Lisbon, Meiji & World History Events is a FactBurst quiz in History.
Ten questions trace history through disasters, political change, war and the dating of major events. You'll encounter the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the adoption of a new calendar, the Meiji Restoration, Haiti's independence era, the Titanic and nuclear-weapons history. An ancient Roman battle, Spanish heraldry and the North American video-game crash broaden the scope. Pay attention to dates and wording when a question asks about the beginning of an event rather than its later consequences.
A few questions to get the conversation started:
1. The coat of arms of the King of Spain contains the arms from the monarchs of Castille, Leon, Aragon and which other former Iberian kingdom?
2. This 1755 disaster was widely believed to be Gods wrath. After this disaster, the Inquisition came down even harder on the non-believers. In Spain and Portugal non-Catholics were forced to baptize, in England and Sweden official days of fasting were proclaimed. Voltaire mentioned this disaster in his Novel Candide.
3. In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?
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Ten questions trace history through disasters, political change, war and the dating of major events. You'll encounter the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, the adoption of a new calendar, the Meiji Restoration, Haiti's independence era, the Titanic and nuclear-weapons history. An ancient Roman battle, Spanish heraldry and the North American video-game crash broaden the scope. Pay attention to dates and wording when a question asks about the beginning of an event rather than its later consequences.
A few questions to get the conversation started:
1. The coat of arms of the King of Spain contains the arms from the monarchs of Castille, Leon, Aragon and which other former Iberian kingdom?
2. This 1755 disaster was widely believed to be Gods wrath. After this disaster, the Inquisition came down even harder on the non-believers. In Spain and Portugal non-Catholics were forced to baptize, in England and Sweden official days of fasting were proclaimed. Voltaire mentioned this disaster in his Novel Candide.
3. In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?
Have you tried this quiz? Share your score, explain which question you found most challenging, and add any interesting facts or corrections that could help other players.
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