Timeline of the 19th Century

1. Which composer performed his "Moonlight Sonata" for the first time in 1801?

2. In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory by the United States from which country?

3. In 1804, in the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon defeated Russian and what other army?

4. What was the name of the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the USA from 1804 to 1806?

5. Napoleon's invasion of what country turned out to be his downfall?

6. In 1813, which author published "Pride and Prejudice"?

7. When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815 it became the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people. In which country that happened?

8. Which author published "Frankenstein" in 1815?

9. What African country was founded by freed American slaves in 1821?

10. What 19th century leader, nicknamed "The Liberator", campaigned for Catholic rights and Irish independence?

11. In what state did the Battle of Alamo take place in 1836?

12. Which writer highlighted the horrors of 19th century Child labor in his novel "Oliver Twist"?

13. What crop failed in the 1840s, causing the Great Irish Famine?

14. Who is considered the Father of Communism?

15. The Springtime of the Peoples were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe in what year?

16. Gettysburg is the most notorious and bloody battles in what war?

17. Who was the first president of the United States who was assassinated?

18. Who published "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in 1865?

19. Cro-Magnons were the first early modern humans to settle in Europe. Where were their remains found in 1868?

20. Which famous canal was opened up in 1869?

21. In 1869, who published "War and Peace"?

22. Widely held to be the first in the world, which national park was established in the United States in 1872?

23. Which teams played the first recognised international soccer match in 1872?

24. The opera "Carmen" was premiered in Paris in 1875. Who is its composer?

25. Who was the U.S. commander that lost the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876?

26. The first modern Olympic Games were held in which decade?

27. In what town did the gunfight at the O.K. corral take place in 1881?

28. Who invented the light bulb in 1883?

29. Which King of Bavaria built the famous Neuschwanstein Castle in 1886?

30. Who published his first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet" in 1887?

31. "Starry Night" is probably the most famous painting of which artist?