Trivia Quiz on 18th Century History

1. Who founded Methodism in 1738

A) Charles Wesley

B) George Whitefield

C) John Fletcher

D) John Wesley

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2. Which president was responsible for the 'louisiana purchase'

A) George Washington

B) John Adams

C) James Madison

D) Thomas

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3. What 18th century German soldier told very tall tales of himself

A) Friedrich der Grote

B) Baron Munchhausen

C) Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

D) Karl Wilhelm von Rabenstein

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4. In 1778 name the first country to send an ambassador to US

A) France

B) Spain

C) Netherlands

D) Portugal

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5. The Sublime Porte was the Court of Government of which Empire

A) Mughal Empire

B) Byzantine Empire

C) Turkish/ottoman

D) Russian Empire

E) British Empire

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6. Who first suggested the idea of Daylight Saving Time in an essay he wrote in 1784?

A) Benjamin Franklin

B) George Hudson

C) William Willett

D) Thomas Edison

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7. Near which German town would you find Fredrick the Great's retreat, Shloss Sanssouci

A) Berlin

B) Potsdam

C) Brandenburg an der Havel

D) Oranienburg

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8. Who, in the 18th Century, was known as 'sea green incorruptible'

A) Georges Danton

B) Jean-Paul Marat

C) Louis XVI

D) Robespierre

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9. In which country did the Battle of Plassey in 1756 take place

A) Bangladesh

B) Pakistan

C) Nepal

D) India

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10. In What Year Was The French Declaration Of The Rights Of Man (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)

A) 1776

B) 1789

C) 1793

D) 1804

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11. What is the 15' by 18' cell that 146 captured british officers were forced into by indian troops in the 19th century called?

A) Black Hole of Calcutta

B) Calcutta Dungeon

C) Prison Hole of Calcutta

D) The Calcutta Black Chamber

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12. What treaty, signed in 1713, ended the War of the Spanish Succession?

A) Treaty of Utrecht

B) Treaty of Rastatt

C) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

D) Peace of the Pyrenees

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13. Who Was The Last British Monarch Born Abroad?

A) King George II

B) George I

C) William III

D) Henry II

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14. Who forced 146 captured British officers into the Black Hole of Calcutta?

A) Indian troops

B) Siraj-ud-Daulah

C) British East India Company soldiers

D) Mughal soldiers

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15. In What Year Did The French Revolution Begin

A) 1789

B) 1776

C) 1799

D) 1783

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16. Which King Was Overthrown As A Result Of The French Revolution

A) Louis XV

B) Charles X

C) Louis-Philippe I

D) Louis XVI

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