History Quiz #712
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 September 2022
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Q1.
Which official knocks three times on the doors to the chamber of the House of Commons at the state opening of a British parliament?
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Q2.
Where was the Saffron Revolution?
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Q3.
Which country voted in November 2012 to work to become the 51st state of the USA?
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Q4.
In which country was "The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act" passed by parliament on 4 April 2009 (to come into force on 1 April 2010)?
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Q5.
The initiative for what current unit of the British Army was begun during World War II in 1941 by David Stirling as a commando force operating behind enemy lines during the war in North Africa and Europe?
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Q6.
In 1487, Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz was the first European to sail past which landmark?
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Q7.
What post was held by Winston Churchill during the 1926 General Strike in the UK?
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