History Quiz #517
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 December 2018
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Q1.
The lands of Castile, which came to prominence in Europe in the 13th century, make up much of which modern country?
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2
Q2.
Helen of Troy was abducted from where?
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3
Q3.
What phrase was used to describe the separation of China from the West during the Cold War?
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4
Q4.
Which company won a formative case in UK labour law that held that a union taking strike action could be liable for loss of profits to an employer?
B
Bryant and May Factory, Bow, London
D
Taff Vale Railway Company
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Q5.
Why do American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 and United Airlines Flights 93 and 175 feature in the history of the USA?
A
The "9/11" terrorist attacks
B
Commercial flights used by George W Bush when Air Force One had engine failure
C
The first flights from the newly-named Los Angeles International Airport in 1949
D
The first flights to land at New York Municipal Airport (now LaGuardia) when it opened in 1939
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Q6.
Which of these is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare?
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Q7.
What was a Roman road from York to Scotland near the Firth of Forth?
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