Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 September 2010
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1
For what did William Kemmler, then at New York's Auburn Prison, become famous on 6 August 1890?
A
The first person to be executed via the electric chair
B
The first person to break out of a prison ringed with barbed wire
C
The first warder to be convicted of murdering a prison inmate
D
The first prison manager to allow conjugal visits
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2
Queen Elizabeth I of England was from which Royal House?
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3
With the history of which of these countries is El Cid associated?
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4
What military strategy involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while passing through an area, first used by the Scythians against King Darius the Great of Persia around 500 BC., and best known for its use by both sides when Germany attacked and then retreated from the USSR in World War II?
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5
On 17 September 1862, where was The Battle of Antietam, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day battle in American history (with about 23,000 casualties)?
A
Los Angeles, California
B
Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
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6
What figure of Apollo stood from around 280 BC until destroyed by an earthquake around 224 BC?
A
Lighthouse of Alexandria
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7
Which of these countries proclaimed itself a republic on 11 February 1873, following the abdication of Amadeo?
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