October 2026 edition

East India Company quiz

Q13 / 50Easy15.0s
In which present-day Indian state was the Battle of Plassey fought?
ABihar
BAssam
COdisha
DWest Bengal
104 pts+10

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East India Co. · October 2026 edition

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Q12 / 50Easy
Which city did Stamford Raffles establish in 1819 as a key British trading post?
APenang
BMalacca
CSingapore
DBatavia

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerA royal charter, Chennai and cartridges
2EasyPlassey, Mysore and Barrackpore
3TrickyHastings' trial, Cawnpore and the Carnatic
4HardMacaulay's law commission and Assaye
5BrutalJhansi, George Town and Bencoolen
East India Co. titlesout of 500
Home with the cargo50 / 50
Full hold350+
Landfall at Surat275+
Monsoon crossing200+
Rounding the Cape100+
Leaving the Thames1+
Becalmed0

44 of 50 right · six short of Home with the cargo

You vs Katie BEast India Co. · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who was the father of Tipu Sultan?
Nizam Ali Khan
Hyder Ali✓GBKB
Purnaiah
Mir Sadiq

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which city did Stamford Raffles found in 1819?

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