Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 April 2010
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1
Which of these is one of the 7 letters used by the Romans to signify numbers?
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2
Emperor Quetzalcoatl ruled which ancient people in Mexico in the 9th century?
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3
One of Hannibal's most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy with the intention of attacking Rome. What city was he from?
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4
The Battle of the River Plate was between the "Ajax", the "Achilles", the "Exeter" and which other ship?
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5
Wilberforce, Clarkson, Zachary, Macauley and Brougham were instrumental in ending what practice in the British Empire from 1807?
C
Arms sales to native persons
D
The sale of liquor to indigenous peoples
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6
According to legend, what did Alexander the Great cut with his sword after an oracle said that the person who released it would be master of Asia?
A
The neck of the Minotaur, removing its head
C
The string around Pandora's box
D
The leash holding the Gorgon
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7
What was the first nation to recognise the USA as an independent nation in 1777?
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