History Quiz #221
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 April 2013
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Q1.
In which country, in June 2010, were there clashes between the two main ethnic groups, the Uzbeks and Kyrgyz, a state of emergency declared and troops deployed, inciting fears that the country could be heading towards a civil war?
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Q2.
The Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 was decisive in which conflict?
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Q3.
Who is a central figure in Homer's "Iliad"?
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Q4.
Fingerprint classification was refined sufficiently to be used as evidence to solve a crime in which decade?
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Q5.
Before becoming US president, George W Bush was governor of which state?
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Q6.
During the Great, or Western, Schism from 1378, there were two or more Popes recognised in the Catholic Church. Who was elected in 1417 and eventually recognised by the majority as the single Pope?
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Q7.
By what name was the Castle of St Antoine that was built in Paris in 1369 as a fortress better known?
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