Round 6 The World in 1812

Question 1 On 26 March, 1812, an earthquake destroyed Caracas, the capital of this country today.

Question 2 In August, the Red River Colony was established by Lord Selkirk, at the site of this Manitoba city.

Question 3 In August 1812, the Middleton Railway in Leeds, England, was the first to have regularly-scheduled service using this type of engine.

Question 4 In October, the battle of Queenston Heights occurred on this peninsula in southern Ontario.

Question 5 On 16 August, this town, located in current day Michigan, US, surrended to the combined forces under Brock and Tecumseh.

Question 6 In 1812, Friedrich Mohs invented a scale for comparing the hardness of these.

Question 7 In 1812, Lord Elgin removed several marble artifacts from the Parthenon, on the Acropolis, in this Greek city.

Question 8 In 1812, archaeological investigation began of the red sandstone city of Petra in this present day country.

Question 9 In 1812, coffee was banned as being hazardous to health in Stockholm, capital of this country.

Question 10 In 1812, the first edition of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, introducing “Snow White” and “Hansel and Gretel”, was published in this language.

End of Round 6