History Quiz #381
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Q1. Under which British monarch was Warren Hastings appointed first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) and the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, effectively the first Governor-General of India?
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Q2. In 1966 what unexpected event occurred in Indian politics?
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Q3. The "Hyksos" was the name given to a people who assumed rule in which country in the second millennium BCE?
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Q4. Western nations allied with the United States to intervene between warring countries and defend the border at the 38th Parallel in which country?
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Q5. In which did the franc become the single currency in 1850?
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Q6. What was a significance of the 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill, or Ap Bia Mountain, in Vietnam?
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Q7. Which island has belonged to Carthage, Rome, the Saracens, the King of Aragon, the Dukes of Savoy, United Italy under Victor Emmanuel and was granted autonomous government in 1947?
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