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19th Century Quiz A-Z - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 1,298 times
- The average score is 20 of 26
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| 1859 | This scientist publishes his book On the Origin of Species | D | Charles Darwin | 99%
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| 1820 | This continent is discovered | A | Antarctica | 96%
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| 1845–1849 | This country suffers from the Great Famine caused by a shortage of potatoes | I | Ireland | 96%
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| 1896 | This sports event is revived in Athens | O | Olympic Games | 96%
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| 1865 | John Wilkes Booth assassinates this President | L | A. Lincoln | 95%
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| 1804 | This country gains independence from France becoming the first black republic | H | Haiti | 94%
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| 1846 | Mormons migrate to this state | U | Utah | 94%
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| 1839 | This kingdom is declared with its first king being Leopold I | B | Belgium | 93%
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| 1885 | King Leopold II of B establishes this African country as a personal fiefdom | C | Congo Free State | 90%
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| 1872 | This region becomes the first national park | Y | Yellowstone | 90%
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| 1833 | This practice is banned throughout the British Empire | S | Slavery | 81%
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| 1814 | Napoleon is exiled to this island | E | Elba | 80%
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| (1869) | Leo Tolstoy publishes this novel | W | War and Peace | 80%
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| 1840 | New Zealand is founded as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the British and... | M | The {Māori} | 79%
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| 1883 | This volcano in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) erupts | K | Krakatoa | 78%
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| 1895 | This team sport is invented in Holyoke, Massachusetts | V | Volleyball | 76%
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| 1890s | The British Empire controls this part of the world's population | Q | 1 quarter | 73%
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| 1892 | This method of identification is officially adopted for the first time | F | Fingerprinting | 69%
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| 1842 | This treaty cedes Hong Kong to the British: Treaty of _______ | N | Nanking | 60%
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| 1891 | Rerum novarum, a major document on social justice, is launched by this pope | X | Pope Leo {XIII} | 60%
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| 1831–1850 | The name for the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans | T | {Trail} {of} {Tears} | 60%
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| 1885 | Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against this viral disease | R | Rabies | 59%
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| 1843 | This inventor of the detective fiction publishes The Tell-Tale Heart | P | E. A. Poe | 53%
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| 1808, 1832 | This German writer publishes his magnum opus Faust | G | J. W. von Goethe | 52%
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| 1898 | This French author writes J'accuse…!, a letter where he opposes antisemitism and supports the falsely accused A. Dreyfus | Z | Émile Zola | 39%
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| 1830 | The House of Bourbon is replaced by the House of Orléans (the ____ Monarchy) following this French Revolution | J | July Revolution | 28%
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