History Quiz #453
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Q1. What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history?
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Q2. The Oath of Sarum sworn in 1086 was between "landowning men of any account" in England and whom?
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Q3. Which of these dates has never been proclaimed to be Thanksgiving by US congress or president?
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Q4. On May 21, 2009, Apa Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. How many times had he reached the top?
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Q5. The Messel Pit was bought by the state of Hesse, Germany, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 as being the single best site for plant and animal fossils from which period?
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Q6. At the beginning of the 7th century CE a member of the Banu Hashim clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe took the first steps to create a world-changing movement. Who was he?
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Q7. When Lieutenant, later Captain, James Cook sailed for the Pacific Ocean in 1768 what had the voyage been commissioned to achieve?
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