Category

1700s 7 questions.
1700-1799
Pub quiz question 8369 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what year did the French Revolution begin?
  2. Answer: A: 1789
  3. Categories: 1700s (5) Politics (6) War (6) France (3)
Pub quiz question 7341 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Marton in Cleveland, 1728; Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii; 1779?
  2. Answer: A: Captain Cook
  3. Notes: *: Born/dies
  4. Categories: People (6) 1700s (7) Connections (8)
Pub quiz question 7980 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who wrote the 1798 Essay on the Principle of Population?
  2. Answer: A: Thomas Malthus.
  3. Categories: Literature (8) Science (8) Politics (8) 1700s (8)
Pub quiz question 7626 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet; Blenheim?
  2. Answer: A: Marlborough victories in war of the Spanish succession.
  3. Notes: *: 1701-13
  4. Categories: Connections (7) War (7) Politics (7) 1700s (7)
Pub quiz question 7647 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Where was the “Cult of the Supreme Being” declared as the state religion?
  2. Answer: A: France (1794).
  3. Notes: *: It lasted just under 3 months
  4. Categories: 1700s (7) Religion (7)
Pub quiz question 7652 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which musical aid was invented in 1711 by John Shore?
  2. Answer: A: Tuning fork.
  3. Categories: Science (6) Music (5) 1700s (6)
Pub quiz question 8441 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what year was Broadway established?
  2. Answer: A: 1750
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) 1700s (6)