History Quiz #598
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 29 June 2020
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Q1.
What was La Fronde in France between 1648 and 1653?
B
A type of rose developed to compete with the tulip craze in the Netherlands
C
A trebuchet developed for use in the Thirty Years War
D
Festivals of commedia dell'arte
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Q2.
In 1692, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, Rebecca Nurse, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, John Procter and others were executed in connection with what?
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Q3.
Until Tony Blair's prime ministership, which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest continuous term?
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Q4.
Which of these are associated with influence stemming from activities in the 16th century?
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Q5.
When the Lyttelton Railway Tunnel was completed in New Zealand in 1867 it was what?
A
The longest railway tunnel in the world
B
The first tunnel to be built through the side of an extinct volcano
C
The first tunnel built on a spiral
D
The steepest tunnel in the world
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Q6.
In 1893 idealists from which country founded a short-lived settlement in Paraguay?
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Q7.
Which library opened its reading room to the public in 1609, the second public library in Europe to do so?
A
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford
B
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
C
The Library at La Sorbonne University, Paris
D
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin
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