History Quiz #344
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 17 August 2015
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Q1.
The first overseas property owned by the government of the USA, a US legation (consulate), was in which city?
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Q2.
Which of these is a legendary island said to have sunk?
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Q3.
What military strategy involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while passing through an area, first used by the Scythians against King Darius the Great of Persia around 500 BCE, and best known for its use by both sides when Germany attacked and then retreated from the USSR in World War II?
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Q4.
According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?
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Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
D
Gascony Abbey in Aquitaine
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Q5.
In 1972, when Ceylon became a republic within the Commonwealth, the name was changed to Sri Lanka. What does "Sri Lanka" mean in Sanskrit?
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Q6.
In England, the monarch has the power of veto over any proposed legislation from Parliament by withholding the Royal Assent. Who last used this power?
C
Queen Elizabeth I in 1599
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Q7.
The version of Magna Carta accepted by King John of England at Runnymede and given the Royal seal was annulled shortly afterwards by Pope Innocent III; who then issued the version which survived to become the basis of much of modern Western law?
Note: This question was updated in February 2024
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