Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 August 2009
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1
Where was the Congress held in 1814-15, chiefly between Britain, France, Russia, Austria and Prussia, that adjusted frontiers after the fall of Napoleon?
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2
Why did Captain James Cook give the name "The Sandwich Islands" to the Hawaiian Islands on his discovery of them on 18 January 1778?
A
He was eating lunch on the forecastle
B
He named them for John Montagu
C
On the horizon, they looked like a sandwich
D
They were first sighted by Jim Sandwich, the crewman on watch
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3
What was the cause of 8.5 million refugees and .5 million deaths between August and December 1947?
A
The long march in China
C
The eruption of Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines
D
Hurricane Alfred in the Caribbean
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4
In 1434, Portuguese mariner Gil Eanes made a major breakthrough to obtain a reliable trade route to Western and Eastern Africa and India by finding a route around which cape?
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5
What is the former name of Helsinki, Finland?
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6
Which Greek God is the equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?
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7
At the end of The War of 1812, the USA held Canadian territory near Detroit, and the British held parts of which Eastern state?
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