History Quiz #429
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Q1. Current thinking is that the Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago; when is it estimated that oxygen first became a significant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
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Q2. Which global charitable foundation, founded in 1936 and headquartered in London, works to improve health and support work in science, the humanities, the social sciences, education, public engagement and the application of research to medicine?
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Q3. After the ending of the Civil War in the USA in 1865, slavery was abolished in the south and many of the freed slaves were given voting rights; what is another result?
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Q4. In August 2015 the Indian Government signed a Framework Agreement taking the first steps to bring peace in the independence struggle between India and which?
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Q5. Which nation tested the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated?
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Q6. Which country, which is surrounded by South Africa, gained its independence from Britain in 1966?
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Q7. Which country was controlled by Sweden from 1814 (towards the end of the Napoleonic wars) until 1905 when Sweden recognised its independence?
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