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History Quiz #58

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 February 2010

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Q1. Which of these is a fighter plane used by the British air force during World War II?

A
Vomitfumes
B
Coughsmoke
C
Sneezeash
D
Spitfire
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Q2. The Roman Empire was at its widest extent, including Dacia, Mesopotamia, Armenia and Assyria, under which Emperor?

A
Caesar
B
Trajan
C
Coriolanus
D
Nero
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Q3. Which of these modern-day countries was not one of those ruled by the King of Denmark in 1297?

A
Norway
B
Sweden
C
Denmark
D
Poland
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Q4. Where was Ronald Reagan when he said, as part of a speech on 12 June 1987, "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall"?

A
In front of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
B
In front of the Great Wall of China, at Shanhaiguan, China
C
On top of an Inca wall at Machu Picchu, Peru
D
At a Pink Floyd concert in Washington DC.
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Q5. Which of these Elizabeth/Elisabeths did not have the title of Queen?

Note: This question was updated in February 2017
A
Elizabeth Philippine Marie Hélène, grand-daughter of Louis XV of France, 1764 - 1794
B
Elizabeth of Valois or Isabella, daughter of Henry II of France, 1546 - 1568
C
The daughter of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and George VI of England, born 1926.
D
The daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, 1837 - 98
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Q6. Which area was declared a "free territory" in 1947 and administered by the US, UK and Yugoslavia until 1954 when it was partitioned between Italy and Yugoslavia?

A
Romania
B
Germany
C
Trieste
D
Serbia
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Q7. What explorer sailed on the ship "Terra Nova"?

A
Ernest Shackleton
B
Robert Falcon Scott
C
Vivien Fuchs
D
James Cook
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