History Quiz #492
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 June 2018
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Q1.
Where did McDonald's decide to introduce Georgie Pies into its menu in 2013, after having bought the Georgie Pie fast food chain and closed its outlets over 15 years earlier?
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Q2.
In Greek legend, who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter?
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Q3.
Of the over 2,400 people killed in the 1953 North Sea Flood, in which country were most living?
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Q4.
What was published in 1892 in the USA, still survives essentially unchanged, and is known to every citizen of the country?
A
The recipe for pumpkin pie
B
The Star Spangled Banner
C
The Pledge of Allegiance
D
The story of Johnny Appleseed
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Q5.
In 1918, when did the armistice take effect at the end of World War I?
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Q6.
Where was the race horse Phar Lap, who was bred in New Zealand and trained in Australia and whose string of successes made him an icon in Depression-laden Australia during his short career, when he died suddenly at the age of 5 and a half in 1932?
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Q7.
What activity became legal in The Republic of Ireland when the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in 1995?
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