Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 April 2010
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1
In which book of the Bible is the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead?
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2
To end The War of 1812, the USA and Great Britain signed which treaty on 24 December 1814?
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3
Which city was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake about 5 kilometers below its centre at 12:29 a.m. 23 December 1972, killing around 5,000 of the 400,000 population, injuring 20,000 and leaving over 250,000 homeless?
A
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
C
Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu, China
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4
In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other?
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5
Pol Pot became the de facto leader of which country in mid-1975, forcing city dwellers to relocate to the countryside to work in collective farms and forced labor projects, toward a goal of "restarting civilization" in "Year Zero", which resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 to 2.5 million people, approximately 21% of the population?
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6
What was first brought to Europe by Francisco Fernandes, and sent as a treat by Jean Nicot to Catherine de Medici?
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7
With the history of which country is Ghandi associated?
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