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Years in History #2 - Multiple Choice

For each event, guess the year in which it happened.
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Last updated: January 12, 2019
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First submittedJanuary 12, 2019
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1. Japan and Germany surrender, ending WWII
1923
1931
1937
1945
2. September 11 attacks on the United States
1994
1997
2001
2005
3. England and Scotland are joined by the Acts of Union
1300
1521
1707
1879
4. Abraham Lincoln assassinated
1865
1881
1899
1910
5. The Mayflower brings the Pilgrims to Massachusetts
1377
1501
1620
1782
6. Charles Lindbergh flies solo from New York to Paris
1899
1911
1927
1938
7. The Cuban Missile Crisis
1950
1962
1969
1977
8. Slavery is abolished in the British Empire
1201
1499
1699
1833
9. Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson
1936
1946
1956
1966
10. British colonies unite to become the Dominion of Canada
1799
1867
1899
1930
11. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
912
1274
1450
1670
12. Christians complete the "Reconquista" by defeating the last Islamic kingdom in Spain
1492
1591
1690
1789
13. Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana Territory from France
1645
1737
1803
1861
14. Julius Caesar assassinated
44 BC
112
311
509
15. The Great Pyramid of Giza completed (approximately)
2560 BC
1560 BC
560 BC
60 BC
16. U.S. Constitution ratified
1747
1788
1812
1849
17. A bakery on Pudding Lane starts the Great Fire of London
1158
1342
1666
1812
18. Queen Elizabeth I dies, ending the Tudor Dynasty
1411
1517
1603
1774
19. Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
879
1289
1415
1771
20. Christians capture Jerusalem during the First Crusade
714
1099
1285
1501
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Level 63
Feb 7, 2019
Time and time again these quizzes show you should trust your gut if you don't know something.
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Level 86
May 6, 2019
Huh. 1492 was a busy year for Spain.
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Level 15
Aug 16, 2019
Technically Castile/Aragon, Spain wasn't formed then
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Level 68
Sep 20, 2022
Isn’t it Queen Isabella who funded Columbus’ voyage? Spain must have been united before that voyage
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Level 48
Aug 15, 2023
De facto, yes; but not really.

Isabella and Ferdinand were only the monarchs of their respective kingdoms; Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon.

Under their sucessors each kingdom had its own law, administration, taxation... (even though all were governed by the same person). The kingdoms continued to be different entities until the 18th century. It was really more complex than that; and without a shred of doubt this caused enormous headaches throughout history.

All american possessions were of castille.

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Level 81
Dec 19, 2022
@Raffles Correct. The Reconquista is generally considered to have culminated with the capture of Grenada by Ferdinand and Isabella on January 2, 1492.

Isabella then agreed to fund Columbus' voyage about 3 months later, in April 1492 (with him setting off on August 3).

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Level 37
May 6, 2019
Excellent quiz!
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Level 49
May 6, 2019
Awesome Quiz! Got all but Lindbergh.
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Level 46
May 6, 2019
Cool quiz!

Just one thing: it's Azincourt with a Z. :-)

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Level 88
May 8, 2019
I don't think so...at least, not in English. From Wikipedia:

"Azincourt (French pronunciation: ​[azɛ̃kuʁ]; historically, Agincourt /ˈæʒɪnkʊr/ in English) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

The Battle of Agincourt (1415) took place nearby."

I've never heard the battle referred to as "Azincourt".

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Level 79
May 7, 2019
Wow got them all :)
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Level 37
May 10, 2019
Took this just four days ago? - Didn't notice that it was the same quiz.
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Level 67
Feb 28, 2020
I scored average on this, not too great. Surprised how many people missed Giza though!
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Level 66
Sep 22, 2022
God the dates for Abraham Lincoln and a few like this are so close together that it's pure guesswork if you've not been brought up on the history of USA...
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Level 77
Dec 19, 2022
I knew it because I knew that a motivator for the confederation of Canada was that the Yankee army was seen as a real threat since they had just won the revolutionary war.
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Level 59
Dec 4, 2022
There's really only a couple non-American or European history questions, maybe add a couple more to balance it out?
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Level ∞
Dec 4, 2022
There's no point in adding questions no one would get.
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Level 82
Dec 19, 2022
damn you mongorians!
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Level 66
Dec 19, 2022
The People's Republic of China is formed (1949)?
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Level 82
Dec 19, 2022
Some that I would get off the top of my head... Israel declares independence, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Egyptian independence, Indian independence, Alexander dies, Muhammad makes Hijra to Medina, Uthman seizes Jerusalem, Brazilian independence, Nintendo launches the Famicon, Hong Kong ceded to China, Suez Canal opens, Panama breaks away, Christmas tsunami, Fukushima disaster, Turks seize Constantinople, various Bronze Age civilizations collapse, or maybe Jesus is born (December 25th, 0 AD, of course)
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Level 48
Aug 15, 2023
The birth of Jesus is a complex topic, as there are not many historic valid sources about him. Its has been said that he may have been born between 4BC and 6BC

But, undoubtedly, he was not born in the year 0, as there is no year 0.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Zero

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Level 65
Dec 19, 2022
Agreed. This quiz felt a bit too Anglo-centric.
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Level 46
Dec 20, 2022
good quiz exept the constitution was ratified march 9th 1789 but still a good quiz
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Level 70
Dec 20, 2022
From senate.gov:

Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government.

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Level 45
May 8, 2023
I got all of them right smh first try,lol.