History Quiz #479
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 March 2018
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Q1.
The boundary of which territory, disputed by the USA and Canada, that had started between the Russian and British Empire in 1821, was resolved by arbitration in 1903?
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Q2.
Which of these was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)?
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Q3.
"The Iliad" was originally written in what language?
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Q4.
When was voting made compulsory in Australia?
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Q5.
What was Queen Elizabeth I's stated object in favouring Sir Francis Drake's voyage, which ended in circumnavigating the globe, which set off in 1577?
A
To establish colonies in what was to become America
B
To bring back as much treasure as the ship could hold
C
To "be revenged on the King of Spain for divers injuries that we have received"
D
To "find out places meet to have traffic"
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Q6.
In England, it was decided in October 2009 to make which 182 year old newspaper a free give away?
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Q7.
Who acquired ownership around 563 CE of the island of Iona, in the Inner Hebrides off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland?
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