History Quiz #247
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 October 2013
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Q1.
Who was the first U.S. President to take residence in the White House, then known as the Executive Mansion?
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Q2.
Directly leading up to WW I (1914-18) were two other major European conflicts in 1912 and 1913, usually called the First and Second what?
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Q3.
Erik the Red was convicted of killing both Thorgest (after a dispute over a shovel) and Valthjof (who had killed some of his slaves) and banished from Iceland. He led a group of approximately 500 settlers to settle in what country?
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Q4.
Where, on 24 June 1314, did Robert Bruce defeat Edward II's army?
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Q5.
A holiday on 25 March in Greece celebrates the final recognition of Greece as an independent nation following the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. What year did this happen?
Note: This question was updated in May 2022
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Q6.
Who was thrown into the Tiber by his uncle, was suckled by a wolf, co-founded Rome and was killed by his brother?
Note: This question was updated in July 2022
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Q7.
In Canada, although women had a limited right by 1884 to vote in governmental elections they did not have full voting rights until when?
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1919 for all Canada except Quebec (1940)
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