History Quiz #841
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Q1. During the American Civil War, what city was the capital of the Confederacy?
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Q2. Which of these figures in Greek mythology?
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Q3. According to legend, where did Queen Guinevere end her days after the death of her husband, King Arthur?
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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"?
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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?
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Q6. In 1918, which country proclaimed its independence, in the process becoming the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state?
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Q7. On 8 April 1941 the US occupied which country, to defend it against a possible invasion by Germany?
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