History Quiz #760
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 August 2023
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Q1.
On 1 May 2010, where was a car bomb in a Nissan Pathfinder, which failed to ignite properly, disarmed with no casualties?
A
Times Square, New York City
B
Leicester Square, London
C
Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
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Q2.
On a state visit to Britain in 2003, US President Bush was welcomed by a salute of how many guns?
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Q3.
In which year did the space shuttle Challenger explode 73 seconds after lift off?
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Q4.
What was the flight number of the aircraft which disappeared in 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and has still not been traced?
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Q5.
The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815 by the forces of the United Kingdom leading armies from the Seventh Coalition and of Prussia against those of which country?
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Q6.
John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper figure in the political history of which country?
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Q7.
Richard, Duke of York, the father of the English kings Edward IV and Richard III, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in which ongoing campaign?
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