History Quiz #500
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 August 2018
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Q1.
What is another name under which Helsingør, Denmark, was famous?
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Q2.
In 1960 an area which declared itself as the State, or Republic, of Katanga seceded from which country?
B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
D
Republic of Congo-Léopoldville
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Q3.
When did the reign of the last king of Greece end?
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Q4.
What is the former name of Helsinki, Finland?
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Q5.
What, in Norse mythology, is a series of major events, that includes the death of a number of major gods, a great flood, and the repopulation of the world by two human survivors?
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Q6.
In Greek and Roman mythology, who is the son (with a twin sister, Artemis) of Zeus and Leto, who has been worshipped as a god of a number of responsibilities, including light, the sun, truth, prophecy, archery, medicine, healing, music, poetry and the arts?
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Q7.
The Cultural Revolution was a period of widespread social and political upheaval between 1966 and 1976, resulting in nation-wide chaos and economic disarray in which country?
D
The People's Republic of China
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