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History Events — Easy, Set 2

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  1. 1.In which country did the cloning of Dolly the sheep take place?

    • A. Portugal
    • B. Turkey
    • C. Scotland
    • D. South Africa
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    Scotland

    Did you know? Cloning of Dolly the sheep took place in Scotland.

  2. 2.In which country did the outbreak of the American Civil War take place?

    • A. Greece
    • B. Turkey
    • C. Ireland
    • D. United States
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    United States

    Did you know? Start of the American Civil War took place in United States.

  3. 3.In which country did the first day of the Battle of the Somme take place?

    • A. Panama
    • B. Scotland
    • C. France
    • D. New Zealand
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    France

    Did you know? Battle of the Somme took place in France.

  4. 4.In what year did the beginning of the Roman Empire under Augustus take place?

    • A. 1839
    • B. 1660
    • C. 1618
    • D. 27 BC
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    27 BC

    Did you know? Beginning of the Roman Empire took place in 27 BC.

  5. 5.In what year did the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite take place?

    • A. 221 BC
    • B. 1906
    • C. 1851
    • D. 1957
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    1957

    Did you know? Launch of Sputnik 1 took place in 1957.

  6. 6.Which historical event took place in 1953?

    • A. Moorish conquest of Spain
    • B. John Cabot's voyage to North America
    • C. First ascent of Mount Everest
    • D. Cook's landing at Botany Bay
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    First ascent of Mount Everest

    Did you know? 1953: the first ascent of Mount Everest took place.

  7. 7.In which country did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster take place?

    • A. Australia
    • B. Ukraine
    • C. Italy
    • D. Austria
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    Ukraine

    Did you know? Chernobyl disaster took place in Ukraine.

  8. 8.In what year did Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight take place?

    • A. 1961
    • B. 1958
    • C. 1558
    • D. 539 BC
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    1961

    Did you know? First human spaceflight took place in 1961.

  9. 9.In which city did the triumph of the Cuban Revolution take place?

    • A. London
    • B. Mannheim
    • C. Havana
    • D. Porto Seguro
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    Havana

    Did you know? Cuban Revolution took place in Havana.

  10. 10.In which city did the reunification of Germany take place?

    • A. Stockholm
    • B. Berlin
    • C. Rome
    • D. Tel Aviv
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    Berlin

    Did you know? German reunification took place in Berlin.

  11. 11.In which country did the Apollo 11 Moon landing take place?

    • A. South Africa
    • B. South Korea
    • C. Hungary
    • D. United States
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    United States

    Did you know? Apollo 11 Moon landing took place in United States.

  12. 12.In what year did the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans take place?

    • A. 2007
    • B. 1453
    • C. 1861
    • D. 399 BC
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    1453

    Did you know? Fall of Constantinople took place in 1453.

  13. 13.In what year did the Munich Agreement take place?

    • A. 1981
    • B. 1881
    • C. 1938
    • D. 1258
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    1938

    Did you know? Munich Agreement took place in 1938.

  14. 14.In what year did Bell's patent for the telephone take place?

    • A. 1777
    • B. 1986
    • C. 1864
    • D. 1876
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    1876

    Did you know? Invention of the telephone took place in 1876.

  15. 15.In which country did the destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius take place?

    • A. Cuba
    • B. Italy
    • C. England
    • D. Japan
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    Italy

    Did you know? Destruction of Pompeii took place in Italy.

  16. 16.Which historical event took place in 1916?

    • A. Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
    • B. First powered flight
    • C. Battle of the Somme
    • D. Publication of Ada Lovelace's notes
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    Battle of the Somme

    Did you know? 1916: the first day of the Battle of the Somme took place.

  17. 17.In what year did the publication of the King James Bible take place?

    • A. 1783
    • B. 1927
    • C. 1822
    • D. 1611
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    1611

    Did you know? Publication of the King James Bible took place in 1611.

  18. 18.In which country did the defeat of the Spanish Armada take place?

    • A. China
    • B. Singapore
    • C. Tunisia
    • D. England
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    England

    Did you know? Defeat of the Spanish Armada took place in England.

  19. 19.In which city did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand take place?

    • A. Hong Kong
    • B. Nanjing
    • C. São Paulo
    • D. Sarajevo
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    Sarajevo

    Did you know? Assassination of Franz Ferdinand took place in Sarajevo.

  20. 20.In which country did the Great Famine caused by the potato blight take place?

    • A. the Bahamas
    • B. Ireland
    • C. Turkey
    • D. Iraq
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    Ireland

    Did you know? Start of the Great Famine took place in Ireland.

  21. 21.Which historical event took place in 1940?

