History Quiz #475
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 February 2018
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Q1.
Which of these was not one of the "Three Fates" (or "Parcae") in Roman mythology?
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Q2.
The canonisation of which English saint on 1 May ca.870 CE is still celebrated on 1 May and also on the eve of the actual day?
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Q3.
In which of these years was there a US presidential election?
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Q4.
What are the first words of The Gettysburg Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War?
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When in the course of human events ....
B
Four score and seven years ago ...
C
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed ...
D
To be or not to be, that is the question ...
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Q5.
From the late 12th century until mid 19th century the warriors known as samurai dominated government in which country?
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Q6.
Why did NFL player Colin Kaepernick sit through the singing of the national anthem before some games in 2016?
A
He was temporarily deaf and did not realise the anthem had begun
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Q7.
The January 1971 issue of what publication carried the first of a series "Silicon Valley, USA"?
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