History Quiz #350
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Q1. Herodotus, Josephus, Michael King, Simon Schama and Edward Gibbon share what common focus?
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Q2. What was the purpose of the English "Navigation Act" of 1651?
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Q3. What party overthrew the government of Iraq in 1968?
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Q4. What is the name of the small village near Calcutta where the first hollow-nosed rifle bullets were made?
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Q5. The original terms of reference of the International Whaling Commission were to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry"; what did the Commission do in 1982?
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Q6. Which German Nazi leader flew solo from Ausberg in 1941 and landed by parachute near Glasgow on a private peace mission?
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Q7. An eruption in Iceland, known as the Laki eruption, where lava erupted from a 17-mile crack rather than from a standard volcano and lava tubes extended lava travel to more than 50 miles, devastated the country killing 80% of livestock, caused starvation for over 20% of the population, and affected areas as far as Africa and Asia. When was this?
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