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1. British spy, Major John Andre, was captured and hanged after negotiating a deal with Benedict Arnold for the surrender of what U.S. fort or military post during the American Revolutionary War?
2. What special school first opened in Paris in the 1780's?
3. Which volcano last erupted in 1707?
4. The war known as 'Queen Anne's War' in the New World, was better known as what in Europe where it took place 1701-1714?
5. Who invaded and sacked the Indian capital of Delhi in the mid 1700s, breaking the rule of the 200 year old Mogul Empire?
6. The famous opera 'The Marriage of Figaro' opened at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1786 and was written by whom?
7. Which French Enlightenment 'philosophe' and author of 'Candide', began calling himself Voltaire around 1718?
8. Which King reigned in Britain during the American Revolution?
9. In the early 18th century, this ruler established his new capital on newly conquered territory from Sweden after the Northern War. Who was he?
10. The first Quadruple Alliance was formed in 1718 against King Philip V of Spain who tried to nullify the results of the War of Spanish Succession by taking Sicily. The Alliance consisted of Britain, France, the Holy Roman Empire and which other country?
11. Who reigned in France at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?
12. Which 18th century Russian Czarina was a German princess before she changed her name, married Peter III and was proclaimed ruler after he was murdered?
13. What scientist invented a new type of thermometer which used mercury instead of alcohol in 1714?
14. What inventor patented the steam engine in 1769?
15. In 1755, English author Samuel Johnson published what comprehensive reference work?
16. English explorer James Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778. What are they known as today?
17. The American Revolution ended with what treaty in 1783?
18. Which state, founded in 1733, was the last of the original 13 American colonies?
19. During the early 1700s, the most infamous pirate of all, Blackbeard, commanded 'Queen Anne's Revenge.' What was the name of this French warship before Blackbeard commanded and renamed it?
20. In 1720, which of these did the Chinese establish as a protectorate by overthrowing Mongol rulers?
21. Although discovered a century earlier, the first settlement in Australia, a penal colony, wasn't until 1788. Which present-day city was the location for this colony?
22. In 1796, Edward Jenner created a vaccine for what disease?
23. Who was the queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI, who was executed during the French Revolution?
24. After the Seven Years' War, what previously minor European kingdom emerged as a chief power?
25. The third institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1701 and originally called the Collegiate School. What is it known as today?
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