History Quiz #16
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 May 2009
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Q1.
How long was the Hundred Years' War, fought between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries?
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Q2.
What was the name of the meeting that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787?
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The Philadelphia Convention
D
The Washington Conference
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Q3.
Which calendar was different from its predecessor because leap years did not fall on years divisible by 100 unless they were also divisible by 400?
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Q4.
How many US presidents were named Franklin?
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Q5.
Following the Battle of Borodino, fire raged for four days, destroying an estimated three-quarters of which city?
Note: This question was updated in October 2014
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Q6.
The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which war?
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Q7.
What word came to mean a disparaging description of British merchants who returned to Britain, having made a fortune in India, was originally the title for a provincial governor or viceroy of specific parts of India?
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