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Q1. Who founded the Ptolemaic dynasty which followed Alexander the Great as Pharaohs of Egypt?

A
A Greek philosopher
B
Niece of the previous pharaoh
C
Alexander's son
D
One of Alexander's military commanders and personal bodyguards
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Q2. In its early years the European Economic Community (EEC), created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, was nicknamed what?

A
The Inner Six
B
The Outer Seven
C
The Circle of Three
D
The Gang of Four
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Q3. Over several weeks after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union agreed to give up its monopoly of power, on February 7, 1990, the constituent republics of the USSR held their first competitive elections. How many republics were there?

A
15
B
10
C
8
D
4
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Q4. The "Entente Cordiale", signed on 8 April 1904, was a pact to resolve all outstanding issues between France and which other country?

A
Great Britain
B
Germany
C
Spain
D
USA
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Q5. Who, with his crew, was credited as being the first person to circumnavigate the continents of North and South America, including a transit of the Northwest Passage?

A
Sir John Franklin
B
Roald Amundsen
C
Captain Buchan
D
Sir Robert McClure
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Q6. American Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, who was convicted for treason in 1949 and pardoned by US President Gerald Ford in 1977, was popularly known as whom?

A
Yoko Ono
B
Tokyo Rose
C
Madam Butterfly
D
The Nightingale of Nanking
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Q7. The last four nations to join the United Nations 193 members are Switzerland (2002), Timor-Leste (2002), Montenegro (2006) and which other nation?

A
Tonga
B
Serbia
C
Tuvalu
D
South Sudan
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