History Quiz #665
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Q1. Who led a campaign from 1798-1801, taking a force of 500 civilian scientists, specialists in fields such as biology, chemistry and languages in order to carry out a full study of ancient Egypt?
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Q2. In November 1983 a bomb was exploded in the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C. What was the reason given?
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Q3. Alfonso de Albuquerque took areas of which modern day country for Portugal in the early 1500s?
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Q4. In the first half of the 18th century in Great Britain, what drug became so popular, particularly in London, that several laws were passed trying to restrict its use?
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Q5. A halt in 1648 to what must have seemed at the time almost endless wars in Europe, is called what?
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Q6. Who popularised the phrase "The buck stops here"?
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Q7. Which of these was not killed by a stone or piece of metal propelled from a distance?
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