History Quiz #704
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 11 July 2022
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Q1.
In North American history, who was "The Flemish Bastard"?
B
A leader in the defence of New Amsterdam against the English in 1664
C
A traitor during the War of Independence
D
A general under Montcalm at Quebec
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Q2.
What was the name given to the series of trials presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 when hundreds were put to death or transported to the colonies?
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Q3.
What Spanish city became famous in the middle ages for swords and fine steel?
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Q4.
The IWC, an international body established in 1946, is concerned with what activity?
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Q5.
What is the early English name for the road that went from London through Lincoln and York to Hadrian's Wall?
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Q6.
A succession of referendums have been held for which commonwealth to decide whether, among other options, to become the 51st state of the USA?
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Q7.
What, the largest of its type at the time, was destroyed by fire at Alexandria in the first century BCE?
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