Test your basic knowledge |

18th Century Timeline

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. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






2. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.






3. End of Japan's Genroku period.






4. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






5. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.






6. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






7. Camisard Rebellion in France.






8. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






9. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






10. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






11. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






12. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






13. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






14. Russo-Turkish War






15. First French Quaker community established in Cong






16. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






17. War of the Austrian Succession






18. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






19. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.






20. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






21. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






22. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






23. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






24. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.






25. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






26. American Revolutionary War






27. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.






28. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






29. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






30. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.






31. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






32. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






33. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






34. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






35. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






36. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






37. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






38. Polish revolt






39. Napoleon staged a coup d'






40. The Great Plague of Marseille






41. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






42. The South Sea Bubble






43. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






44. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






45. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






46. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.






47. George III became King of Britain.






48. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






49. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






50. Russo-Persian War







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests