History Quiz #412
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 December 2016
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Q1.
How did the indebted East India Company gain the large amounts of money needed to buy tea from China, hugely popular in Britain in the 19th century?
A
Soliciting the protection of the Chinese Emperor
C
Imposing a monopoly on opium in Bengal and selling it to be smuggled into China where it was illegal
D
Getting into the arms trade
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Q2.
The War of the Triple Alliance (1864 - 1870) was fought between the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay and which other country?
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Q3.
What popular name was given to the 7th Armoured Division of the British Army in World War II?
Note: This question was updated in July 2022
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Q4.
What was the name of the last Ptolemaic Pharaoh of Egypt?
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Q5.
Which city was founded in 1718 by the French in North America?
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Q6.
Who was the last king of Egypt?
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Q7.
For a French citizen what flower is associated with the dead of World War I?
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