Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 November 2009
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1
In May 2009, suspected NAZI death camp guard John Demjanjuk was deported from where to Germany?
C
New South Wales, Australia
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2
Which of these is a legendary flying horse?
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3
What was ordered by Pope Paul IV in 1555 to be set up on the left bank of the Tiber?
A
Religious statue that was not a human form
C
Public park containing shrubs and seats but no playing areas
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4
At the end of his life, from 1094 to 1102, El Cid ruled over which Spanish city?
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5
Idris el Senussi, Emir or Cyrenu, was made the first king of what "United Kingdom" on 24 December 1951?
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6
Who made the first solo non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in 1927?
A
Charles Kingsford-Smith
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7
What was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833?
C
Arms sales to native persons
D
The sale of liquor to indigenous peoples
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