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History Quiz #211

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 28 January 2013

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Q1. In Greek mythology, what was the name for the deepest part of hell, for those who had committed really bad crimes?

A
Lethe
B
Ixion
C
Charon
D
Tartarus
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Q2. Which of these was an Italian military and political figure who joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries In his twenties, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection?

A
Barihairi
B
Hariblondi
C
Larimousi
D
Garibaldi
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Q3. Which war, from 1853 to 1856, was between Turkey and Sardinia together with (from 1854) Britain and France, on one side and Russia on the other?

Note: This question was updated in June 2020
A
Crime and Punishment
B
The Crimson Struggle
C
The Crimean War
D
The "Cry Foul" Rebellion
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Q4. In English mythology, who were Galligantus and Bunderbore?

A
Elves
B
Dragons
C
Witches
D
Giants
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Q5. In central and northern Italy, the Guelphs, who supported the Pope, and Ghibellines, who supported the Holy Roman Emperor, became a metaphor for rivalry between individual families and cities. When was this?

A
9th and 10th centuries
B
17th and 18th centuries
C
10th and 11th centuries
D
12th and 13th centuries
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Q6. What is the name of the cooperation between the USA and Mexico and countries of Central America, with the aim of combating the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering?

A
Miranda warning
B
Mérida Initiative
C
The CAMUS Pact
D
Hinomo
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Q7. What is the last part of a famous quotation from Malcolm X that begins "we didn't land on Plymouth Rock, brothers and sisters, ...."

A
But together we can tow it out to sea
B
But we rocked Plymouth!
C
Plymouth Rock landed on us
D
But are free to stand on it together
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