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History Quiz #394

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 1 August 2016

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Q1. What occasioned the death of Mumtaz Mahal in 1631, at the age of 37?

Note: This question was updated in April 2017
A
A heart attack while dancing for her husband
B
Poison administered by other wives in the harem
C
Fall from horseback while hunting with her husband
D
Childbirth, while accompanying her husband in a military campaign
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Q2. Once the most famous clipper and the fastest, and profitable because of that speed, the UK's Cutty Sark, for a decade from 1885, forged the beginning of a major trade for Australia in what commodity?

A
Wool
B
Tea
C
Aluminium
D
Botanical specimens
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Q3. Which war, from 1853 to 1856, was between Turkey and Sardinia together with (from 1854) Britain and France, on one side and Russia on the other?

Note: This question was updated in June 2020
A
Crimean War
B
Seven Years' War
C
The Wars of the Roses
D
The Hundred Years' War
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Q4. Near what French town did Marie-Bernarde (Bernadette) Soubirous reportedly see visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858?

A
Versailles
B
Lyons
C
Toulouse
D
Lourdes
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Q5. The lyrics of which song were inspired by the successful American defence of Fort McHenry in September 1814?

A
My Country 'Tis Of Thee
B
The Star-Spangled Banner
C
Hail To The Chief
D
This Land Is Your Land
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Q6. According to legend, what did Alexander the Great cut with his sword after an oracle said that the person who released it would be master of Asia?

A
Gordian knot
B
The neck of the Minotaur, removing its head
C
The string around Pandora's box
D
The leash holding the Gorgon
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Q7. What word came to mean a disparaging description of British merchants who returned to Britain, having made a fortune in India, was originally the title for a provincial governor or viceroy of specific parts of India?

A
Sahib
B
Pukka
C
Nabob
D
Panjandrum
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