History Quiz #191
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 September 2012
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Q1.
In Greek mythology, who were the children of Uranus and Gaia (or Gaea)?
Note: This question was updated in March 2023
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Q2.
What activity had Afro-American Booker T Washington been involved with to be invited to dinner at the White House in 1901 by Theodore Roosevelt?
D
Anti-segregation activities
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Q3.
In Greek mythology, Zeus disguised himself as a swan to seduce whom?
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Q4.
What was the name of the "state" that was never officially admitted into the Union of the USA after delegates from some North Carolina counties declared independence from North Carolina in 1784, and, in 1788, went back to being part of North Carolina?
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Q5.
After the Battle of Landriano, French monarch François I was forced to concede defeat in which war?
A
The War of the League of Burgundy
B
The War of the League of Cognac
C
The War of the League of Brandy
D
The War of the League of Champagne
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Q6.
Who was Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government and Prime Minister of Russia from 21 July 1917 (following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II) to 8 November 1917 (the Bolshevik revolution), who is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery, London?
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Q7.
In Greek mythology, who thought up the idea of the Trojan Horse?
Note: This question was updated in December 2020
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