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Quiz about Modern History  Missing Links
Quiz about Modern History  Missing Links

Modern History - Missing Links Quiz


Here's another 'missing links' quiz where you'll have to find the suitable choice, given a series of related names. The questions will cover up aspects up to the 19th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr5. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Mr5
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,074
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3098
Last 3 plays: rivenproctor (6/10), Reamar42 (8/10), andymuenz (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Martin Luther - John Calvin - Heinrich Bullinger - William Tyndale - Phillip Melanchthon - ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Zanzibar - Mombasa - Sofala - Hormuz - Diu - Goa - Calicut - Ceylon -Chittagong - ? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Adam Smith - David Hume - Montesquieu - Voltaire - Denis Diderot - d'Alembert - Immanuel Kant - Benjamin Franklin - ? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Rhode Island - Connecticut - New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Delaware - Maryland - Virginia -
North Carolina - South Carolina - ?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Worcester - Savery - Desaguliers - Papin - Newcomen - Brighton - Smeaton - ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Maximillien Robespierre - Georges Danton - Pierre Verginaud - Abbe Sieyes - Madame Roland - ? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Arcole (1796) - Rivoli (1797) - the Pyramids (1798) - Aboukir (1799) -
Marengo (1800) - Ulm (1805) - Austerlitz (1805) - Friedland (1807) -?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Tzar Alexander I - Emperor Francis II - ? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. British East Africa - Sudan - Nigeria - Gambia - Sierra Leone - South Africa - Swaziland - ? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Johannes Brahms - Franz Schubert - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy -
Robert Schumann - Franz Liszt - Frederic Chopin - ?
Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 18 2024 : rivenproctor: 6/10
Feb 29 2024 : Reamar42: 8/10
Feb 28 2024 : andymuenz: 6/10
Feb 16 2024 : Guest 50: 7/10
Feb 09 2024 : Guest 38: 3/10
Feb 07 2024 : PurpleComet: 7/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Martin Luther - John Calvin - Heinrich Bullinger - William Tyndale - Phillip Melanchthon - ?

Answer: Ulrich Zwingli

The central movement of the 16th century was the Protestant Reform. Through its fiery sustainers, the reformation spread from Germany to France, Switzerland, England and other European countries.
2. Zanzibar - Mombasa - Sofala - Hormuz - Diu - Goa - Calicut - Ceylon -Chittagong - ?

Answer: Macau

The first two colonial empires belonged to Spain and Portugal. Since the Treaty of Tordesillas (the treaty marked an imaginary line in the Atlantic, which divided the unclaimed lands into spheres of influence) these two European powers have continually expanded their possessions. The names listed in the question belonged to the most important Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.
3. Adam Smith - David Hume - Montesquieu - Voltaire - Denis Diderot - d'Alembert - Immanuel Kant - Benjamin Franklin - ?

Answer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Enlightenment movement dominated the world in the 18th century. Its thinkers promoted science as the only rational way of explaining the laws that govern nature. They were also interested in educating the masses, who were still under the ill-fated influence of the Church.
4. Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Rhode Island - Connecticut - New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Delaware - Maryland - Virginia - North Carolina - South Carolina - ?

Answer: Georgia

These were the 13 original American colonies, which declared their independence in 1776.
5. Worcester - Savery - Desaguliers - Papin - Newcomen - Brighton - Smeaton - ?

Answer: Watt

The steam engine was one of the most important inventions ever. It had a great impact on the society and paved the way for the Industrial Age.
6. Maximillien Robespierre - Georges Danton - Pierre Verginaud - Abbe Sieyes - Madame Roland - ?

Answer: Jean-Paul Marat

The French Revolution began with the fall of the Bastille on the 14 of July 1789. The years that followed marked a period of insecurity and later terror for the French people, imposed both by external pressures and internal disputes between the Girondins and the Montagnards. Except for Abbe Sieyes, all the other central figures of the Revolution, listed in the question, were guillotined or assassinated.
7. Arcole (1796) - Rivoli (1797) - the Pyramids (1798) - Aboukir (1799) - Marengo (1800) - Ulm (1805) - Austerlitz (1805) - Friedland (1807) -?

Answer: Wagram

Napoleon was one of history's military geniuses and to prove this stand the many battles he had won over the years. The ones listed are his most important victories before his unsuccessful campaign in Russia.
8. Tzar Alexander I - Emperor Francis II - ?

Answer: King Frederick William III

The Holy Alliance Treaty signed by Russia, Austria and Prussia in 1815 had the main objective of restoring and maintaining the conservative rulers and the social order in Europe. The Holy Alliance
became statesman Metternich's tool of suppressing any revolutionary or nationalist movements.
9. British East Africa - Sudan - Nigeria - Gambia - Sierra Leone - South Africa - Swaziland - ?

Answer: Rhodesia

These were only some of the possessions in Africa belonging to the British Colonial Empire. None of these territories is a British colony any longer.
10. Johannes Brahms - Franz Schubert - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Robert Schumann - Franz Liszt - Frederic Chopin - ?

Answer: Hector Berlioz

The Early Romantic period (1820-1850) was blessed with the works of some of the most important composers. The newly introduced improvements to the piano gave the instrument a more pleasant sound and contributed to the unique sound of the romantic creations.
Source: Author Mr5

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