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Quiz about Roman Numerals IV Historical Dates

Roman Numerals IV Historical Dates Quiz

Yet another quiz on those Roman Numerals. I will list an event, you supply the year it occurred in Roman Numerals.

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JCSon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,421

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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Question 1 of 5

1. In what year of the Vietnam War did the major military campaign called the Tet Offensive occur? Hint

MCMLXVIII

MCMXCI

MCMLIII

MCMLXXV

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Question 2 of 5

2. In what year did Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories expire, whereupon Hong Kong was restored to China?

Answer: (All caps)

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Question 3 of 5

3. What year saw Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk win the Nobel Peace prize? Hint

MCMXCI

MCMXC

MCMXCII

MCMXCIII

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Question 4 of 5

4. What year saw the launch of Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon?

Answer: (All caps)

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Question 5 of 5

5. What year marked the death of W. A. Mozart? Hint

MDCLXXXVIII

MDCCCXCII

MDCCXCVII

MDCCXCI

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year of the Vietnam War did the major military campaign called the Tet Offensive occur?

Answer: MCMLXVIII

The Tet Offensive was a major campaign of surprise attacks undertaken in 1968 by the Viet Cong and the Vietnamese People's Army against the armed forces of the South Vietnamese, the United States, and their allies. It was named after the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), during which the first major attacks occurred.

The incorrect options were MCMLIII (1953), MCMLXXV (1975), and MCMXCI (1991), the final years of the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars, respectively.

2. In what year did Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories expire, whereupon Hong Kong was restored to China?

Answer: MCMXCVII

1997

3. What year saw Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk win the Nobel Peace prize?

Answer: MCMXCIII

1993

4. What year saw the launch of Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon?

Answer: MCMLXIX

Launch date: 16 July 1969

5. What year marked the death of W. A. Mozart?

Answer: MDCCXCI

1791

Source: Author JCSon

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