History Quiz #632
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 February 2021
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Q1.
Which of these ships was built last?
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Q2.
What city, founded around 1048 by King Harald III, was largely destroyed by fire and rebuilt from 1624 by King Christian IV and named Christiania, and reverted to its original name in 1925?
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Q3.
In 1314, who led the Scottish forces at the Battle of Bannockburn?
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Q4.
Who is the only president of the USA to serve non-consecutive terms?
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Q5.
Where was "the Bhopal disaster" that took place at a pesticide plant owned and operated by Union Carbide (UCIL), when the plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins in December 1984, exposing over 500,000 people?
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Q6.
Until Tony Blair, which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest overall time?
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Q7.
In the UK in 1926 there was a General Strike that attempted to improve working conditions for which occupational group?
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