History Quiz #181
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 July 2012
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Q1.
On 1 September 2010, in the Iraq War, the USA replaced the name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" by what?
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Q2.
What disease reached epidemic proportions in Haiti late in 2010?
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Q3.
In 1314, who led the Scottish forces at the Battle of Bannockburn?
Note: This question was updated in January 2021
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Q4.
The "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" signed into law in the US state of Arizona on 23 April 2010 to take effect on 28 July 2010, concerns what?
A
Funding for "Neighbourhood Watch" groups
C
Installation over 10,000 CCTV cameras
D
Harsher penalties for drunk drivers
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Q5.
In the Bible, Goliath was a member of what group?
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Q6.
What was the name of the British Royal Yacht that entered service in 1953 and decommissioned on 11 December 1997?
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Q7.
Which Europeans have been proved to have reached North America before Christopher Columbus?
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