History Quiz #544
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Q1. The Mesolithic is one of the areas archaeologists divide which Age into?
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Q2. In June 1944, the names Juno, Omaha, Sword, Utah & Gold were given to what?
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Q3. What name was given to the left-leaning military coup that started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy?
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Q4. In 1888 in London, 1400 women, most of them teenagers and some as young as 12, staged a sustained strike for better working conditions at what factory?
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Q5. English lawyer James Puckle patented a gun in 1718 to do what?
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Q6. Beginning in 1612 lotteries were held in America under the auspices of King James I to do what?
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Q7. Between 9 December 1917 and 11 November 1918 (inclusive) how many armistices are recognised as having effected cessation of fighting in various areas during World War I?
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