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Timeline of the 18th Century
How well do you remember historical events from 1701 until 1800?
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Last updated: October 11, 2022
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| First submitted | February 17, 2021 |
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1.
What was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia that was declared under King Frederick I in 1701?
Leipzig
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Berlin
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Cologne
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Dresden
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2.
In 1707, Mount Fuji erupted for the first time in 10,000 years. Where is it located?
Philippines
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Japan
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China
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Indonesia
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3.
Where did Peter the Great move the capital from Moscow to in 1712?
Saint Petersburg
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Rostov
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Yekaterinburg
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Volgograd
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4.
The Triple Alliance from 1717 was a treaty between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against which country in an attempt to maintain the agreement of the Treaty of Utrecht?
Habsburg Monarchy
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Italy
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Ottoman Empire
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Spain
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5.
Which famous novel Daniel Defoe published in 1718?
Treasure Island
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
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Around the World in Eighty Days
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Robinson Crusoe
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6.
Who invented the first mercury thermometer in 1724?
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
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Gabriel Fahrenheit
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René de Réaumur
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Anders Celsius
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7.
On which continent the French and Indian War began in 1754?
Asia
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Africa
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North America
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Europe
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8.
What was the name of the was a global conflict of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies?
The Forty Years War
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The Six Years War
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The Seven Years War
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The Hunderd Years War
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From 1762 until 1796, who was the longest-ruling female leader of the Russian Empire?
Catherine the Great
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Anna
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Catherine I
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Elizabeth
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10.
Who first explored and mapped New Zealand and Australia in 1769?
Vitus Bering
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Abel Tasman
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James Cook
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Sir Francis Drake
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11.
Which city was the site of a massacre in the growing rebellion in American Revolutionary?
Boston
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Cleveland
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Portland
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Philadephia
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12.
What did patriots in Boston dump into the harbor in a 1773 protest?
Tea
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Wool
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Paint
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Tax documents
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13.
In 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in which city?
Philadelphia
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New York
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Washington
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Boston
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14.
In 1787, freed slaves from London established Freetown in which present-day African country?
Liberia
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Angola
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Guinea
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Sierra Leone
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15.
What was the first permanent European settlement established in Australia in 1788?
Darwin
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Perth
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Sydney
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Brisbane
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16.
Who became the first President of the United States in 1789?
Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington
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Abraham Lincoln
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Benjamin Franklin
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17.
When did American Revolutionary War begin?
1775
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1783
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1753
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1735
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Who developed the first smallpox vaccination in 1796?
Marie Curie
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Robert Koch
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Edward Jenner
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Louis Pasteur
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Who establishes the French Consulate and brought an end to the French Revolution in 1799?
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Georges Danton
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Louis XVI
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20.
Who invented the first battery in 1799?
Michael Faraday
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Alessandro Volta
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Nikola Tesla
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James Watt
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21.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in the 18th century?
Great Britain
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Germany
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China
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USA
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22.
How many ronins (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master in the legendary event in 18th-century Japan?
55
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47
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12
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5
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23.
What was the first English-language edition name of the 18th-century collection of folk tales "One Thousand and One Nights"?
The Arabian Nights
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The Babylonian Nights
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The Indian Nights
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The Persian Nights
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24.
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army and helped organize the efforts of the colonies to fight against Great Britain?
John Smith
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln
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25.
What is considered the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
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Battle of Lexington
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Battle of Germantown
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Battle of Cowpens
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26.
What peace treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Danger
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27.
Who was Marie Antoinette's husband?
King Louis XVI
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Paul Barras
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28.
Which famous composer died of fever in 1791 at age of 35?
Joseph Haydn
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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29.
The guillotine is an instrument for inflicting capital punishment that came into common use in which country in 18th centrury?
France
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Spain
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Great Britain
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Italy
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30.
During French Revolution where did a group of women (and men) march from Paris to, demanding lower bread prices?
Strasbourg
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Versailles
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Marseille
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Bastille
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