Talking About Historical Events | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Point in Time - Period in Time

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When was the first World Cup? It was ____ 1930.

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How long ago did the Chinese invent fireworks? They invented them about 800 years ____.

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When did the first space walk take place? It took place ____ March 18, 1965.

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How long was Titanic lost for? It was lost _____ 73 years.

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When did cell phones become popular? They first became popular ___ the 1990s.

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When did Leonardo da Vinci live? He lived ___ 1945 __ 1519.

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It came out ____ May 25, 1977.

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There were a lot of science fiction movies ____ the late 1970s.

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The 'Empire Strikes Back came out ____ 1980.

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Fans had to wait ____ 16 years until 'The Phantom Menace'.

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There were no movies ____ 1983 __ 1988.

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When did you go to New York? I went to New York two years ____.

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____ is used for months, seasons, years and decades. (in, on, ago, for)

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____ is used with specific dates. (in, on, ago, for)

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____ indicates a time in the past; how much time since the action or event took place. (in, on, ago, for)

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___ is used for specific duration of time.

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