Trivia Quiz on 19th Century History

1. In which year did three German emperors reign?

A) 1871

B) 1887

C) 1888

D) 1889

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2. What escape route did John Brown run

A) Underground railroad

B) Appalachian Trail

C) Oregon Trail

D) Mississippi River

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3. How did Alfred Nobel make his money

A) He ran a successful shipping business

B) He patented nitroglycerin

C) He built a chain of chocolate factories

D) He invented Dynamite

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4. In 1860 Napoleon III banquet - serving dishes dearer gold - what

A) Aluminium

B) Silver

C) Bronze

D) Porcelain

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5. In 1861 Dows Ginger Ale was the first to be what

A) Sold in a Bottle

B) Sold in a Can

C) Marketed as a Medicine

D) Pasteurized before bottling

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6. Tchaikovsky died of which disease

A) Tuberculosis

B) Pneumonia

C) Heart disease

D) Cholera

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7. The opera Aida was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event

A) Unification of Italy

B) Opening of the Panama Canal

C) Opening Suez canal

D) Inauguration of the Eiffel Tower

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8. In what field did Frances Mary Buss and Dorothea Beale become well known in the 19th Century

A) Medicine

B) Literature

C) Nursing

D) Girls higher education

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9. How many children did president william henry harrison have

A) Ten

B) Eight

C) Nine

D) Twelve

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10. What religious movement was founded by william booth

A) Pentecostalism

B) Quakerism

C) Methodism

D) Salvation Army

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11. Joseph Hobson Jagger broke it in 1886 broke what

A) Monte Carlo Casino

B) Bank at Monte Carlo

C) The Bank of England

D) The Royal Mint of Monaco

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12. Mary Kelly was the last known who

A) Victim Jack Ripper

B) Suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders

C) Nurse in Whitechapel

D) Witness in the Whitechapel murders

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13. What was the first country in 1824 to legalise Trade Unions

A) France

B) Britain

C) Germany

D) United States

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14. What happened to Catherine Eddowes on 30th September 1888

A) She was reported missing that night

B) Met Jack the Ripper

C) She survived the night unharmed

D) She moved away to another city after the event

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15. Port (left) was called what before Admiralty named it port in 1844

A) Starboard

B) Aft

C) Bow

D) Larboard

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16. What Did Wellington Replace As The Capital Of New Zealand?

A) Dunedin

B) Auckland

C) Christchurch

D) Rotorua

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17. Who Were Chang And Eng Bunker

A) A famous 19th-century pair of conjoined brothers who toured as sideshow performers.

B) The First Documented Siamese Twins

C) Two American explorers who mapped the Mississippi River.

D) Two Thai princes who led a reform movement in the 19th century.

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18. With Which War Is Florence Nightingale Associated

A) Crimean

B) World War I

C) American Civil War

D) Napoleonic Wars

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19. This organization was founded by William Booth.

A) Red Cross

B) Boy Scouts

C) Salvation army

D) NATO

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20. In What Year Was Abraham Lincoln Assasinated

A) 1865

B) 1864

C) 1866

D) 1868

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21. In what language was the (Communist Manifesto) by Karl Marx written?

A) German

B) French

C) Russian

D) English

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22. In Which City Did The Indian Mutiny Start?

A) Delhi

B) Meerut

C) Kanpur

D) Lucknow

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23. Who Invented The Electric Light Bulb

A) Nikola Tesla

B) Sir Humphry Davy

C) Joseph Swan

D) Thomas Edison

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