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Exploring the 18th Century: A Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge of the significant events, figures, and publications of the 18th century with this engaging quiz.

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1 ________: Ugetsu monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain) by Ueda Akinari

2 1720: Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the ________

3 ________–1789: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was published by Edward Gibbon

4 ________, German mathematician, physicist and astronomer

5 1721: ________ bans Christian Missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree.

6 ________: Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke

7 ________: Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact

8 ________, actor, poet, playwright

9 ________: George Washington elected President of the United States.

10 ________, English philosopher and reformer

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 18th century American soldier Isaac Bowman, his father George Bowman, and his grandfather Jost Hite were all prominent pioneers in the Colony of Virginia.
  • the Hunnestad Monument (pictured), one of Scandinavia's largest Viking memorials, was destroyed at the end of the 18th century.
  • in the late 18th century, Russian ambassadors to Poland had power that rivalled and even exceeded that of the Polish king or parliament.
  • criminal and boxer, James Field, was so feared by the police force of London in the 18th century, that they would pretend not to recognize him rather than arresting him.
  • by the end of the 18th century, Native American women were decorating cloth with intricate ribbon work appliqué using French silk ribbon.
  • the Karamanli dynasty of 18th century Tripoli depended almost entirely on piracy for its income.
  • the Banksia menziesii (pictured), named after 18th-century physician and naturalist Archibald Menzies, is also known as the Firewood Banksia for its burning properties and abundancy.
  • the unfinished Ca' Rezzonico appears in a early 18th century painting of Venice's Grand Canal by Canaletto.
  • the horseman depicted on the Coat of arms of Moscow (pictured) was not identified with Saint George until the 18th century.
  • the construction of Tellico Dam on Little Tennessee River in 1979 put several 18th century Overhill Cherokee towns underwater.
  • the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is crossed by an 18th century aqueduct (pictured) nicknamed Arcos da Lapa.
  • veduta was the most popular genre of landscape painting in the 18th century.
  • Dr. John Stevenson, 18th century Scottish merchant and developer of Baltimore, was known as the "American Romulus".
  • Anna Maria Garthwaite, the daughter of a Lincolnshire clergyman, became the leading designer of flowered fabrics for the Spitalfields silk-weaving trade in 18th century England.
  • Bodawpaya, an 18th-19th century king of Burma, fathered 120 children.
  • Wales had one of the highest literacy rates in eighteenth century Europe thanks to the wealthy Bridget Bevan (pictured), who sponsored a system of "circulating schools".
  • Polish bishop Józef Andrzej Załuski, founded Załuski Library, one of the largest 18th century European libraries.
  • 18th century French salons were often led by those who were creating the Encyclopédie.
  • Boyle Roche, an 18th-century Irish politician famous for his risible use of mixed metaphors and malapropisms, was a member of the same family as Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • Carl Johan Cronstedt increased the efficiency of wood-burning stoves in the 18th century by a factor of eight.
  • Jacob Bruce, a Russian nobleman of Scottish descent and one of the most educated people in Russia at the time, was famous among the 18th-century Muscovites as an alchemist and mage.
  • Elizabeth Godfrey was the most outstanding female goldsmith of her generation in 18th century Britain.
  • Dunston Pillar, a land lighthouse south of Lincoln, England, was built in the 18th century to aid navigation across the treacherous eastern heathlands.
  • Daskalogiannis was an 18th-century Cretan rebel skinned alive by Ottoman rulers.
  • 18th century castrato Giuseppe Millico taught singing to Bourbon princesses and to Emma Hamilton.
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