History Quiz #18
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 May 2009
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Q1.
Who was the daughter of Mahomet and his first wife Kadijah?
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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.
John McCain's running mate for the 2009 USA presidential election was the governor of which state?
Note: This question was updated in January 2016
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Q4.
Which weapon, common in the 14th and 15th centuries and still carried by the Yeomen of the Guard in Britain, consisted of a pike and an axe on a 5 foot long staff?
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Q5.
What was the name of the British Home Guard when it was founded in 1940?
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Local Defence Volunteers
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Q6.
Which German Nazi leader flew solo from Ausberg in 1941 and landed by parachute near Glasgow on a private peace mission?
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Q7.
Around 1910, the White Star Line was building three sister ships: The Titanic, The Gigantic (later named the Britannic) and which other?
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