History Quiz #775
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Q1. In 1743 Charles-Marie de La Condamine led the west's first scientific expedition to observe which river and its environment?
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Q2. What preceded the transition in Thailand from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy?
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Q3. The eruption of Mt Tarawera in New Zealand almost destroyed the natural wonder, the Pink and White Terraces. When did this happen?
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Q4. Approximately when were the present-day universities of Al-Azhar in Egypt, al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, Ez-Zitouna in Tunisia, and Hunan in China first established as recognised places of higher learning?
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Q5. Mutesa I (1835-1884), Mwanga II (1867-1903), Daudi Chwa II (1896-1939) & Sir Edward Mutesa II (1924-1969), four previous kabakas (kings of Buganda), are buried at which UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Q6. In 2002 Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850 landed on a runway in Germany in a way that caused the plane to be written off, for what reason?
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Q7. The remains of Pueblo Bonito, a great house built and lived in by Puebloan peoples and central to the Chacoan world from early 9th century to the 12th century, are preserved in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in what area?
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