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As the Century Turns Trivia Quiz

This quiz is to meet a quiz author challenge. They all happened around the turn of a century, can you tell which one?

A multiple-choice quiz by yitz420. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
yitz420

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,766

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1395

Last 3 plays: Kiwikaz (7/10), Ampelos (10/10), Guest 165 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. At the beginning of what century did Richard Trevithick introduce the first steam locomotive (The Puffing Devil) in Camborne, England? Hint

1800s

1700s

1900s

1600s

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did a hurricane destroy Galveston, Texas on September 8? Hint

2005

1800

1900

2000

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the the potential glitch in computer systems that had people worried towards the end of the 20th century? Hint

The Andromeda Strain

SARs

H2N1

Y2K

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Question 4 of 10

4. Amsterdam was officially declared a city closest to which year? Hint

800

1200

1300

1900

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which year was Charlemagne crowned emperor by Pope Leo III? Hint

800

400

1200

600

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the president of the United States on January 1, 2000? Hint

Barack Obama

George W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was president of the United States in the year 1700? Hint

George Washington

The post did not exist at the time

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many states were in the United States in the year 1800? Hint

Sixteen

Fifty Seven

Fifty

Thirteen

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Question 9 of 10

9. During the turn of which century did the Boxer Rebellion occur in China? Hint

c. 1700

c. 2000

c. 1900

c. 1800

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who proclaimed 1975 to be "Year Zero" when his forces took over Cambodia? Hint

Ho Chi Minh

King Sihanouk

Pol Pot

George W. Bush

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Dec 17 2024 : Kiwikaz: 7/10
Nov 25 2024 : Ampelos: 10/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 165: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At the beginning of what century did Richard Trevithick introduce the first steam locomotive (The Puffing Devil) in Camborne, England?

Answer: 1800s

The introduction of the steam engine was a key factor in the industrial revolution and the steam locomotive revolutionized transport.

2. In what year did a hurricane destroy Galveston, Texas on September 8?

Answer: 1900

This storm caused somewhere between 6 and 12 thousand deaths and flattened the city of Galveston.

3. What was the name of the the potential glitch in computer systems that had people worried towards the end of the 20th century?

Answer: Y2K

While people were worried that the end was nigh, nothing happened.

4. Amsterdam was officially declared a city closest to which year?

Answer: 1300

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and has many canals. It has an international cultural and economic status far greater than its population of a little over 1.2 million would suggest.

5. In which year was Charlemagne crowned emperor by Pope Leo III?

Answer: 800

He was King of the Franks from 768 until his death in 814.

6. Who was the president of the United States on January 1, 2000?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton served as president from from January 20, 1993 till January 20, 2001.

7. Who was president of the United States in the year 1700?

Answer: The post did not exist at the time

The US was not yet a nation-state and had no president.

8. How many states were in the United States in the year 1800?

Answer: Sixteen

New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee.

9. During the turn of which century did the Boxer Rebellion occur in China?

Answer: c. 1900

The Boxer Rebellion was also called the Righteous Harmony Society Movement.

10. Who proclaimed 1975 to be "Year Zero" when his forces took over Cambodia?

Answer: Pol Pot

Pol Pot then went on to kill over a million Cambodians.

Source: Author yitz420

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