History Quiz #542
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 June 2019
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Q1.
Which of these were the subject of a famous US court case in 1921, which resulted in their execution for murder on 23 August 1927 despite a public outcry and a confession by Celestino Madeiros in 1925?
A
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
B
Al Capone and Baby Face Nelson
C
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzettti
D
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
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Q2.
Who, according to the Sumerian king list, was the fifth king of Uruk around 2700 BC, and became the central character in one of the best known works of early literature, where he was described as two-thirds god?
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Q3.
Which building was attacked at the start of the French Revolution on 14 July 1789 because it was symbolic of injustice?
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Q4.
What was the official date of the formation of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland"?
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Q5.
Reputedly, when Joshua blew a trumpet, the walls of which city came tumbling down?
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Q6.
What Indian word was used by the Portuguese for army servants and became applied by British to Asiatic seamen?
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Q7.
Which of these countries was an ally of Germany at the start of World War II, and its enemy by the end of it?
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