History Quiz #474
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Q1. In which country were elections planned for 1991 stopped by the military (leading to civil war), were held in 1995, and, in 1999, after a series of short-term military leaders, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president?
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Q2. Which of these is a legendary creature, supposedly with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle?
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Q3. Which of these Elizabeth/Elisabeths did not have the title of Queen?
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Q4. The Berber confederation known as the Almoravids, puritanical and military Islamic fundamentalists, gained control during 1053 to 1147 of which area or areas?
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Q5. When did Hawaii become a state of the USA?
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Q6. During World War II, Japan occupied which part of the USA?
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Q7. Which country declared independence from Britain unilaterally in August 1963, joined the Federation of Malaysia in September along with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak, but left two years later, officially gaining sovereignty on 9 August 1965?
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