Statistics for 19th Century European History

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Year	Event	Answer	% Correct
1803	The colonial authorities of this European empire surrender to Haitian forces, and one year later, Haiti would gain independence.	France	96%
1809	Russia annexes this European country following a war with Sweden.	Finland	91%
1802	This musician publishes Piano Sonata No.14.	Ludwig van Beethoven	84%
1814	Napoleon is exiled to this island off the coast of modern-day Tuscany.	Elba	78%
1813	This British author gets her novel 'Pride and Prejudice' published.	Jane Austen	78%
1831	Victor Hugo finishes writing the now renowned gothic novel, 'The Hunchback of _____-____'.	Notre-Dame	76%
1853	This empire declares war on the Russian Empire, beginning the Crimean War.	Ottoman Empire	76%
1804	Francis II assumes the title of emperor of this major European power.	Austria	71%
1822	The Holy Alliance sends the Ottoman Empire an ultimatum after Ottoman suppression of Austrian subjects in Bucharest. The Holy Alliance is comprised of three major powers: Austria, Russia and _______.	Prussia	71%
1805	In this battle, Horatio Nelson defeats the French fleet off the coast of Spain.	Battle of Trafalgar	69%
1871	This nation finally unifies after 56 years of rebellions.	Italy	69%
1856	The nations which had fought in the Crimean War sign the Treaty of _____, ending the war.	Paris	69%
1891	The first telephone connection between London and _____ opens.	Paris	69%
1845	In Ireland, an infestation kills one half of this crop, resulting in a widespread famine.	Potato	69%
1848	A series of r__________ take place throughout Europe, primarily for the establishment of more liberal governments.	Revolutions	69%
1828	This Anglo-Irish soldier, famous for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.	Arthur Wellesley	64%
1837	Queen Victoria accedes the throne, and chooses this palace to be the London residence of the British monarch.	Buckingham Palace	64%
1829	The War of Independence of this Balkan nation ends.	Greece	64%
1888	The body of this unidentified serial killer's first victim is found in Whitechapel.	Jack the Ripper	64%
1867	This German philosopher finishes writing the first volume of his book 'Das Kapital'.	Karl Marx	64%
1838	A combination of rain and melting snow cause this European river, the second-longest in the continent, to overflow its banks.	Danube River	62%
1889	This renowned German philosopher suffers a mental breakdown supposedly after witnessing a horse being flogged.	Friedrich Nietzsche	62%
1849	This Russian writer, known for his psychological novels, such as 'Crime and Punishment', is arrested in Saint Petersburg.	Fyodor Dostoevsky	62%
1815	The War of the Seventh Coalition, otherwise known as '_______ Days' begins in March and ends in June.	Hundred	62%
1878	This Bulgarian city is emancipated from Ottoman rule.	Sofia	62%
1834	Slavery is abolished in this major European empire.	British Empire	60%
1820	This ship, that would later take young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage around the world is launched.	HMS Beagle	60%
1890	This German Chancellor resigns after 19 years in power, following disagreement with Kaiser Wilhelm II.	Otto von Bismarck	60%
1811	Through the Battle of Anholt, Great Britain maintained their hold of the island of Anholt. To which nation did it previously belong to?	Denmark-Norway	58%
1873	Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue _____ with copper rivets.	Jeans	58%
1808	Napoleon's brother, ______, takes the Spanish throne.	Joseph	58%
1854	The Charge of the Light _______, during the Battle of Balaclava, results in over 100 men killed.	Brigade	56%
1806	Francis II's abdication results in the dissolution of this multi-ethnic European nation.	Holy Roman Empire	56%
1886	John Pemberton begins to advertise this then newly invented beverage.	Coca-Cola	53%
1858	Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on this zoological theory are read to the Linnean Society.	Evolution	53%
1895	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet '____ ____' premiers in St. Petersburg.	Swan Lake	53%
1817	German inventor Karl Drais invents the earliest form of this vehicle. It is known derogatorily as a 'dandy horse'.	Bicycle	51%
1827	This English naturalist is admitted to Christ's College, in Cambridge.	Charles Darwin	51%
1832	An epidemic of this diarrheal illness in London claims at least 3,000 lives.	Cholera	51%
1872	This stratovolcano in Italy erupts.	Mount Vesuvius	51%
1880	This French sculptor begins work on the sculpture 'The Gates of Hell'.	Auguste Rodin	49%
1900	This German inventor invents the self-named airship, which would be used primarily in World War I.	Ferdinand von Zeppelin	49%
1861	The Emancipation of the _____ in Russia gives them the full rights of free citizens.	Serfs	49%
1801	Tsar Paul I of Russia is murdered. Who succeeds him?	Alexander I	47%
1868	This British politician is elected Prime Minister for the first time.	Benjamin Disraeli	47%
1877	This sports tournament is held for the first time, in London.	Wimbledon	47%
1846	German astronomer, Johann Gottfried Galle discovers which astronomical body in the Solar System?	Neptune	44%
1897	This playwright is released from Reading Gaol.	Oscar Wilde	44%
1898	Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover the radioactive elements, Radium and ________.	Polonium	44%
1821	Napoleon dies in exile on Saint Helena of this cancer.	Stomach Cancer	44%
1847	Emily Brontë gets this novel, her only one, published.	Wuthering Heights	44%
1874	The first Impressionist exhibition opens in Paris, featuring the works of Claude Monet, Edgar _____, and others.	Degas	42%
1882	The construction of this basilica commences in Barcelona.	La Sagrada Familia	42%
