Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 1 February 2010
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1
What waterway was opened to shipping on 15 August 1914 but not officially opened until 12 June 1920?
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2
Where was the first commercial railway line built?
B
Liverpool to Manchester
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3
In which country was there a civil war between 1861 and 1865, which was lost by the Confederate forces?
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4
Who designed Britain's first atomic bomb, which was exploded aboard HMS Plym in the Monte Bello Islands in October 1952?
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5
Madeleine Allbright was appointed by Bill Clinton as the USA's first woman to hold what position?
A
Head of the Supreme Court
C
Ambassador to Great Britain
D
Ambassador to the United Nations
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6
Where was the British ship Royal Oak sunk by German submarine U47 in October 1939?
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7
The USA's oldest non-broken "Treaty of Friendship", negotiated by Thomas Barclay, signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1786, and ratified by US Congress in July 1787, is with which country?
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