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History Quiz #214

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 February 2013

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Q1. The Harelle, a revolt that occurred in the French city of Rouen in 1382 followed by the Maillotins Revolt a few days later in Paris, and subsequently in Amiens, Dieppe, Falaise, Caen, Orleans, and Rheims during the Hundred Years' War, was about what?

A
Lack of state-provided education
B
The price of wine
C
Racial persecution
D
Taxation
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Q2. According to legend, what is needed to kill a werewolf?

A
Silver bullet
B
Crucifix
C
Holy water
D
Stake
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Q3. The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was fought between which two countries?

A
Denmark and Sweden
B
England and France
C
Germany and Bohemia
D
The Albanian League and the Ottoman Empire
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Q4. What is the Roman military formation called the Testudo named after?

A
Hedgehog
B
Tortoise
C
Snake
D
Lion
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Q5. Where was the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles, held?

A
St Paul's Cathedral
B
Westminster Abbey
C
Windsor Guildhall
D
Buckingham Palace
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Q6. What links a type of footwear, the home of NATO, the best known military exploit of an early British Prime Minister, and the final days of freedom for a Corsican commander?

Note: This question was updated in July 2022
A
Puss in Boots
B
Blue Suede Shoes
C
Brussels
D
The Lynx Effect
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Q7. In the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact after Germany conquered Poland in 1939 what happened to Poland?

A
It was assimilated into Germany
B
It was partitioned, between Germany and the USSR
C
A caretaker German government was installed
D
It became a Soviet state
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