History Quiz #294
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 1 September 2014
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Q1.
In 1508-9 the British-born Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot led one of the first European expeditions to the north of North America to find what?
Note: This question was updated in October 2016
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Q2.
The Great Famine in Europe, 1315-17 with effects lasting until at least 1322, was marked by what?
B
Infertility in all farm animals
D
Europe-wide crop failures, and extreme levels of crime, disease, and mass death
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Q3.
Which of these is not true of Eleanor of Aquitaine?
A
She was Queen consort of England, 1154-1189, to Henry II
B
She was Queen consort of France, 1137-1152, to Louis VII
D
She actively participated in the Second Crusade, 1145-1149
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Q4.
Richard, Duke of York, the father of the English kings Edward IV and Richard III, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in which ongoing campaign?
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Q5.
What was the original name of the ship, the Golden Hind, used by Francis Drake to circumnavigate the globe?
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Q6.
What is the name given to the retreat from Chiang Kai-shek's forces by the Chinese communists from Jiangxi to Shaanxi, a 9,600 km (5,965 mile), year-long journey that began in October 1934?
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Q7.
The Night of the Long Knives is associated with which political figure?
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