History Quiz #153
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 December 2011
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Q1.
After his defeat at Waterloo, to where was Napoleon exiled?
Note: This question was updated in September 2018
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Q2.
Constantinople became the capital of which empire in 1457?
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Q3.
Which of these is a book by 'Che' Guevara (then a 23-year-old medical student) about his travels 8,000 km (5,000 miles) across South America with Alberto Granado (a 29-year-old biochemist)?
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Notes From A Small Island
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Q4.
According to the Bible, who visited Solomon?
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Q5.
Before the Battle of Copenhagen, what is Nelson said to have put to his blind eye?
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Q6.
In the UK, the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 and three other documents listed here are considered to be some of the basic documents of the uncodified British constitution. Which is NOT one of them?
D
The Corn Laws (The Importation Act) 1815
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Q7.
Which amendment to the US constitution provides freedom of religion, assembly, speech and the press?
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