Timeline of the 18th Century

1. What was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia that was declared under King Frederick I in 1701?

2. In 1707, Mount Fuji erupted for the first time in 10,000 years. Where is it located?

3. Where did Peter the Great move the capital from Moscow to in 1712?

4. The Triple Alliance from 1717 was a treaty between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against which country in an attempt to maintain the agreement of the Treaty of Utrecht?

5. Which famous novel Daniel Defoe published in 1718?

6. Who invented the first mercury thermometer in 1724?

7. On which continent the French and Indian War began in 1754?

8. What was the name of the was a global conflict of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies?

9. From 1762 until 1796, who was the longest-ruling female leader of the Russian Empire?

10. Who first explored and mapped New Zealand and Australia in 1769?

11. Which city was the site of a massacre in the growing rebellion in American Revolutionary?

12. What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?

13. In 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in which city?

14. In 1787, freed slaves from London established Freetown in which present-day African country?

15. What was the first permanent European settlement established in Australia in 1788?

16. Who became the first President of the United States in 1789?

17. When did American Revolutionary War begin?

18. Who developed the first smallpox vaccination in 1796?

19. Who establishes the French Consulate and brought an end to the French Revolution in 1799?

20. Who invented the first battery in 1799?

21. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in the 18th century?

22. How many ronins (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master in the legendary event in 18th-century Japan?

23. What was the first English-language edition name of the 18th-century collection of folk tales "One Thousand and One Nights"?

24. Who was the Commander of the Continental Army and helped organize the efforts of the colonies to fight against Great Britain?

25. What is considered the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?

26. What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?

27. Who was Marie Antoinette's husband?

28. Which famous composer died of fever in 1791 at age of 35?

29. The guillotine is an instrument for inflicting capital punishment that came into common use in which country in 18th centrury?

30. During French Revolution where did a group of women (and men) march from Paris to, demanding lower bread prices?