 | This Scottish poet composes "Auld Lang Syne" | Robert Burns | 39%
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