History Quiz #696
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Q1. Which associations of men in similar employment, started in the 12th century, were formed to assist poorer members, sometime securing charters and becoming the governing body of a town?
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Q2. When did the last Roman Emperor before Justinian in 554 CE rule in Rome?
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Q3. The legend represented by the statue (now in the Vatican Museum) of a father and his twin sons being strangled by two great sea serpents, shows divine punishment for what according to Virgil?
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Q4. When was the Fifth, and current, Republic established in France?
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Q5. "The Angels of Mons", a popular legend about a group of angels who protected members of the British army which was based on a short story by Arthur Machen, supposedly took place during which war?
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Q6. Before becoming US president, George W Bush was governor of which state?
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Q7. The "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water", known as the "Partial Test Ban Treaty", "Limited Test Ban Treaty" and "Nuclear Test Ban Treaty", introduced in 1963, was signed by a number of countries including the UK, the USA and which other?
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