    • A. Watt's steam engine patent
    • B. Dunkirk evacuation
    • C. Slavery Abolition Act of 1833
    • D. Attack on Pearl Harbor
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    Dunkirk evacuation

    Did you know? 1940: the Dunkirk evacuation took place.

  22. 22.In what year did the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb take place?

    • A. 1922
    • B. 1769
    • C. 1984
    • D. 1929
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    1922

    Did you know? Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb took place in 1922.

  23. 23.Which historical event took place in 1633?

    • A. Start of the Korean War
    • B. Edict of Milan
    • C. Founding of Quebec
    • D. Trial of Galileo
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    Trial of Galileo

    Did you know? 1633: Galileo's trial by the Inquisition took place.

  24. 24.Which historical event took place in 1200 BC?

    • A. Start of the Viking Age
    • B. Conquest of the Inca Empire
    • C. Hindenburg disaster
    • D. Trojan War
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    Trojan War

    Did you know? 1200 BC: the traditional date of the Trojan War took place.

  25. 25.In what year did Napoleon crowning himself Emperor of the French take place?

    • A. 1804
    • B. 1901
    • C. 1410
    • D. 1742
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    1804

    Did you know? Coronation of Napoleon took place in 1804.

  26. 26.Which historical event took place in 1961?

    • A. Founding of the Kingdom of Prussia
    • B. Completion of the Empire State Building
    • C. Cuban Missile Crisis
    • D. First human spaceflight
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    First human spaceflight

    Did you know? 1961: Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight took place.

  27. 27.Which historical event took place in 1618?

    • A. First Impressionist exhibition
    • B. Start of the Thirty Years' War
    • C. Gregorian calendar reform
    • D. European discovery of the Pacific
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    Start of the Thirty Years' War

    Did you know? 1618: the start of the Thirty Years' War took place.

  28. 28.Which historical event took place in 1959?

    • A. Cuban Revolution
    • B. Treaty of Alliance of 1778
    • C. Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
    • D. Start of the Arab Spring
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    Cuban Revolution

    Did you know? 1959: the triumph of the Cuban Revolution took place.

  29. 29.Which historical event took place in 1997?

    • A. Dunkirk evacuation
    • B. Battle of Vienna
    • C. Accession of Queen Victoria
    • D. Handover of Hong Kong
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    Handover of Hong Kong

    Did you know? 1997: the handover of Hong Kong took place.

  30. 30.In what year did Charlemagne's coronation as emperor take place?

    • A. 1992
    • B. 1846
    • C. 800
    • D. 1952
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    800

    Did you know? Coronation of Charlemagne took place in 800.

  31. 31.In what year did Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany take place?

    • A. 1837
    • B. 1933
    • C. 1962
    • D. 1836
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    1933

    Did you know? Hitler's appointment as Chancellor took place in 1933.

  32. 32.In which country did the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans take place?

    • A. Italy
    • B. Turkey
    • C. Hungary
    • D. Singapore
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    Turkey

    Did you know? Fall of Constantinople took place in Turkey.

  33. 33.In what year did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?

    • A. 1941
    • B. 1660
    • C. 1972
    • D. 1519
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    1941

    Did you know? Attack on Pearl Harbor took place in 1941.

  34. 34.In what year did the German invasion that started World War II in Europe take place?

    • A. 1763
    • B. 1494
    • C. 1227
    • D. 1939
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    1939

    Did you know? Invasion of Poland took place in 1939.

  35. 35.In which country did the Berlin Olympics under the Nazi regime take place?

    • A. Cuba
    • B. Germany
    • C. Mongolia
    • D. the Bahamas
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    Germany

    Did you know? Berlin Olympics of 1936 took place in Germany.

  36. 36.In what year did Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar take place?

    • A. 1962
    • B. 1886
    • C. 1930
    • D. 1805
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    1805

    Did you know? Battle of Trafalgar took place in 1805.

  37. 37.Which historical event took place in 1815?

    • A. Belgian independence
    • B. "I Have a Dream" speech
    • C. Battle of Waterloo
    • D. Completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
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    Battle of Waterloo

    Did you know? 1815: the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo took place.

  38. 38.In what year did the defeat of the Spanish Armada take place?

    • A. 1648
    • B. 1588
    • C. 1905
    • D. 1825
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    1588

    Did you know? Defeat of the Spanish Armada took place in 1588.

  39. 39.In which country did the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés take place?

    • A. Austria
    • B. Hungary
    • C. Mexico
    • D. Ukraine
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    Mexico

    Did you know? Conquest of the Aztec Empire took place in Mexico.

  40. 40.In what year did Vasco da Gama's arrival in India take place?

    • A. 410
    • B. 1543
    • C. 1912
    • D. 1498
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    1498

    Did you know? Vasco da Gama's arrival in India took place in 1498.

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