Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 March 2010
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1
In 1935, which city was chosen to replace Livingstone as the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, and is now the capital of Zambia?
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2
From the 15th century onward, which country took control of Ceuta (North Africa), Madeira, the Azores, Goa (India), Brazil, Ormuz (in the Persian Strait), Malacca (now part of Malaysia) and Macau (China)?
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3
Which civilisation began around 600 BC and lasted for two centuries, with cities on what are now the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras and Southern Mexico?
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4
On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian-Serb student and member of Young Bosnia, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Bosnia, which led to the start of which war?
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5
George Fox is associated with the founding of which religion?
B
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
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6
What was the acronym for the organisation that was set up in 1950 to co-ordinate the armed forces of NATO?
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7
What is the name for the massacre of the French ruling class while in church by local people at Palermo in 1282 that started a revolution that spread to other parts of the country?
A
The Crush of the Huguenots
B
St Valentine's Day Massacre
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