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1810s Decade Quiz

Do you have what it takes to guess these facts about the 1810s?
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Festival which was held in Munich for the first time
Oktoberfest
War that pitted the United States against the United Kingdom
War of 1812
Country whose war of independence was sparked by a priest named Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico
Author of "Pride and Prejudice"
Jane Austen
City that marked the easternmost point of Napoleon's conquests in 1812
Moscow
Mediterranean island to which Napoleon was exiled (before escaping)
Elba
Battle in Belgium that finally sealed Napoleon's downfall in 1815
Battle of Waterloo
The leading British general at the above battle
Duke of Wellington
Gathering of diplomats that redrew the borders of many European countries
after the defeat of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
State which the U.S. acquired from Spain
Florida
Author of "Ivanhoe" and "Rob Roy"
Sir Walter Scott
African kingdom that began a period of conquest under its new leader, Shaka
Zulu Kingdom
Creative way of drawing congressional district boundaries which was invented
by Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry
Gerrymandering
English anti-technology group that destroyed textile machinery
The Luddites
What 1816 was known as, due to the climate-altering eruption of Mount Tambora
The Year Without a
Summer
German brothers who published their first collection of fairy tales
The Brothers Grimm
Famous novel written by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
Viennese dance in 3/4 time that was introduced in England, although some
people considered it to be indecent
Waltz
Island chain which was united under the rule of Kamehameha the Great
Hawaii
What Baron Karl von Drais invented, although at the time it didn't have pedals,
and was called a velocipede
Bicycle
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21 Comments
angrobper14
+14
Level 85
Jan 6, 2020
Oh boy! If only those 1810's English knew what kind of dances have arrived by this date... they wouldn't call that Viennese dance "indecent"
ander217
+2
Level 75
Jan 6, 2020
Thank you, Jane Austen, and Regency romances for giving me many of these answers.
Shannanygans
+1
Level 67
Nov 1, 2024
Same! I'm a total sucker for a good Pride and Prejudice retelling! :')
QRU
+2
Level 74
Jan 6, 2020
Can you accept Walzer for Waltz?

Also a great opportunity to plug Rasputinas great song 1816, the year without a summer

Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Mar 11, 2020
Hm, I was think of another way of creative.. (throwing darts at a map or something) not cunning and conniving.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Mar 11, 2020
btw I had heard of gerrymander and that it had something to do with politics (eventhough I am not from the us/uk and absolutely no interest in politics (as in names and terms etc. ofcourse I have my own opinions on things).

But now I looked up how the name originated, I had no idea a salamander was involved! (I think I half conscious thought it might have something to do with germany, since the word is basicly in it, and somehow always had the weird free association of a jerrycan haha. Well not that weird actually now that I have written it, jerry-gerry pronounced the same right? and that one ís connected with the word germany)

dogmeat
+1
Level 69
Nov 12, 2020
It was the only one I got wrong. I didn't read the question fully. If I had and seen the guys surname I would have got it :( Lesson
Damangio
+1
Level 64
Nov 13, 2020
The weirdest part is that "gerrymander" is pronounced with a soft G, like "jerrymander," but the man's name, "Gerry," is pronounced with a hard G. A fitting example of how messed up the whole process is.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 84
Jun 2, 2021
The man's name is also pronounced with a soft G, like Jerry.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Mar 14, 2020
I thought that was Willard Scott
Zyper
+9
Level 59
Nov 12, 2020
At first I thought "Kamehameha the Great" was Goku. xD
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Feb 20, 2023
As did I
Nathaniel
+1
Level 75
Nov 12, 2020
Could you maybe accept South Africa for Zulu Kingdom? I know it's quite a stretch, but I think like me some people know who Shaka is and where he ruled, but not the exact name of the country.
Georgie5931
+1
Level 45
Mar 10, 2023
how did only 2/3 of test takers get the war of 1812, it was so easy
monkeyonthecar
+1
Level 47
Jun 28, 2023
you should accept lord nelson as the answer as well as the Duke of wellington as that is what he is most commonly known as and is still correct
granuaile
+8
Level 77
Jan 9, 2024
Nelson and Wellington are two different people. Admiral Lord Nelson (Horatio Nelson) was victorious at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was born in Norfolk in England in 1758 and died in 1805 (at the Battle of Trafalgar). The Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1769 and died in 1852 in Kent, England.
Koopa
+1
Level 82
Jul 8, 2023
Maybe don't make 25% of the questions centered around one person.
MindWax
+8
Level 86
Mar 21, 2024
Napoleon news dominated the decade. Sorry you missed those questions -- maybe a great opportunity to learn about this period of history!
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Feb 13, 2025
I knew Ivanhoe was written by a Sir Walter but I forget which one!
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 60
Feb 14, 2025
Is it too late to give Florida back? Asking for 312 million friends.
IvoRobotnik
+1
Level 50
Feb 14, 2025
A minor correction: Gerry didn't invent gerrymandering, he actually disagreed with the practice, (though he did sign it into law), it was just named after him by a newspaper hostile to him.
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