History Quiz #286
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 July 2014
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Q1.
Who was the British Leader of the Opposition during the Abdication Crisis?
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Q2.
Traditionally, what was the name of the sword with which St. George slew the dragon, and the name given by Winston Churchill to his personal aircraft during World War II?
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Q3.
The initial slogan for the American War of Independence was "No taxation without …" what?
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Q4.
What building, built between 1754 and 1790 as a church to St Genevieve, was set aside as a mausoleum for famous Frenchmen in 1792?
Note: This question was updated in June 2015
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Q5.
The Sandinista National Liberation Front ruled from 1979 to 1990, initially as part of a Junta of National Reconstruction, in which country?
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Q6.
The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards was Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?
A
Anthony Eden, Conservative
B
Neville Chamberlain, Conservative
C
Winston Churchill, Conservative
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Q7.
Whom do Sikhs venerate as the founder of their religion?
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