History Quiz #218
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 March 2013
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Q1.
Which battle was partly fought on Senlac Hill?
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Q2.
The Hapsburg dynasty originated in which country?
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Q3.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was between troops from the USA and what other country?
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Q4.
What name was given to a trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War?
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Q5.
Emperor Pedro II, Deodoro da Fonseca, Floriano Peixoto, Manuel Vitorino Pereira and Prudente de Morais are names that crop up in the politics of what country in the 19th century?
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Q6.
Between 1696 and 1851, the British government imposed a tax on what part of a house?
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Q7.
The US Stock Market crash known as Black Thursday happened on 24 October of what year?
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