The Ultimate Opium Wars Quiz - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What dynasty ruled China at the time?	Qing dynasty	88%
What year did the First Opium War begin?	1839	76%
Who was the monarch of the British Empire at the time?	Victoria I	65%
What British company was formed to trade with Asian countries like China?	British East India Company (EIC)	59%
What island did Britain obtain because of this treaty, that it kept until it was given back to China in 1997?	Hong Kong Island	41%
When did the Daoguang Emperor issue an edict that made opium illegal in China?	18 March 1839	29%
When was this treaty signed?	29 August 1842	29%
What era did this treaty lead to in Chinese History?	"Century of Humiliation"	29%
What British newspaper published the open-letter from Lin Zexu to Queen Victoria requesting to halt the opium trade in 1839?	The Times	24%
What treaty concluded the First Opium War?	Treaty of Nanking	24%
Who was the Chief superintendent of British trade in China, who wrote to London advising them to use military force?	Charles Eliot	12%
What status did Britain earn, in 1843, allowing Britain to be exempt from Chinese law?	most favoured nation	12%
What day in 1856, did a riot break out in Canton, that led to a French missionary being executed and the involvement of Russia and the USA?	15 December	6%
On 21 June 1840, what Chinese port was bombarded by the Royal Navy?	Dinghai	6%
What were the forts Rear Admiral Sir Michael Seymour's fleet captured on approach to bombarding Canton?	Pearl River	6%
What treaty signed in 1858 ended the Second Opium War?	Treaty of Tientsin	6%
Who was appointed as the new Imperial Commissioner, in 1853, and seized a British ship called the 'Arrow'?	Yi Mingchen	6%
Who was the British Governor of Hong Kong?	Sir John Bowring	0%
What rebellion, in 1853, in Northern China was the result of overpopulation and over taxation?	Taiping Rebellion	0%
What treaty gave France several of the same concessions from China in 1844?	Treaty of Whampoa	0%

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