History Quiz #458
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 23 October 2017
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Q1.
When the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe was declared in 1975, from what country did it declare independence?
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Q2.
What happened to William Tyndale, who translated much of the Bible into English and published it between 1525 and 1530, in Antwerp in 1536?
A
He died in a house fire while visiting a friend
B
He was killed by a runaway horse
C
He was strangled and burnt at the stake as a heretic
D
He broke his neck during a game of football
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Q3.
What is the nationality of former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?
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Q4.
In July 2017 an iceberg with an area of about 5,800 sq. km calved from what shelf in Antarctica?
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Q5.
In 2012 and again in 2015 the term Grexit became current. What country does it refer to?
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Q6.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was born on which island?
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Q7.
In 1527 Rome was comprehensively sacked and its people massacred (although not by an invading country but by troops of discontented foreign soldiers) in the course of what war?
A
The War of the League of Cognac
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