History Quiz #35
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 September 2009
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Q1.
In which country was the Althing, a legislative and judiciary parliament, founded in 930?
Note: This question was updated in December 2013
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Q2.
Which of these territories did not pass to the control of the USA as part of the Treaty of Paris following the Spanish-American War of 1898?
Note: This question was updated in May 2018
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Q3.
Who first crossed the Atlantic non-stop by air on 14 June 1919 in a Vickers Vimy from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland?
A
Charles Kingsford-Smith
B
Charles Lindberg and Charles Ulm
C
Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown
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Q4.
The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco on which day?
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Q5.
Sepoys, native soldiers, served under British command in which country?
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Q6.
What was the name of the river, 200 Roman miles (256 km) north of Rome, where returning generals disbanded their armies when returning from campaigns to keep order in or expand the Roman Empire?
Note: This question was updated in March 2017
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Q7.
In the Christian calendar, what is the week before Easter, historically a time of abstinence from eating flesh, drinking wine and carrying on business?
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