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18th Century Trivia

Dust off your powdered wigs and tea parties—prove your smarts are as sharp as a rapier in the 18th century!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which treaty, signed in September 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War?

Treaty of Paris

Which Parisian fortress, regarded as a symbol of royal tyranny, was stormed on July 14, 1789?

Bastille

Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Daniel Defoe

Which Scottish philosopher authored the influential work The Wealth of Nations in 1776?

Adam Smith

Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress in 1775?

George Washington