History Quiz #408
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 November 2016
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Q1.
What name was given to the civil war in England during the reign of Stephen?
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Q2.
The Pax Mongolica which influenced Mongolia, China and a large swathe of Eurasia as far westward as Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries CE owed its force to what?
A
Treaties by Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky and his dynasty
B
Conquests by Emperor Zhu and the Ming dynasty
C
Trading through the Silk Road
D
Conquests by Genghis Khan and his successors
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Q3.
Where was the 1825 Decembrist Uprising?
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Q4.
Which political organisation was founded by José Antonio Primo de Rivera in 1933, during the Second Spanish Republic?
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Q5.
The maidservant Anna Göldi was executed in Switzerland in 1782, officially for non-lethal poisoning (although that did not carry the death penalty) but actually for what?
C
Carrying out chemical experiments with her master's equipment
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Q6.
The Nasrids, the last Muslim dynasty in Spain, who were the last survivors of the tussle between Muslim and Christian for Spain were responsible for what still surviving landmark in Spain?
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Q7.
When "The Titanic" set out on her maiden voyage, she had enough lifeboats for what percentage of the passengers and crew that were on board?
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