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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?

A
Ptolemy XV of Egypt
B
King Solomon of Israel
C
Alexander the Great
D
Emperor Constantine the Great of Rome
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Q2. What is the name for the 7 kingdoms into which England was supposedly divided in the early Middle Ages?

A
Regis Septimus
B
Septimal
C
Heptagarchy
D
Heptarchy
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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?

A
Alexander Pushkin
B
Alexander the Great
C
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
D
Alexander Fleming
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Q4. In 1389, Queen Margaret ruled over Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Iceland, and Sweden which included which other modern country?

A
Japan
B
Scotland
C
Papua New Guinea
D
Finland
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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)?

A
Miami, Florida
B
Los Angeles, California
C
Bangor, Maine
D
Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
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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?

A
Elizabeth I
B
Charles I
C
James I
D
Charles II
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Q7. What were the Anpo protests in 1959, 1960 and 1970 protesting against?

A
Inequality and alienation, particularly among students and young workers
B
Sending troops to fight in southeast Asia
C
The United States-Japan Security Treaty
D
Ethnic and sectarian divisions
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