| Question | Answer | Date |
| The first electric streetlight is installed in this city of Indiana. | |
| William Ewart Gladstone defeats this man to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the second time. | |
| France annexes this island. | |
| Abdur Rahman Khan becomes Emir of this country. | |
| The blizzard of 1880 begins on this continent. | |
| This man becomes the first president of the Transvaal republic. | |
| Alexander Graham Bell and this man form Oriental Telephone Company. | |
| The first U.S. state to prohibit all alcohol beverages. | |
| This czar of Russia dies when a bomb is thrown at him. | |
| This north african country becomes a French protectorate. | |
| This U.S. president dies. | |
| The meteorite that strikes earth near Großliebenthal is located in this country. | |
| | Question | Answer | Date |
| This man fails to assassinate Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. | |
| This man announces the discover of the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. | |
| The Triple Alliance is formed between Austria-Hungary, Germany and this country. | |
| This U.S. president assassin is hanged. | |
| Boers establish this republic in southern Africa. | |
| Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in this city. | |
| A fire in this hotel kills 73 people in Milwaukee. | |
| This Observatory is formed. | |
| This bridge is opened to traffic after 13 years of construction. | |
| The world's first rodeo is held in this city. | |
| This volcano erupts killing 36,380 people. | |
| Chile and this country sign the Treaty of Ancón. | |
| | Question | Answer | Date |
| The siege of this city begins. | |
| The UK's most destructive earthquake occurs in England. | |
| Germany takes possession of this african country. | |
| This town of Europe is the first with streets illuminated by electric light. | |
| This Monument is completed. | |
| This man patents the Roller Coaster. | |
| This man succeeds Chester A. Arthur as president of the U.S. | |
| This statue arrives in New York Harbor. | |
| This man becomes Secretary of State for India. | |
| This supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy is the only one discovered outside of the Milky Way. | |
| This rebel Canadian leader of the Metis is executed. | |
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