History Quiz #69
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Q1. In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated on 22 November 1963?
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Q2. Which city was founded in 763, ravaged by the Mongols in 1258, taken by the Turks in 1636, and occupied by the British from 1917 to 1932?
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Q3. Which country was under the influence of the USSR immediately following World War II until 1990 when Wojciech Jaruzelski resigned as president and was succeeded by Lech Wałęsa?
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Q4. Radovan Karadzic is associated with genocide between 1992 and 1995 in which country?
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Q5. The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?
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Q6. In England, what name was given to 11 May 1866, when the banking firm of Overend, Gurney and Co failed, with liabilities of over £11 million?
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Q7. What caused it to snow in New England at least once every month during 1816?
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