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History Quiz #841

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 February 2025

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Q1. During the American Civil War, what city was the capital of the Confederacy?

A
Richmond, Virginia
B
Atlanta, Georgia
C
Virginia City, Virginia
D
Roanoke, Virginia
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Q2. Which of these figures in Greek mythology?

A
Flora
B
Demeter
C
Ydun
D
Deirdre of the Sorrows
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Q3. According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?

A
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
B
Bodiam Castle, Sussex
C
The Priory at Amesbury, as a nun
D
Gascony Abbey in Aquitaine
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Q4. Where was Lord Horatio Nelson when, according to legend, he put his telescope to what he said was his blind eye and said "I really do not see the signal"?

A
At the peak of a mountain
B
On a ship
C
Playing bowls
D
At a cricket match
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Q5. What inspired the name of "Pacific Proving Grounds" for about 2,000 islands spread over 3,000,000 square miles (7,800,000 sq km) of the North Pacific Ocean?

A
Developing strains of drought-resistant food crops
B
Testing new forms of governance
C
Atmospheric and underwater nuclear testing in the region
D
Development of multiple commercial fishing techniques
Select from the options above.

Q6. In 1918, which country proclaimed its independence, in the process becoming the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state?

A
Democratic Republic of Congo
B
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
C
Republic of Yugoslavia
D
Republic of the Philippines
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Q7. On 8 April 1941 the US occupied which country, to defend it against a possible invasion by Germany?

A
Greenland
B
The Philippines
C
Iceland
D
The Faroe Islands
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