50 Historical Events Quiz

Year	Event	Location
3500BC		Mesopotamia
1200BC		Greece
776BC		Greece
479BC		Greece
490BC		Greece
221BC - 204BC		China
70AD		Israel
330AD		Roman Empire
378AD		Roman Empire
732AD		France
711AD		Spain
800AD		Rome
1044AD		China
1066AD		England
1291AD		Europe
1345AD		Europe
1415AD		France
1440AD		Germany
1453AD		Byzantine Empire
1492AD		Spain
1492AD		Europe/North America
1521AD		Aztec Empire
1571AD		Ottoman Empire
1588AD		Atlantic Ocean
1590AD		Japan

Year	Event	Location
1776AD		United States
1793AD		United States
18th-19th Century		England
1804AD		France
1845-1846AD		Ireland
1859AD		Galapagos
1861AD		United States
1879AD		United States
1893AD		United States
1912AD		Atlantic Ocean
1914-1918AD		World
1936-1939AD		Spain
1938AD		Germany
1939-1945AD		World
1943AD		USSR
1950-1975AD		Vietnam
1941AD		United States
1945AD		Japan
1950-1953AD		Korea
1962AD		Cuba
1969AD		Outer Space
1986AD		USSR
1989AD		Germany
1991AD		Russia
2001AD		United States

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50 Historical Events Quiz

by lchai

Created Oct 31, 2009 in History
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	lchai:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 04:10 GMT	-4 points
	Some of these are arbitrary, I just pick them off a list. I'm sorry if you guessed some of the right answers, but it didn't show up, let me know how you answered and I'll add them to the accepted answers.

	ajnrules:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 05:29 GMT	1 point
	I tried "Spanish revolution" for Spanish civil War. Maybe the latter term is more commonly used, but I thought it was the same thing.

	yggdrasil:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 05:31 GMT	0 points
	Great quiz. Here are some that I tried that didn't work: "End of the Aztec empire," "plague," "fall of the USSR," and "kristallnacht" (the spelling used on Wikipedia if that's worth anything). Otherwise, very nice quiz.

	Osprey39:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 06:30 GMT	2 points
	There are just so many alternatives you need to accept, I have no idea where to start. But there are a few obvious factual errors as well. To start, neither World War was restricted to just Europe--hence the names. 9/11 is a date, not a single number. I can't believe entering "9/11" wouldn't work. The incandescent light bulb was not invented in 1879. That's just when Edison filed for a patent for his particular design. Also, if you're going to pick one particular year for the unification of Japan, the more sensible date is 1603, which is the start of the Tokugawa Shogunate. You've got your work cut out for you with this quiz.

	wolfeman:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 17:22 GMT	2 points
	The battle of Salamis was fought in 479 and the battle of Marathon was fought in 490. I'm not sure where 434 came from... If you were looking for another big Greek event (you can have Salamis w/o Marathon in my opinion - they accomplished very similar goals) I would suggest the completion of the Parthenon (438), the Battle of Aegospotami to end the Peloponnesian War (405), or perhaps most critical of all, Alexander the Great's victory at Gaugamela in 331. Just some suggestions, but I think you need to change those two dates...

	wolfeman:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 17:26 GMT	1 point
	One more suggestion - if you are going to give a range of dates for whole wars (WWI and WWII - which were not exclusive to Europe I might add) then give ranges of dates for your earlier wars two. Don't do "end of the Crusades" while having whole wars later. Or maybe change the entire wars to just critical battles - Marne and Midway/Stalingrad? Again, just a suggestion, great quiz other than that.

	wolfeman:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 17:35 GMT	1 point
	Sorry - a couple more thoughts. The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 - 1939. The Muslim conquest of Spain should come before the Battle of Tours. Also, the Muslim conquest took place from 711 - 718. Lastly, be more specific about the east/west split of the Roman Empire... The "eastern Roman Empire" isn't one specific date date and lasted until 1453.

	Geo_Crazy:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 17:37 GMT	1 point
	FYI: Darwin's ideas were influenced by a huge variety of aspects, not just his Galapagos Islands stay. Also, he was more influenced by his explorations in other parts of South America, such as seeing old fossils, than by the Galapagos.

	coolcolin1234:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 20:37 GMT	1 point
	The battle of Marathon occurred in BC 490, not BC 434. Also, "Henry Ford" is not an event. It is a person who happened to live over a greater period of time than 1893. Also, some of these events are small enough that they wouldn't be guessed. For example,Krysallnacht probably doesn't come to mind immediately for most people when they think of 1938. Maybe annexation of Austria does also.

	rockyraccoon88:	Nov 1st, 2009 at 07:48 GMT	1 point
	Agree with what's come above, would never have though of the Cotton Gin for 1793. Perhaps the French Revolution should be listed being one of the most important events in history. Also as the fall of the USSR is on there maybe the Russian Revolution should be as well. First World War and Second World War should be accepted answers.

	robzalli:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 00:35 GMT	1 point
	I tried Cortes conquers the Aztecs, but maybe saying Aztec Empire would have worked? Anyway accept Cortes for that one. Also I tried Soviet Union before USSR so both should be accepted. Really fun and hard quiz, though some events are quite arbitrary.

	ddt:	Jan 12th, 2010 at 07:56 GMT	1 point
	For 70AD, I tried "temple destroyed" and "judean war" and "judean uprising" and some others. For 1938: Kristallnacht is definitely with an 'i', and you should be more specific, I tried Anschluss, I tried Munich treaty, all things that can also be considered important in that year. You may also look at spelling with a couple of other entries, e.g., 711AD. And you may make them chronological.

	Sollair:	Mar 16th, 2011 at 14:55 GMT	1 point
	Really interesting quiz! Should accept 'Norman Conquest' for 1066, then 'Civil War' and 'Missile Crisis' without writing 'American'/'Spanish' or 'Cuban' as they're already implied in the third column. Seems maybe picky but I lost interest after many tries. It should also accept 'Indochina War(s)'.