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History Quiz #239

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 August 2013

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Q1. Which of these was not one of the "Three Fates" (or "Moirae") in Greek mythology?

A
Lachesis
B
Clotho
C
Athos
D
Atropos
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Q2. On 15 April 1986, the USA launched a series of air strikes on what country because Ronald Reagan had "irrefutable proof" that it had directed a terrorist bombing in a Berlin discothèque.

Note: This question was updated in May 2024
A
Ethiopia
B
Libya
C
Somalia
D
Turkey
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Q3. Which English explorer commanded the ships "Discovery" and "Terra Nova" to explore the Antarctic?

A
Ernest Shackleton
B
Edmund Hillary
C
Robert Falcon Scott
D
Dr Livingstone
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Q4. When did the most well-known armistice to end fighting in the First World War come into effect?

Note: This question was updated in August 2022
A
7am on the 9th day of the 11th month 1918
B
11am on the 11th day of the 11th month 1918
C
June 28 1919
D
May 8 1945
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Q5. Who died in 1658, was buried at Westminster Abbey, and was disinterred and hanged in 1660?

A
Samuel Pepys
B
Charles I
C
Oliver Cromwell
D
Admiral Lord Nelson
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Q6. Who led barons to revolt against Henry III in 1263, established England's first elected parliament, and was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265?

A
The Black Prince
B
Oliver Cromwell
C
Simon de Montfort
D
Edward the Tigerheart
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Q7. Which of these events occurred last?

A
Elizabeth I became Queen of England and Ireland
B
Galileo said that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the universe
C
End of the Hundred Years' War
D
The Mayflower set sail
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