History Quiz #285
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 June 2014
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Q1.
Which international treaties of 1899 and 1907 cover the use of weapons in war?
D
The Treaties of Utrecht
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Q2.
Who led the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in America until surrendering it to the British in 1664?
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Q3.
What name was given to a series of treaties between Scotland and France, aimed specifically against England, that began in 1295 and lasted until 1560?
A
Franco-Scottish Community
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Q4.
Which is the guillotine most popularly associated with?
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Q5.
Which British admiral and statesman was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India?
B
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Q6.
Which prophetess, the daughter of Priam, King of Troy, was killed following the fall of Troy by Agamemnon's wife, Clytemnestra?
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Q7.
Who was declared president by both houses of the US Congress because there was no precedent or clear constitutional rule for a vice president to assume the office of president upon the death of his predecessor?
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