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History Quiz #61

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 March 2010

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Q1. Who was Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, who died on 17 March 1912?

A
Lawrence of Arabia
B
A member of Scott's party which reached the South Pole
C
The captain of the "Titanic"
D
A VC-winning Captain at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu Wars
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Q2. What name was given to the loyal refugees that settled in Ontario after the American War of Independence?

A
Yankees
B
Redcoats
C
United Empire Loyalists
D
Turncoats
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Q3. According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?

A
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
B
Bodiam Castle, Sussex
C
The Priory at Amesbury, as a nun
D
Gascony Abbey in Aquitaine
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Q4. Which American abolitionist was one of a group who seized the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry in October 1859, was wounded, captured and, in December, hanged at Charleston?

A
Capability Brown
B
John Brown
C
Davy Crockett
D
Lorna Doone
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Q5. What is the honour system founded by Napoleon in 1802 that has five classes including Grand Cross and Officer?

A
Sacre Blues
B
Compagnie de Chevaliers
C
Champs Elysees
D
Legion of Honour
Select from the options above.

Q6. What object, containing 14 lines of hieroglyphs, 32 of demotic and 54 of Greek, was a key to deciphering writing from ancient Egypt?

A
Dead Sea Scrolls
B
Runic Cube
C
Rosetta Stone
D
Parchment Farm
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Q7. Why did Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles delay their wedding by a day?

A
To change the venue from Windsor Castle to the Guildhall outside its walls
B
A technicality with the law covering civil marriages in England (i.e. the Marriage Act of 1836)
C
The death of Pope John Paul II
D
The Queen, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, could not be present at a civil wedding
Select from the options above.
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