History Quiz #260
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 January 2014
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Q1.
In Greek legend, what were Stheno, Euryale and Medusa, winged female monsters with snakes for hair who turned mortals to stone if they looked directly at them?
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Q2.
Which Noble Order of Knighthood, whose motto is "honi soit qui mal y pense" was founded in 1348 in England by King Edward III?
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Order of the British Empire
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Q3.
Who was the president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra from 2012 to 2017?
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Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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Q4.
What philosopher, sometimes known by the honorific of "K'ung Fu-tzu" and born in BCE 551, has recently had his name given to a Peace Prize ?
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Q5.
What is the name of the Goddess that personifies retribution?
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Q6.
A coup in February 2010 led by Colonel Djibril Adamou Harouna displaced president Mamadou Tandja in which country?
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Q7.
Which of these is a legendary place said to have sunk into the sea?
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