History Quiz #122
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Q1. Which of these was a siege gun used in European warfare during the 16th and 17th centuries which had a calibre of 8 inches (200 mm), weighed about 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg), and was designed to fire cannon balls weighing up to 52 pounds (24 kg)?
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Q2. In the UK, until what date was a person not able to give evidence in the trial of their spouse?
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Q3. What name was popularly given to the murder of Maria Marten in Polstead, England in 1827 by her lover, which inspired 5 films and songs such as those by the Albion Country Band (1971), Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan on the album "Bone Machine" (1992), and Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman on the album "2" (2004)?
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Q4. What was the name given to Jiang Qing (Mao Zedong's ex-wife), Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen, Chinese Communist Party officials who were prominent during the Cultural Revolution and were arrested in 1976, charged with treason?
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Q5. In 1937 the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Simpson were married in which country?
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Q6. Who was the last English king to be executed?
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Q7. For most of the history of Ancient Rome, the toga was a garment worn exclusively by male citizens. After the second century BC, what was the correct attire for female citizens?
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