History Quiz #512
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 November 2018
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Q1.
When was the first part of the erstwhile royal palace, the Louvre, opened in France as a public museum?
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Q2.
What material did Chinese inventor Bi Sheng (990-1051 CE) use to make moveable type in his newly invented printing process?
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3
Q3.
What country was often called in western countries a "hermit kingdom" over the later part of the 16th to the beginning of the 20th centuries?
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Q4.
In 1998 where was a longstanding dispute settled between two USA state counties over territory?
B
North Rock and Machias Seal Islands
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Q5.
What is the present name of the city founded in 1781 by Spanish settlers as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles?
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Q6.
Against what forces were the French fighting at the 1803 Battle of Vertières?
A
Liberated former slaves and their allies in Haiti
B
British, Prussian, German and Dutch
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Q7.
When did Great Britain recognise Egypt's independence?
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