1760s

Question 1

Woman who became empress of Russia

Answer 1

Catherine the Great

Question 2

World war between France and Great Britain that ended with the Treaty of Paris

Answer 2

Seven Years’ War

The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) was a global conflict that pitted major European powers against each other, with major theaters in Europe, North America, and India. It involved all major European powers except the Ottoman Empire, and is often considered the first global war. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, which granted Great Britain significant territorial gains in North America and India, effectively ending France’s colonial dominance in those regions

Question 3

British sea captain who became the first European to reach the east coast of Australia

Answer 3

James Cook

Question 4

Ruler who began his nearly 60-year reign as king of Great Britain

Answer 4

George III

Question 5

City founded on the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers

Answer 5

St. Louis

In Missouri (Jefferson City is capital of Missouri)

Question 6

Line drawn by surveyors which separated Pennsylvania and Maryland

Answer 6

Mason-Dixon Line

Question 7

Astrological event in which Venus’s atmosphere was first discovered

Answer 7

Transit of Venus

A transit of Venus is a rare astronomical event where Venus passes in front of the Sun as seen from Earth

Question 8

Empire that Russia fought a war against, bringing Crimea into its circle of influence

Answer 8

Ottoman Empire

Question 9

Country ruled by Frederick the Great

Answer 9

Prussia

Question 10

Dynasty that controlled China during this period

Answer 10

Qing

Question 11

Element discovered by Henry Cavendish, who called it ‘inflammable air’

Answer 11

Hydrogen

Question 12

Hated law that imposed taxes on printed materials in the American colonies of Great Britain

Answer 12

Stamp Act

Question 13

Country where the Zand dynasty was established with its capital at Shiraz

Answer 13

Iran

Question 14

Jewish banking family that got its start in Frankfurt

Answer 14

Rothschild

Question 15

Remote region of modern-day Argentina explored by Commodore John Byron who reported that the people were not giants as commonly believed

Answer 15

Patagonia

Question 16

What was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764, which revolutionized textile production by allowing a single operator to spin multiple threads simultaneously.

Answer 16

Spinning Jenny