History Quiz #590
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 May 2020
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Q1.
George Fox, a shoemaker born at Penny Drayton Leicestershire, founded which religious group in the 17th century?
C
Society of Friends (Quakers)
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Q2.
Which of these was a vertical take-off aircraft that entered service in the RAF in 1969?
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Q3.
Which Roman Emperor in 482 CE promoted the Henotikon or "instrument of union", signed by all Eastern bishops of the Christian Church with the design of solving the monophysite controversy about Jesus Christ's "nature"?
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Q4.
In which century was the Suez Canal opened?
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Q5.
In 1567 Queen Elizabeth I established England's first what?
C
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race on the Thames
D
University open to all academically qualified students from whatever race, religion, social class
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Q6.
Which present day country has subsumed the empire of the Ashanti which emerged in the late 17th century?
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Q7.
What French landmark was almost consumed by fire in 2019?
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