All Of The Dates

Question 1

The Indian Rebellion

Answer 1

1857

Question 2

Burton and Speke were the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika

Answer 2

February 1858

Question 3

Speke reached a great lake, which he named ‘Victoria’ in honour of the Queen

Answer 3

July 1858

Question 4

Establishment of the Raj

Answer 4

1858

Question 5

Treaty of Tientsin with China

Answer 5

1858

Question 6

David Livingstone received government funding and he began an exploration along the Zambezi River

Answer 6

1858

Question 7

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin published

Answer 7

1859

Question 8

American Civil War

Answer 8

1861-65

Question 9

International Exhibition held in South Kensington.

Answer 9

1862

Question 10

Robert Hart was appointed as the head of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Office

Answer 10

1863

Question 11

Burton and Speke were invited to the British Association for the Advancement of Science to debate their theories on the source of the Nile

Answer 11

1864

Question 12

Herbert Spencer came up with the phrase “the survival of the fittest”

Answer 12

1864

Question 13

Parliamentary Select Committee recommended pulling out of West Africa due to the cost

Answer 13

1865

Question 14

Mary Carpenter travelled to India

Answer 14

1866