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 blind School for the mute School for the deaf Private school

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? Huguenot Wars Seven Years' War War of Spanish Succession Northern War

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

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

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? George II Charles II James I George III

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? Napoleon Peter the Great Louis XIV 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? Russia Ottoman Empire Poland The Dutch Republic

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

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? Anna Elizabeth Catherine II (the Great) Catherine I

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Adventure Galley The Ranger The Concorde The Golden Hind

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? Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Perth

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? Joan of Arc Marie Antoinette Marie de Medici Anne of Austria

24. After the Seven Years' War, what previously minor European kingdom emerged as a chief power? France Prussia Austria 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? Harvard University Brown University Boston College Yale University