History Quiz #501
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 20 August 2018
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Q1.
When did Shah Jahan complete the Taj Mahal which he built to commemorate his wife?
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2
Q2.
How did US president John F Kennedy die?
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3
Q3.
When the Ashmolean opened in Oxford in 1683, it was one of Great Britain's first what?
B
Zoological gardens for public use
D
Plant research institutes
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Q4.
In India in the 1930s, the left wing nationalist party was run by Subhas Chandra Bore, and Gandhi's followers were in the centre. What was the main right wing party?
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Q5.
The Rashtrakuta, Pala and Prathihara dynasties vied for rule during the second half of the first millennium in what present day country?
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Q6.
According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Lyric poetry?
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Q7.
Royal FloraHolland, beginning 1911/12 and now one of the largest floristry auction companies in the world, has been owned from its beginning by what or whom?
A
A Dutch banking conglomerate
C
The royal house of the Netherlands
D
The flower growers who trade through it
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