Which Event Doesn't Belong?

It's time to challenge your knowledge of historic events! It's one thing to know that they occurred, but do you know WHEN? This unique test will present you with 3 events that happened in the same century, and one that didn't. Test your historical savvy and see how well you know the timeline of major events that shaped our modern world by picking the event that did NOT happen in the same century as the others. Good luck!
 
1 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 19th century?
The French Revolution
The abolition of slavery in the USA
The start of the Industrial Revolution
The invention of the telephone
 
2 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 18th century?
The founding of Jamestown
The American Declaration of Independence
The invention of the steam engine
The publication of "The Wealth of Nations"
 
3 of 15
Hint
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 17th century?
The execution of Charles I of England
The Protestant Reformation begins
The Glorious Revolution
The start of the Thirty Years' War
 
4 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 16th century?
The signing of the Magna Carta
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The beginning of the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
 
5 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 20th century?
The invention of the light bulb
The Wright brothers' first flight
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Titanic sank
 
6 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 15th century?
The start of the Hundred Years' War
The fall of Constantinople
Columbus's first voyage to the Americas
The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg
 
7 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 14th century?
The founding of the Ottoman Empire
The Black Death in Europe
The start of the Hundred Years' War
The Magellan Expedition
 
8 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 1st century?
The Great Fire of Rome
The reign of Augustus
The founding of Constantinople
The birth of Jesus Christ
 
9 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 4th century BC?
The founding of Rome
The reign of Alexander the Great
The Peloponnesian War
The Battle of Issus
 
10 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 19th century?
The end of the Polish-Lithuanian republic
The invention of the light bulb
The American Civil War
The California Gold Rush
 
11 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 20th century?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The September 11 attacks
The invention of air conditioning
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
 
12 of 15
Hint
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 15th century?
The fall of Granada
The beginning of the "Age of Exploration"
The birth of Leonardo da Vinci
The completion of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
 
13 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 19th century?
The abolition of slavery in the USA
The publication of "The Communist Manifesto"
The French Revolution
The invention of the telephone
 
14 of 15
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 17th century?
The founding of Harvard University
The founding of Philadelphia
The Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock
The founding of Washington D.C.
 
15 of 15
Hint
Which of these events did NOT happen in the 16th century?
The English Civil War
The establishment of the Mughal Empire
The birth of William Shakespeare
The beginning of the Protestant Reformation
 
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