History Quiz #103
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 January 2011
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Q1.
What does the abbreviation CHOGM stand for?
A
Chief Human Organ Gathering Manager
B
Critical House of Green Men
C
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
D
Central Hibernian Organisation for Gender Management
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Q2.
What happened to William Tyndale, who translated much of the Bible into English and published it between 1525 and 1530, in Antwerp in 1536?
A
He died in a house fire while visiting a friend
B
He was killed by a runaway horse
C
He was strangled and burnt at the stake as a heretic
D
He broke his neck during a game of football
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Q3.
How is it generally accepted that Coney Island in New York got its name?
A
It was named for cricketer Jeremy Coney
B
It was named after theatre impresario Ray Coney
C
The inhabitants had invented Coney Sauce
D
It was overrun by rabbits
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Q4.
The Battle of Ghuznee in 1839 took place between the armies of Great Britain and which other country?
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Q5.
Christian II was the last king of where?
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Q6.
Which of these is a ship built for Henry VIII, that sank in 1545 and was recovered in 1982?
Note: This question was updated in October 2017
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Q7.
What was the name given to the period of Napoleon's attempted restoration, which ended with his defeat at Waterloo in 1815?
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