1844	This American showman, famous for his circuses, tours Europe and meets Queen Victoria.	P. T. Barnum	42%
1836	Charles Dickens' first book, 'The P_______ P_____' is published.	The Pickwick Papers	42%
1884	The Berlin Conference commences, in which European powers discussed carving up ______.	Africa	40%
1894	This political scandal begins that would divide the French Third Republic until 1906. It began when a certain soldier of Jewish ancestry was convicted of treason.	Dreyfus Affair	40%
1851	This Italian composer's opera, 'Rigoletto' premieres in Venice. In fact, he is particularly famous for his operas.	Giuseppe Verdi	40%
1870	The emperor of France, ________ declares war on the North German Confederation.	Napoleon III	40%
1840	The first adhesive postage stamp is issued in Britain, named 'Penny _____'.	Black	38%
1875	French composer Georges Bizet's last and most famous opera, '______' premieres in Paris.	Carmen	38%
1887	This Russian chemist, famous for creating the periodic table, makes a solo ascent by balloon above Klin, Russia to observe an eclipse.	Dmitri Mendeleev	38%
1896	Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather as the then longest reigning monarch in British history. Who had previously held this title?	King George III	38%
1855	This Hungarian composer's symphonic poem, 'Prometheus' premieres.	Franz Liszt	36%
1835	This French composer's 'Grand Polonaise Brillante' premieres in Paris.	Frederic Chopin	36%
1810	This renowned German playwright publishes his book 'Theory of Colours'.	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	36%
1899	The Second Boer War begins, fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics: the Transvaal Republic and the ______ ____ _____.	Orange Free State	36%
1830	The ____ Revolution in France takes place, which led to the overthrow of Charles X.	July	33%
1893	This British author first writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5-year-old boy.	Beatrix Potter	31%
1883	This Tsar is crowned in Russia. He is known as "The Peacemaker".	Alexander III	29%
1825	The Stockton and Darlington _______, the first of its kind, opens in England.	Railway	29%
1852	The first edition of this widely used language book is published. It was written by British lexicographer, Peter Roget.	Thesaurus	29%
1892	This politician becomes the Prime Minister of Great Britain for the fourth and final time.	William Ewart Gladstone	29%
1824	This English scientist, famous for his contributions to electromagnetism, is elected as a member of the Royal Society.	Michael Faraday	27%
1826	Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor, takes the first photograph, known as 'View from the W_____ at Le Gras'.	Window	27%
1860	This British novelist writes her second novel of seven, titled, 'The Mill on the Floss'.	George Eliot	24%
1879	This German composer's 'Violin Concerto in D Major' premieres in Leipzig.	Johannes Brahms	24%
1807	This major conflict fought by Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom against France begins in the Iberian Peninsula.	Peninsular War	24%
1876	Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone call. He says "Mr. ______, come here, I want to see you.".	Watson	24%
1866	The Treaty of Prague ends this European war.	Austro-Prussian War	20%
1812	This battle, the bloodiest one of the Napoleonic Wars, linked with Napoleon's invasion of Russia takes place.	Battle of Borodino	20%
1864	The First ______ Convention "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field", in which 16 states were represented, takes place.	Geneva	20%
1863	The Salon des Refusés opens in Paris. Various works are exhibited, featuring those of Paul Cézanne, Camille ________, and Édouard Manet.	Pissarro	20%
1850	This well known English poet succeeds William Wordsworth as British Poet Laurate. He is known for such works as 'Mariana'.	Alfred Tennyson	18%
1833	Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, is introduced to this pioneer of computing.	Charles Babbage	18%
1842	The Austrian physicist, Christian _______ discovers the self-named phenomenon regarding the change in frequency of waves.	Doppler	18%
1859	The Battle of Solferino ends, in which Piedmont-Sardinia, and France emerge victorious over Austria, ruled by _____ ______.	Franz Joseph I	18%
1816	One of Gioachino Rossini's most famous operas premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. Which is it?	The Barber of Seville	18%
1839	French artist, Louis Daguerre, invents this process of photography.	Daguerreotype	16%
1843	The steamboat, SS Great Britain, built by this renowned civil engineer, is launched into Bristol's Floating Harbour.	Isambard Kingdom Brunel	16%
1823	This pope, known for being present at Napoleon's coronation, dies at age 81.	Pope Pius VII	16%
1857	The power of this British joint-stock company ends following the Sepoy Mutiny.	British East India Company	13%
1885	Louis Pasteur, French bacteriologist, develops the earliest effective vaccine against this infection.	Rabies	13%
1865	This well-known England cricketer plays first-class cricket for his first season, of 44.	W. G. Grace	13%
1819	This British/German astronomer makes the last telescopic observation of the Great Comet of 1819.	William Herschel	13%
1881	This pope publishes the encyclical 'Diuturnum illud'.	Pope Leo XIII	11%
1818	The Battle of Koregaon gave the British East India Company a victory over this confederacy/empire.	Maratha Empire	9%
1862	___________ Bridge across The Thames in London opens, becoming the second such bridge after an earlier one fell into decay.	Westminster	9%
1841	This Irish playwright's play, 'London Assurance' premiers in London. He is particularly famous for his melodramas.	Dion Boucicault	4%
1869	Elizabeth Blackwall along with this British statistician open the Women's Medical College in England.	Florence Nightingale	4%