History Quiz #411
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 28 November 2016
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Q1.
Where, in about 142 CE, did the Romans build the Antonine Wall?
B
Between Wales and England
C
Between Assyria and the Parthian Empire
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2
Q2.
Over what country did the Safavid Dynasty rule from 1501 to 1722 CE?
C
Persia (modern day Iran)
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3
Q3.
The embroidered linen mural, the Bayeux Tapestry, tells one side of what military story?
A
The Norman Conquest of England in 1066
C
The Battle of Agincourt
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Q4.
Which of these British rulers is from the House of Hanover?
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Q5.
When the Royal Charter was granted to the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies" what was the area over which they were granted monopoly?
A
China, Malaysia and the Philippines
B
India and the East Indies
C
All countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan
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Q6.
In what year was the German Empire, including all the German states except Austria, with the King of Prussia as emperor, founded?
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Q7.
What was the capital of the Portuguese empire from 1808 to 1815?
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