Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 October 2009
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1
To which organisation, formed in Tennessee in 1865, was Brian A Scates elected as Leader and President in 1867?
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Knights of the White Camellia
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2
Who, according to the Sumerian king list, was the fifth king of Uruk around 2700 BC, and became the central character in one of the best known works of early literature, where he was described as two-thirds god?
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3
The airliner built in 1931 and capable of carrying 40 passengers, the Hannibal, was made by which company?
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4
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, known as Cortes, conquered which empire in the Americas?
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5
Who was the Teutonic legendary hero who slew Fafnir the dragon?
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6
What Indian word was used by the Portuguese for army servants and became applied by British to Asiatic seamen?
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7
Which US state was the first to secede from the Union, in 1860, leading to the American Civil War?
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