History Quiz #349
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Q1. On Monday 20 July 2015 what happened in Washington, USA, for the first time in 54 years?
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Q2. What was a negative term US Southerners gave to Northerner speculators in the South soon after the Civil War?
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Q3. Which of these was not a son of Noah, the chap in the Bible with the ark?
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Q4. In the UK, there is an annual celebration held on the evening of 5 November. What event does it commemorate?
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Q5. In 1819 Venezuelan Simon Bolivar became the first President, and, except for a brief retirement, remained so until his death in 1830, of which republic?
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Q6. In 1906 which country became the second in the world since the 18th century to grant full suffrage to all adult citizens, and the first country to grant all women full political rights, not only to vote but also to stand for election to parliament?
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Q7. Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Carlyle, and Thomas Macaulay share a scholarly interest in what?
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