History Quiz #923
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Q1. The line of emperors on the throne of Ethiopia, the last of which was Haile Selassie, traced their descent from whom?
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Q2. What is the name for the 7 kingdoms into which England was supposedly divided in the early Middle Ages?
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Q3. When the 1819-1821 expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen discovered Alexander Island, the largest island in the Antarctic, whom did he name the island for?
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Q4. In 1389, Queen Margaret ruled over Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, and Sweden which included which other modern country?
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Q5. On 17 September 1862, where was The Battle of Antietam, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day battle in American history (with about 23,000 casualties)?
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Q6. The Gunpowder Plot, by discontented Catholics including Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby, was to blow up the English parliament as it was being opened by whom?
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Q7. What were the Anpo protests in 1959, 1960 and 1970 protesting against?
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