| Description | Year | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria became Queen of the U.K. | 1837 | 80%
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| Olympic Games revived in Athens | 1896 | 77%
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| Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French | 1804 | 73%
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| The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishes Slavery | 1865 | 64%
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| The Crimean War begins | 1853 | 52%
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| The United States purchases Alaska from Russia | 1867 | 43%
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| The July Revolution took place in France | 1830 | 38%
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| Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice | 1813 | 34%
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| James Monroe was re-elected President of the U.S. with 81% of the vote | 1820 | 34%
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| Ludwig van Beethoven dies | 1827 | 30%
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| Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal | 1807 | 25%
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| Coca-Cola is invented | 1886 | 25%
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| Independence of Argentina | 1816 | 23%
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| First section of the London Underground opens | 1863 | 22%
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| Germany gains control of Cameroon | 1884 | 17%
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| The Brontë sisters publish Jane Eyre | 1847 | 15%
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| The British East India Company is dissolved | 1874 | 11%
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| Siege of Khartoum | 1884 | 11%
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| The safety pin and the gas mask are invented | 1849 | 10%
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| Construction of Big Ben is completed | 1858 | 8%
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