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19th Century A-Z

For each letter of the alphabet, guess these answers related to the years 1801–1900.
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Year
Hint
Answer
A
1896
City which hosted the first modern Olympic games
Athens
B
1824
Composer whose Ninth Symphony premiered
Ludwig van Beethoven
C
1800s
City, non-existent at the beginning of the century, which was the
world's 5th largest at the end
Chicago
D
1897
Novel published by Bram Stoker
Dracula
E
1889
Tower which was the tallest human-built structure in the world
at the time of its construction
Eiffel Tower
F
1865
Theater where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Ford's Theater
G
1871
Country which was unified
Germany
H
1804
Country which gained independence from France
Haiti
I
1861
Country which was unified
Italy
J
1888
Unidentified serial killer who killed at least five people in London
Jack the Ripper
K
1868
City which ceased to be the capital of Japan
Kyoto
L
1900
Political party founded in London
Labour Party
M
1844
Code which was developed to use with telegraphs
Morse Code
N
1892
Tchaikovsky ballet which debuted in St. Petersburg
The Nutcracker
O
1800s
Wars which China fought, and lost, against European powers
The Opium Wars
P
1869
Table created by Dmitri Mendeleev
The Periodic Table
Q
1859
Territory which separated from New South Wales
Queensland
R
1865–77
Period in U.S. history following the Civil War
Reconstruction
S
1833
Practice which was abolished in the British empire
Slavery
T
1805
Battle won by Admiral Nelson at the cost of his own life
Trafalgar
U
1800s
Philosophy formulated by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
V
1889
Artist who painted "Starry Night"
Vincent Van Gogh
W
1815
Napoleon's final battle
Waterloo
X
1895
Type of radiation discovered by Röntgen
X-Ray
Y
1872
The world's first national park
Yellowstone
Z
1828
African kingdom which Shaka led to its greatest extent
The Zulu Kingdom
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37 Comments
torny81
+2
Level 74
Feb 22, 2018
While it is true that the process ended in 1871, the unification of Italy officially dates to 17 March 1861. On that day, the Parliament proclaimed Victor Emmanuel King of Italy, and on 27 March 1861 Rome was declared Capital of Italy, even though it was not actually in the new Kingdom as it was still part of the Papal States (until 20 September 1870).

Indeed we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the unification on 17 March 2011.

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 22, 2018
Good to know. Changed the date.
bminus95
+2
Level 83
Feb 22, 2018
Can you rephrase the "C". Something like, this city becomes the 5th most populous. The word "now" is so misleading
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 22, 2018
Okay
Maladroit
+1
Level 50
Feb 22, 2018
Huh, Haiti was French? Interesting...
caribdevist
+2
Level 60
Feb 22, 2018
Whoa, alarmingly few people got Reconstruction.
kiwiquizzer
+17
Level 68
Jun 25, 2018
Never heard of it.
tourwoorden
+1
Level 69
Jun 25, 2018
I knew it was right after the Civil War and I tried Restoration... but apparently, that term is only used for the history of France. :) Didn't think of Reconstruction.
RobNobody
+12
Level 80
Jun 25, 2018
It's not something especially well-known outside of the US.
redsplat
+15
Level 72
Nov 9, 2018
Whoa, lots of us aren't from the US. Sorry for alarming you.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Mar 16, 2021
Finally guessed it after trying re-unification, renaissance, rebuilding, restoration first.
crespipal
+15
Level 62
Feb 23, 2018
"Van Gogh" should be considered as a G and not a V answer.

In Dutch, surnames prefixes (tussenvoegsels) like "van", "uit", "onder", "aan", "'t" and so on are never taken into consideration while alphabetically sorting, so that in a list we would have:

Gogh, Vincent van

Moreover, tussenvoegsels are capitalized only at the beginning of a sentence, so "Vincent van Gogh" should be written instead of "Vincent Van Gogh".

kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Jun 25, 2018
Good point.
ander217
+1
Level 74
Jun 25, 2018
At least the first name fits the clue even though this site usually goes for the surname unless otherwise stated.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Apr 19, 2019
Thank you, Crespipial: I've been arguing about tussenvoegsels for the entire time that I have been in the USA, to no avail. So I just write my name and it should be written and confuse the hell out of them.
Jorissie
+6
Level 94
Jun 25, 2018
Vincent van Gogh shouldn't be a "V" answer. "van" is just a word between hist first name (Vincent) and family name (Gogh) meaning "from". For Example Charles de Gaulle would also not be a "D" answer but a "G" answer.
Osiris
+1
Level 68
Jun 25, 2018
As stated directly above your comment, it still works for Vincent. Perhaps the clue should clarify.
divantilya
+2
Level 36
Apr 19, 2019
Jorissie: In the USA, de Gaulle would be changed to DeGaulle, and placed under "D". For example, they've taken van der Bilt and turned it into Vanderbilt.
oakleyjp
+5
Level 69
Jun 25, 2018
Too Napoleon-centric
stubart409
+5
Level 69
Jun 25, 2018
Slavery was supposedly abolished in the British Empire in 1833, but convict slave labour, in which convicts would be 'leased out' to wealthy land owners, continued in Australia until at least the 1850's, some historians saying it continued until 1881(which seems problematic since the last convict ship arrived in 1868). Slavery on Queensland's sugar canes farms continued until about 1910. This usually involved Kanakas, South Pacific islanders mainly from the Solomon Islands, but Aboriginals, mostly from Cape York were also forced into slavery there. Queensland was a Crown Colony, and therefore under the control of the British Government, until it became part of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.
determinedtobeatthis
+6
Level 68
Jun 25, 2018
I found myself trying to think of names for types of (literal) tables. Never felt so stupid.
LouRo05
+1
Level 59
Jul 9, 2018
I did Jack the Killer not Jack the Ripper... ugh
CMC315
+1
Level 58
Feb 3, 2021
I swear I typed Zulu. Does that not work? It has to say The Zulu Kingdom? The answer is supposed to be with a Z, so I figured that would work.
FolgoreCZ
+2
Level 59
Sep 11, 2021
It works for me just fine
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 78
Dec 5, 2021
Somehow only one I missed was Periodic Table, now I feel bad
Kylllroy
+1
Level 50
Dec 18, 2021
Could "Morphs Code" be accepted for Morse code?
kitsims
+11
Level 86
Dec 18, 2021
Why on earth would it be?
Scotty1981
+1
Level 41
Dec 18, 2021
Chicago became a city in 1847 so was already established at the start of the 20th century so the question is wrong.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Dec 18, 2021
Check the quiz title.
Ian1979
+2
Level 71
Dec 18, 2021
I really enjoyed this quiz, it was a great mix of alphabet and history, and very well written. Thank you.
JT22
+2
Level 67
Dec 18, 2021
Dang, I was actually proud of getting 21 right and then I turned out to be in the 44th percentile
TjizzleDizzle
+1
Level 69
Dec 19, 2021
Haven't studied it, first attempt 24/26, pretty pleased about that. :) Fun one!
Nachtschicht
+3
Level 59
Dec 20, 2021
I wasn't able to spell Utilititarari... you know what I mean...
BooliusCaesar
+1
Level 20
Jul 12, 2023
Tried about 5 different spellings of Trafalgar, gave up. Could a little more wiggle room be made to apply here?
KingBardlin
+1
Level 72
Jul 31, 2024
1871 Germany's whole again

1949 Then it broke again

LooserFromIndia
+1
Level 49
Dec 16, 2025
Why can't slave be accepted for slavery ??
baptistegorce
+1
Level 57
Dec 16, 2025
I'm now trying to visualise how they could have abolished people. Terrible vision.
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