History Quiz #715
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Q1. "Hobson-Jobson" is the short title of a book written by Henry Yule and Arthur C. Burnell, first published in 1886, that contains what?
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Q2. What is the word used in Greek mythology for the underworld?
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Q3. Which culture is known for deliberately mummifying its dead as long ago as 5050 BCE?
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Q4. On 15 July 2004, which country imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman and Eli Cara, suspected of being Mossad agents, were convicted of attempting to obtain local passports fraudulently?
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Q5. In 300 CE, the country now known as Spain was part of which empire?
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Q6. What happened in November 2020, after US President Donald Trump had announced it in 2017?
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Q7. A non-violent resistance group formed in 1942 in Nazi Germany by students and academics at the University of Munich was known as what?
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