History Quiz #711
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 29 August 2022
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Q1.
Between 1973 and 1979, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Nur Mohammad Taraki, Hafizullah Amin and Babrak Karmal were presidents of which country?
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Q2.
What mythical monster In Greek mythology with the face of a woman and the body of a vulture stole food and was an agent of punishment, abducted people and tortured them?
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Q3.
He was the fourth of 6 children and the oldest surviving, was a choir singer, a painter, a writer, an admirer of Martin Luther, a decorated soldier and a politician. Who was he?
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Q4.
What free trade area that came into effect on 1 January 2010 was the largest at the time in terms of population and third largest in terms of volume?
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Q5.
When was the repeal of the US federal law called the "Chinese Exclusion Act" (1882) which banned Chinese immigration?
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Q6.
According to Greek legend, who was the king of Cyprus who fell in love with a statue he had made and married her after Aphrodite brought her to life?
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Q7.
In 1963, US President Kennedy sanctioned a coup d'état in which country to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem, the Roman Catholic President, by his own army generals?
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