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Historical Dates & Years Quiz

Historical Dates & Years · World Wars Quiz

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All 20 questions in this Historical Dates & Years quiz

The 'Gunpowder Plot,' a failed attempt to blow up the English Parliament, took place in which year?
- A. 1588
- B. 1603
- C. 1605
- D. 1642
The 'Great Fire of London' occurred in which year?
- A. 1688
- B. 1670
- C. 1660
- D. 1666
In which year was Charlemagne crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo III?
- A. 476 AD
- B. 732 AD
- C. 800 AD
- D. 1066 AD
The Battle of Waterloo, marking the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, took place in which year?
- A. 1804
- B. 1812
- C. 1815
- D. 1821
The first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa in which year?
- A. 1957
- B. 1963
- C. 1967
- D. 1971
The 'Hundred Years' War' between England and France began in which year?
- A. 1066
- B. 1215
- C. 1337
- D. 1453
The 'Great Depression' was triggered by the Wall Street Stock Market Crash in October of which year?
- A. 1924
- B. 1929
- C. 1932
- D. 1939
India and Pakistan gained their independence from British rule in which year?
- A. 1945
- B. 1947
- C. 1948
- D. 1950
The modern State of Israel officially declared its independence in which year?
- A. 1945
- B. 1947
- C. 1948
- D. 1950
The Edict of Nantes, which granted religious rights to French Protestants (Huguenots), was signed in which year?
- A. 1517
- B. 1572
- C. 1598
- D. 1685
The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille on July 14th of which year?
- A. 1776
- B. 1789
- C. 1793
- D. 1804
Which year Nepal became republic?
- A. 2010
- B. 2008
- C. 2007
- D. 2006
The French and Indian War, part of the larger Seven Years' War, officially ended with the Treaty of Paris in which year?
- A. 1754
- B. 1763
- C. 1776
- D. 1783
The Suez Crisis, a major Cold War confrontation involving Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel, occurred in which year?
- A. 1948
- B. 1956
- C. 1967
- D. 1973
The Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community (the precursor to the EU), was signed in which year?
- A. 1945
- B. 1951
- C. 1957
- D. 1962
The European Union was formally established by the Maastricht Treaty, which took effect in which year?
- A. 1951
- B. 1957
- C. 1992
- D. 1993
The Soviet Union (USSR) was officially dissolved, ending the Cold War, in which year?
- A. 1985
- B. 1989
- C. 1991
- D. 1993
The great fire of London, which destroyed much of the medieval city, occurred in which year?
- A. 1605
- B. 1642
- C. 1666
- D. 1688
Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) in which year?
- A. 1453
- B. 1488
- C. 1492
- D. 1498
The fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989, but in which year did Germany officially reunify?
- A. 1989
- B. 1990
- C. 1991
- D. 1992

Historical Dates & Years Quiz

Historical Dates & Years · World Wars Quiz

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The 'Gunpowder Plot,' a failed attempt to blow up the English Parliament, took place in which year?

The 'Great Fire of London' occurred in which year?

In which year was Charlemagne crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo III?

The Battle of Waterloo, marking the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, took place in which year?

The first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa in which year?

The 'Hundred Years' War' between England and France began in which year?

The 'Great Depression' was triggered by the Wall Street Stock Market Crash in October of which year?

India and Pakistan gained their independence from British rule in which year?

The modern State of Israel officially declared its independence in which year?

The Edict of Nantes, which granted religious rights to French Protestants (Huguenots), was signed in which year?

The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille on July 14th of which year?

Which year Nepal became republic?

The French and Indian War, part of the larger Seven Years' War, officially ended with the Treaty of Paris in which year?

The Suez Crisis, a major Cold War confrontation involving Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel, occurred in which year?

The Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community (the precursor to the EU), was signed in which year?

The European Union was formally established by the Maastricht Treaty, which took effect in which year?

The Soviet Union (USSR) was officially dissolved, ending the Cold War, in which year?

The great fire of London, which destroyed much of the medieval city, occurred in which year?

Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa (the Cape of Good Hope) in which year?

The fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in 1989, but in which year did Germany officially reunify?