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History Quiz #758

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 July 2023

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Q1. When was the legendary Minos first mentioned in written record as a king in Crete ?

A
6,000 years ago
B
4,000 years ago
C
3rd century BCE
D
9th or 8th century BCE
Select from the options above.
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Q2. In 1508-9 the British-born Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot led one of the first European expeditions to the north of North America to find what?

A
The Arctic Circle
B
Hudson Bay
C
Greenland
D
Northwest Passage
Select from the options above.
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Q3. What part of mainland Europe was English territory for 200 years from the mid 14th century?

A
Calais
B
Catalunya
C
Turin
D
Tyrol
Select from the options above.
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Q4. Historian Richard B. Morris, in his book "Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny" (1973), identified Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton as the key what?

A
Jonas Brothers
B
Nursing Mothers
C
Band of Brothers
D
Founding Fathers
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Q5. What happened to Napoleon immediately before he was sent to prison on the island of Elba in 1814?

A
He was forced to abdicate as Emperor
B
He was defeated in battle
C
He was caught emptying the French Treasury
D
Several of the rulers in his sphere of influence died or were deposed
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What relationship had the Sword of Damocles to Damocles?

A
He was killed by it in battle
B
He used it in battle
C
It was discovered by him
D
It hung over his head
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What caused the end of the last kingdom of Italy?

A
Public referendum
B
The monarch abdicated
C
Italy was annexed
D
The Allies who prevailed in WW II deposed the monarch
Select from the options above.
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