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Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, ruling during most of the Victorian Era?
Who is Queen Victoria?
The era that saw revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, which shaped the world as we know it today.
What is the Victorian era?
An invention which helped to accelerate social change, opening up new jobs for women in the office.
This unidentified serial killer, active in 19th century London, terrorized the Whitechapel district with a string of gruesome murders.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
An event where a deadly plant disease that spread quickly throughout Ireland, killing up to half of that year's potato harvest.
What is the Irish Potato Famine?
An invention which let people exchange ideas without being in the same space.
What is the telephone?
This British naturalist is known for his groundbreaking work on evolution and the theory of natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
An Act which allowed voluntary schools to carry on unchanged and established a system of 'school boards'.
What is the Education Act?
An invention which became an important diagnostic tool in medicine.
What is the X-ray?
This alliance of nations faced off against Russia in the Crimean War.
Who are the British Empire, French Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia-Piedmont?
The main expression of wealth during the Victorian Era.
What is clothing/style?
An invention that was designed to be worn under the collar to protect women from strangulation.
What is the anti-garroting cravat?
The creator of the first typewriter and/or the creator of the first telephone.
Who is Christopher Latham Sholes and/or Alexander Graham Bell?
An event that occured in January 22, 1901, changing the ruler of the British Empire.
What is Queen Victoria's death?
A vaccination was invented to prevent this infectious disease.
What is smallpox?