History Quiz #307
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Q1. What similarity was there in the 19th century between Valentia Island in Ireland, Darwin in Australia, Heart's Content in Newfoundland, and Cap Gris-Nez in France?
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Q2. Which son of a king of Kent, chosen king of the West Saxons, conquered Cornwall, Mercia and other parts of England and is generally accepted as the first King to be recognised by all England?
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Q3. When was the Indian National Calendar first used?
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Q4. The 1996 Port Arthur massacre, carried out by a single gunman, took place where?
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Q5. Since the start of the present ice age about 2.5 million years ago at least how many severe glacial periods have there been?
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Q6. After Mao Zedong's death his wife, together with others of the Gang of Four, was put on trial and sentenced to death; when did she die?
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Q7. When are the reigning Princes of the newly formed principality of Liechtenstein, created by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1719, recorded as first visiting their lands?
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