Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 21 December 2009
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1
What is the popular name of the legal situation regarding the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the USA between 1919 and 1933?
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2
Which organisation, which has its Headquarters in Paris, was established on 16 November 1945?
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3
What name was given to Nepalese soldiers recruited into the Indian army?
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4
In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in the USA for spying for which country?
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5
Eamon de Valera was a politician in which country?
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6
Which section of the British forces made a famous charge against Russian forces at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War?
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7
Who nailed a paper with 95 theses as a basis for debate with Friar John Tetzel to a church door at Wittenberg on 31 October 1517?
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