History Quiz #582
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 9 March 2020
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Q1.
How long was the Hundred Years' War, fought between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries?
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Q2.
Where, 25 miles West of Knoxville, Tennessee, was an Atomic Bomb Research Station set up in 1942?
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Q3.
What name was given by Barbarossa to his empire in 1156 that was applied to various territories until it was dissolved in 1806 by the resignation of Francis II of Austria?
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Q4.
Where did 15 ships (German, American, British, Bulgarian, Swedish and Polish) spend years immobilised mid-voyage?
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Q5.
In March 1836, The Alamo was overrun by what?
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Q6.
What devastating event happened in north-east Asia in May 1987?
A
A 23 tonne meteorite strike
B
An earthquake, measured at 7.9 on the Richter Scale
C
A month-long force 5 hurricane
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Q7.
What is the name of the result of the census of England and Wales carried out under the instructions of William I in 1085-6?
A
Register of Births Deaths and Marriages
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