History Quiz #525
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 February 2019
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Q1.
A serf in mediaeval Europe was bound for life to a plot of land and to his landlord, and was bought and sold with the land. What was the last date it was legally abolished within continental Europe, from Poland and the Carpathians westwards?
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Q2.
What Court was established in 1959 by the election of its members by the European Council?
A
European Court of Justice
B
European Court of Human Rights
C
Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
What body did the National Assembly of Venezuela, first elected in 2000 under President Hugo Chávez, replace?
A
Constituent National Assembly
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Q4.
In which war did the British army first deploy tanks?
Select from the options above.
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Q5.
What was the name given to actions by Timothy McVeigh on 19 April 1995 at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?
B
The Oklahoma City bombing
C
The Philadelphia Sniper
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Q6.
What was the purpose of the international body, IWC, when it was set up in 1946?
B
Study of the properties of wings
C
Establishment of wingdings as commercial fonts
D
The orderly development of the whaling industry
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Q7.
What Roman road in England linked Exeter in South West England to Lincoln in the East Midlands, via Ilchester, Bath, Cirencester and Leicester?
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