History Quiz #503
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Q1. What became known as the Carrington Event in 1859?
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Q2. Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and what other country signed a free trade agreement on March 2018?
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Q3. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), a free trade agreement to liberalise trade and investment between 12 Pacific-rim countries, signed in 2016 was then renegotiated and re-signed in 2018 under a new name. Why?
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Q4. In 2011 the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was a cartel of 12 countries: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and which other?
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Q5. Which wonder of the ancient world was on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt?
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Q6. A country-wide law establishing an Assize of Bread in England was passed in 1266, and similar laws continued in effect until the 19th century. What did the law regulate?
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Q7. In 1858 the Mughal Emperor in India was defeated in battle, and deposed by whom or what?
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