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THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Put these events of the nineteenth century into the decade they occurred. (One in each decade)
| 1. | The Blackwall tunnel opens |
| 2. | John Wedgewood founds the Royal Horticultural Society |
| 3. | At the age of 81 King George III dies in Windsor Castle |
| 4. | HMS Beagle sets sail with a young Charles Darwin aboard |
| 5. | The Charge of the Light Brigade |
| 6. | Charles Dickens first publishes 'A Christmas Carol' |
| 7. | Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' debuts in Moscow |
| 8. | Prime Minister Spencer Percival is assassinated |
| 9. | The Battle of Rorke's Drift |
| 10. | Lewis Carroll publishes 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' |
quiz kindly submitted by Arthur on 11th February 2019