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Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 July 2016

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Question 1: The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld, died in office in 1961 and became subsequently one of only four people to receive a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize. How did he die?

A
From a heart attack
B
Stabbed in a street in Sweden
C
A bomb exploded in his car
D
In a plane crash