History Quiz #568
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Q1. What, in October 1871, was one of the biggest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles of city buildings?
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Q2. With what group are Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton associated?
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Q3. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India when it was created in 1947?
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Q4. What is the popular name of the legal situation regarding the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the USA between 1919 and 1933?
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Q5. 19th century French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, having supervised the construction of the Suez canal, was later famously tried and convicted for what?
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Q6. What secret organisation of Irishmen in the Scranton Anthracite Mining district of Pennsylvania 1865 - 1875, was in violent conflict with the mine owners?
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Q7. Where was the first annual G6 leaders summit (which later became the G8) held in 1975?
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