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1700s Decade Quiz

Do you have what it takes to guess these facts about the decade of 1700–1709?
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Last updated: November 23, 2024
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City which became the capital of Prussia
Berlin
Two countries which were joined in 1707 by the Acts of Union
England
Scotland
Astronomer who predicted that a certain comet would pass near the Earth every 76 years
Edmond Halley
Fragrance first mixed in a German city in 1709, now a generic term for a men's perfume
Eau de Cologne
City founded by the French near the Great Lakes
Detroit
City founded by Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Invention of Jethro Tull which greatly improved planting methods
Seed drill
Territory in southern Spain which England captured in 1704
Gibraltar
Musical instrument invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori, an evolution of the harpsichord
Piano
Future Ivy League university founded in New Haven, Connecticut
Yale
Continent-wide war between the houses of Habsburg and Bourbon which resulted
in perhaps one million military deaths
War of Spanish
Succession
The most recent eruption of this Japanese volcano
Mount Fuji
Scientist who published "Opticks", a study of light, and also hypothesized
(by examining the Bible) that the world would end in 2060 AD
Isaac Newton
French prison where the "Man in the Iron Mask" died after 34 years of imprisonment
Bastille
Empire based in northern India which had the highest population of any sovereign nation,
around 158 million
Mughal Empire
3 Comments
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Level 80
Nov 30, 2024
Could Mogul be accepted for Mughal Empire?
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Level 72
Jan 28, 2025
I tried that aswell
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Level 82
Dec 5, 2024
Does the Mughal Empire really beat out the Qing Empire for population in this era?