History Quiz #152
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 December 2011
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Q1.
The Grand Old Party or GOP is the name for which political party in the USA?
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Q2.
How did Lord Darnley, the father of James I of England and Ireland and James VI of Scotland, die on 10 February 1567?
Note: This question was updated in October 2022
A
He was eaten alive by rats
B
He was smothered, or strangled, after the house in which he was staying was blown up
C
He was executed for treason
D
He was pushed off the cliffs near Dover
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Q3.
There was a General Strike in Britain in which of these years?
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Q4.
What, in ancient Rome, was a "sudatorium"?
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Q5.
What was the name of the result of a nationwide census of virtually everything in England and Wales that was ordered by William I in 1085?
Note: This question was updated in November 2017
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Q6.
The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton in 2011 is the 10th royal wedding to be held at Westminster Abbey. The first was that of Princess Patricia of Connaught to the Hon. Alexander Ramsay, which was in what year?
Note: This question was updated in March 2020
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Q7.
Prince Charles founded what organisation in 1976 to help young employed people?
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