SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
19th Century Timeline
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
trivia
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb
1886
1816
1879
1844
2. Famine in Finland.
1823
1870
1821
1866
3. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist
1859
1837
1862
1829
4. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi
1892
1817
1894
1806
5. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1860
1864
1896
1821
6. British defeat French at the Second Battle of Abukir
1848
1804
1801
1886
7. World's first oil refinery in Romania
1808
1890
1856
1804
8. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada
1828
1863
1840
1804-1813
9. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1855
1863
1847
1854
10. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia
1847
1896
1853
1830
11. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.
1889
1818
1893
1803
12. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.
1853
1836
1893
1825
13. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.
1885
1834
1884
1852
14. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)
1873
1845
1830
1867
15. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.
1866
1830
1839
1804-1813
16. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain
1895
1898
1891
1843
17. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1892
1821
1846
1897
18. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.
1882
1898
1846
1878
19. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1817
1844
1810
1825
20. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1873
1874
1831
1893
21. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1877
1896
1894
1871
22. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'
1898
1849
1883
1876
23. Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.
1851
1871
1826
1868
24. Mormon migration to Utah.
1846
1881
1894
1853
25. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.
1895
1818
1825
1844
26. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.
1886
1801
1844
1884
27. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.
1894
1864
1812
1802
28. The cardboard box is invented.
1837
1893
1890
1869
29. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.
1873
1826
1822
1841
30. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.
1829
1825
1864
1863
31. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line
1849
1839
1887
1889
32. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.
1808
1844
1851
1804
33. The Mahdist War in Sudan.
1895
1881
1893
1832
34. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.
1805
1821
1879
1875
35. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1849
1837
1832
1817
36. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.
1812
1890
1876
1886
37. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1872
1897
1833
1897
38. Navarino Massacre
1851
1821
1861
1866
39. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.
1834
1801
1871
1872
40. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1890
1844
1831
1889
41. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1830
1888
1863
1819
42. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.
1819
1896
1813
1808
43. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.
1871
1842
1889
1889
44. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo
1803
1872
1804
1895
45. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.
1812
1878
1847
1861
46. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
1802
1864
1884
1881
47. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1892
1849
1868
1864
48. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London
1894
1888
1890
1899
49. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.
1805
1889
1821
1801
50. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.
1829
1850
1820
1886