History Quiz #742
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 April 2023
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Q1.
The peace treaty, the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I, was signed between the Allied Powers and which nation?
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Q2.
What name was given to a series of treaties between Scotland and France, aimed specifically against England, that began in 1295 and lasted until 1560?
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Franco-Scottish Community
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Q3.
Stari Most, originally built in the 15th century, rebuilt in the mid 16th century, destroyed by shelling in 1993, and rebuilt to open again in 2004, is a what?
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Q4.
The 520 men and 197 women who arrived in 11 British ships at Botany Bay, Australia, on 26 January 1788, were mostly what?
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Q5.
What is the mythological "xana"?
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Q6.
What was the name of the British Home Guard when it was founded in 1940?
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Local Defence Volunteers
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Q7.
How many coronations had been held at Westminster Abbey before that of Queen Elizabeth II?
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