History Quiz #74
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 June 2010
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Q1.
What was the original official name of the first code of French civil law?
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Q2.
Which war, from 1853 to 1856, was between Turkey and Sardinia together with (from 1854) Britain and France, on one side and Russia on the other?
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Q3.
What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 (when Napoleon III became Emperor) to 4 September 1870 (when the Third Republic was set up after the Battle of Sedan)?
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Q4.
The men travelling as whose crew were the first known humans to reach and cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773?
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Q5.
What type of battle was the Battle of Trafalgar?
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Q6.
What was the Japanese name for Manchuria after they occupied it in 1931?
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Q7.
What changed its name as a result of the Treaty of Maastricht signed in 1992?
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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