History Quiz #79
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 July 2010
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Q1.
In the UK, there is an annual celebration held on the evening of 5 November. What event does it commemorate?
Note: This question was updated in July 2015
B
A British military defeat
C
An attempt to blow up a building, a King and a Parliament
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Q2.
Benjamin Franklin founded America's first what in Philadelphia in 1736?
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Q3.
What, in 1929, made the first voyage around the world by air ?
Note: This question was updated in April 2024
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Q4.
What name was applied to the Chief Magistrate of the republics of Venice (from the 8th century) and Genoa (from the 14th century) until 1797?
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Q5.
How did Italian dictator Benito Mussolini die in 1945?
Note: This question was updated in February 2017
A
He was shot by Italians
B
He was killed in a car accident
C
He burned to death in a burning building
D
He tripped down stairs, fell and broke his neck
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Q6.
Which of these became an independent country in 1971?
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Q7.
What name was given to the accidental destruction caused to British trawlers and fishermen by ships from the Russian navy on 21 October 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War?
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