History Quiz #281
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 June 2014
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Q1.
In which country, on June 1, 2001, was there a massacre in the royal palace when King Birendra, Queen Aiswarya, Crown Prince Dipendra and 7 other members of the royal family were killed?
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Q2.
When the 1992 Maastricht Treaty established the European Union and led to a common currency in Europe, what was the currency called?
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Q3.
In 1492, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria were trying to reach which part of the world?
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Q4.
What country, after having governed it for 155 years, transferred its sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?
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Q5.
Who was the first British monarch to be named "Empress of India"?
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Q6.
Which country's dissolution in 1993 was known as the Velvet Divorce?
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Q7.
Who was the magistrate in Athens who codified its laws around 600 BC?
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