History Quiz #175
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 21 May 2012
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Q1.
What organisation was founded in 1831 by James Winston, Samuel James Arnold, Samuel Beazley, Sir Andrew Francis Barnard, and Francis Mills to "tend to the regeneration of the Drama"?
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Q2.
Which of these ships is the largest?
A
HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
B
HMS Endeavour, used for James Cook's first Pacific voyage, 1768-71
C
The "Golden Hind", captained by Sir Francis Drake for his global circumnavigation, 1577-1580
D
RRS Discovery, used by Robert F. Scott & Ernest Shackleton on their journey to the Antarctic, 1901
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Q3.
The extensive interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, as well as North and Northeast Africa and Europe, was known as what?
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Q4.
The Muslim leader Saladin recaptured which city from the Crusaders in 1187?
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Q5.
Where was the Peninsular War?
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Q6.
What was the title applied by the Ottoman Empire and, later, Turkey, to their viceroy of Egypt?
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Q7.
Which country invaded Afghanistan on 24 December, 1979?
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