History Quiz #383
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 May 2016
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Q1.
From the 10th to the 14th centuries Scandinavian and, later, Anglo Saxon warriors formed the guard for Byzantine emperors under what name?
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Q2.
Where did Colonel James Bowie and Davy Crockett die fighting Mexican forces?
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Q3.
What was the name of the British Home Guard when it was founded in 1940?
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Local Defence Volunteers
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Q4.
Where are the sites of the elaborately planned and sophisticated 4th and 3rd millennia BCE urban settlements of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?
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Q5.
Which island fort, built to protect the port of Charleston, South Carolina, USA, was the site of the first action in the American Civil War?
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Q6.
Around 1910, the White Star Line was building three sister ships: The Titanic, The Gigantic (later named the Britannic) and which other?
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Q7.
In which country was Saddam Hussein President 1979-2003, being deposed and then hanged in 2006?
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