History Quiz #448
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 August 2017
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Q1.
By a proclamation of a binding "axis" and then a formal Pact a month later between, respectively, Germany-Italy and Germany-Japan an offensive alliance was sealed relating to what became known as World War II. When were the agreements made?
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Q2.
Mother Teresa is mostly associated with which of these cities?
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Q3.
Who was the first of these to become US President?
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Q4.
The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco on which day?
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Q5.
The forces of which country were defeated at the Battle of Marengo in 1800?
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Q6.
What was the name of the river, 200 Roman miles (256 km) north of Rome, where returning generals disbanded their armies when returning from campaigns to keep order in or expand the Roman Empire?
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Q7.
In the US presidential election, 2000, in which US state was there a controversy over requests for hand recounts of votes that went as far as the U.S. Supreme Court?
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