History Quiz #529
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 March 2019
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Q1.
Nelson beat Napoleon's fleet, which lost 13 of 17 ships, in which battle in Aboukir Bay on 1 August 1793?
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Q2.
How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431 after she was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English and tried by an ecclesiastical court?
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Q3.
What name was given to groups of runaway slaves in Jamaica and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries?
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Q4.
Where did the "Mayflower", carrying the Pilgrim Fathers, early settlers to Massachusetts, America, sail from in 1620?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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Q5.
Which character in European folklore murdered his wives?
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Q6.
What was the name given to a type of xylophone consisting of large stones, dating from 2,500 - 4,000 BC found in China?
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Q7.
The peaceful overthrow of the government in Czechoslovakia in 1989 was known as what?
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The Day of the Daffodils
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