History Quiz #359
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 November 2015
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Q1.
In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated on 22 November 1963?
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2
Q2.
Who was the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah who succeeded his father Asa, ruling for twenty-five years until 849 BC, until his son Jehoram succeeded him?
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Q3.
During the American Civil War, what city was the capital of the Confederacy?
C
Virginia City, Virginia
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Q4.
What was the sack of Béziers in 1209 CE?
A
Jewels and gold brought back from China and India
B
A prominent vintage of the wine known as sack
C
A type of body bag used during the Bubonic Plague
D
The first major military action of Pope Innocent III's Albigensian Crusade
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Q5.
The navy from which country destroyed the Russian fleet at Port Arthur after a number of attacks in 1904 and 1905?
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Q6.
On 12 July 1856, US citizen William Walker declared himself president of where?
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Q7.
How did the Russian physicist and politician, Boris Nemtsov, die in February 2015?
A
He was shot in the back near the Red Square in Moscow
B
He died of pancreatic cancer
C
He fell off a bridge near the Kremlin and drowned
D
He overdosed on vitamins
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