19th Century History Quiz

This history quiz tests your historical knowledge and contains questions on topics from the 19th century.

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History
2012-06-19

Which outlaw from the wild west who only turned 21 years old, is said to have shot one man for every year he lived?

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History
2012-06-19

What is the name of the famous bank robber who was the leader of the James-Younger-Gang and was killed by one of his own gang members?

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History
2012-06-19

Which U.S. president died in 1841 of pneumonia after only being in office for about a month?

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History
2012-06-19

Which US president has been in office for the shortest time?

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History
2011-11-17

He is known as "El Hombre de las Dificultades" and "El Libertador" and was instrumental in freeing Latin America from Spanish colonisation. Who is he?

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History
2009-03-25

Which animal did Muhammad Ali Pasha of Egypt gift to the French King Charles X in 1827?

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History
2008-12-04

Who was Ernest Rutherford?

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History
2008-11-29

Who uses the Braille alphabet?

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History
2008-11-29

Which alphabet was invented by the Frenchman Louis Braille?

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History
2008-11-17

What decade was the Suez Canal inaugurated?

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History
2008-11-06

Which American president was the first to get assassinated whilst in office?

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History
2008-11-06

Who was President of the United States during the 1861-1865 American Civil War?

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History
2008-11-06

Abraham Lincoln was killed during a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 14 April 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. What was Booth's profession?

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History
2008-07-13

From where did the country Bolivia get its name?

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History
2008-04-28

Who was Simón Bolívar?

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History
2008-04-10

In which part of Italy does the criminal syndicate Cosa Nostra originate?

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