History Quiz #515
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 November 2018
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Q1.
Which of these was a siege gun used in European warfare during the 16th and 17th centuries which had a calibre of 8 inches (200 mm), weighed about 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg), and was designed to fire cannon balls weighing up to 52 pounds (24 kg)?
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Q2.
Where did the "Hindenburg disaster" take place?
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Q3.
What was the favourite vegetable of Catherine de Medici, who, when she left Florence to marry the king of France, brought her own cooks, who could prepare it in the ways that she especially liked?
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Q4.
Before the Battle of Copenhagen, what is Nelson said to have put to his blind eye?
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Q5.
Where was the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Frances Spencer on 29 July 1981, held?
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Q6.
The Schengen Agreement, a treaty signed between five states of the European Community in 1985, provided for the removal of what?
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Border controls between countries
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Q7.
The initial parts of which London building were built as a fortress by the Normans, had additions to become a palace and then was used primarily as a prison?
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