XIX Century Historical Events

Question 1

The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played

1899

1881

1872

1841

1876

Question 2

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet"

1887

1861

1871

1897

Question 3

Leo Tolstoy publishes "War and Peace"

1843

1853

1869

1858

1829

Question 4

Start of the Franco-Prussian War, which results in the unifications of Germany and Italy, the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism

1873

1870

Question 5

Exposition Universelle held in Paris, prominently featuring the growing art trend Art Nouveau

1868

1900

1826

Question 6

Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War

1837

1884

1865

Question 7

Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually

1836

1838

1841

1804

1893

1805

Question 8

Ludwig van Beethoven performs his "Moonlight Sonata" for the first time

1885

1838

1825

1802

1880

Question 9

Founding of the shipping line Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) that supported the unification and development of the Dutch colonial economy

1900

1826

1888

1846

Question 10

Royal Albert Hall opens in London

1832

1871

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