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Lisbon, Meiji & World History Events

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.

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  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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Question 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?

Correct answer: Navarre

Spain’s royal coat of arms includes the chains emblem of Navarre alongside the arms of Castile, León, and Aragon.

Question 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.

Correct answer: The Lisbon Earthquake

The 1755 Lisbon earthquake devastated the Portuguese capital and fueled intense religious and philosophical debate. Voltaire addressed the disaster in Candide.

Question 3

In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?

Correct answer: 1983

The North American video game crash occurred in 1983, following market saturation and declining consumer confidence in console games.

Question 4

Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, on what date did their new year start?

Correct answer: March 25th

Under the old English calendar used in the colonies, the legal new year began on March 25. The 1752 calendar reform moved it to January 1.

Question 5

The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country?

Correct answer: France

The Battle of the Somme was fought in northern France along the River Somme in 1916.

Question 6

The Meiji Restoration formally began in which year?

Correct answer: 1868

The Meiji Restoration is conventionally dated to 1868, when imperial rule was restored under Emperor Meiji and Japan began a period of major political, social and economic change.

Question 7

Who was the first ruler of Haiti after the country had gained its independence?

Correct answer: Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti independent in 1804 and became its first ruler, initially as governor-general and later as Emperor Jacques I.

Question 8

What year did the Titanic sink?

Correct answer: 1912

The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912.

Question 9

At which battle in 378 CE were Roman forces defeated by the Goths and Emperor Valens killed?

Correct answer: Battle of Adrianople

At Adrianople in 378 CE, Gothic forces defeated the Roman army and Emperor Valens died. Valens ruled in the eastern part of the empire. The battle does not establish a single starting date for the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Question 10

The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested, had a yield of 50 megatons but theoretically had a maximum yield of how much?

Correct answer: 100 Megatons

The Tsar Bomba was originally designed for a yield of about 100 megatons, but its tested configuration was reduced to roughly 50 megatons.

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  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?
  4. Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, on what date did their new year start?
  5. The Battle of the Somme in World War I took place in which country?
  6. The Meiji Restoration formally began in which year?
  7. Who was the first ruler of Haiti after the country had gained its independence?
  8. What year did the Titanic sink?
  9. At which battle in 378 CE were Roman forces defeated by the Goths and Emperor Valens killed?
  10. The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested, had a yield of 50 megatons but theoretically had a maximum yield of how much?

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