World History VI

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1. British spy, Major John Andre, was captured and hanged after negotiating a deal with Benedict Arnold for the surrender of what U.S. fort or military post during the American Revolutionary War? King's Point Fort Meade West Point Fort McHenry

2. What special school first opened in Paris in the 1780's? School for the deaf Private school School for the mute School for the blind

3. Which volcano last erupted in 1707? Mt. Rainier Mt. Etna Mt. Fuji Mt. Krakatau

4. The war known as 'Queen Anne's War' in the New World, was better known as what in Europe where it took place 1701-1714? War of Spanish Succession Northern War Seven Years' War Huguenot Wars

5. Who invaded and sacked the Indian capital of Delhi in the mid 1700s, breaking the rule of the 200 year old Mogul Empire? Afghans Chinese Persians Russians

6. The famous opera 'The Marriage of Figaro' opened at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1786 and was written by whom? Johann Sebastian Bach Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven George Frederick Handel

7. Which French Enlightenment 'philosophe' and author of 'Candide', began calling himself Voltaire around 1718? Rene Descartes Charles Montesquieu Francois Arouet Jean Jacques Rousseau

8. Which King reigned in Britain during the American Revolution? Charles II George II George III James I

9. In the early 18th century, this ruler established his new capital on newly conquered territory from Sweden after the Northern War. Who was he? Peter the Great Louis XIV Napoleon Frederick I

10. The first Quadruple Alliance was formed in 1718 against King Philip V of Spain who tried to nullify the results of the War of Spanish Succession by taking Sicily. The Alliance consisted of Britain, France, the Holy Roman Empire and which other country? Ottoman Empire Russia The Dutch Republic Poland

11. Who reigned in France at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789? Napoleon Robespierre Louis XV Louis XVI

12. Which 18th century Russian Czarina was a German princess before she changed her name, married Peter III and was proclaimed ruler after he was murdered? Elizabeth Catherine II (the Great) Catherine I Anna

13. What scientist invented a new type of thermometer which used mercury instead of alcohol in 1714? Anders Celsius Gabriel Fahrenheit Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) Isaac Newton

14. What inventor patented the steam engine in 1769? Benjamin Franklin James Watt Thomas Newcomen Thomas Edison

15. In 1755, English author Samuel Johnson published what comprehensive reference work? Almanac Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus

16. English explorer James Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778. What are they known as today? Fiji Philippines Tahiti Hawaii

17. The American Revolution ended with what treaty in 1783? Treaty of Washington Treaty of Paris Treaty of London Versailles Treaty

18. Which state, founded in 1733, was the last of the original 13 American colonies? Maine South Carolina Georgia Tennessee

19. During the early 1700s, the most infamous pirate of all, Blackbeard, commanded 'Queen Anne's Revenge.' What was the name of this French warship before Blackbeard commanded and renamed it? The Ranger The Concorde The Golden Hind The Adventure Galley

20. In 1720, which of these did the Chinese establish as a protectorate by overthrowing Mongol rulers? Tibet Hong Kong Korea Taiwan

21. Although discovered a century earlier, the first settlement in Australia, a penal colony, wasn't until 1788. Which present-day city was the location for this colony? Perth Melbourne Sydney Brisbane

22. In 1796, Edward Jenner created a vaccine for what disease? Diphtheria Measles Smallpox Polio

23. Who was the queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI and was executed during the French Revolution? Marie Antoinette Marie de Medici Joan of Arc Anne of Austria

24. After the Seven Years' War, what previously minor European kingdom emerged as a chief power? Prussia Austria France Portugal

25. The third institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1701 and originally called the Collegiate School. What is it known as today? Yale University Boston College Harvard University Brown University