1. What special school first opened in Paris in the 1780's?
2. Which volcano last erupted in 1707?
3. 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?
4. The Marriage of Figaro opened at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1786 and was written by whom?
5. Which French Enlightenment 'philosophe' and author of 'Candide', began calling himself Voltaire around 1718?
6. Which King reigned in Britain during the American Revolution?
7. Who reigned in France at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?
8. What scientist invented a new type of thermometer which used mercury instead of alcohol in 1714?
9. What inventor patented the steam engine in 1769?
10. In 1755, English author Samuel Johnson published what comprehensive reference work?

 

 

 

Answers

1. School for the Blind
2. Mt Fuji
3. War of Spanish Succession
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. Francois Arouet
6. George III
7. Louis XVI
8. Gabriel Fahrenheit
9. James Watt
10. Dictionary