History Quiz #664
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Q1. Which is the oldest identified era of activity by homo sapiens and relatives?
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Q2. Who was Prime Minister of the UK on 28 March 1979, when the House of Commons passed a Motion of No Confidence, forcing a general election that was won by Margaret Thatcher?
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Q3. What concept was described and highlighted in a 1983 book edited by European-British historian Eric Hobsbawm and British Africanist Terence Ranger?
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Q4. How did US president William McKinley die in 1901?
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Q5. What is notable about the date Friday 15 October 1582 in Western history?
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Q6. Which of these was a ruler of the Aztec empire?
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Q7. A celebrated case in 1734 in England concerned Judith Defour, found guilty of murdering her two-year old daughter. What was the reason she gave?
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