History Quiz #852
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Q1. The 16th century was a turbulent period in many areas; which of these came first?
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Q2. Octavian and Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BCE near which city in East Macedonia?
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Q3. During which war were occupying Ottoman forces forced to withdraw from the town of Aqaba after a raid led by T. E. Lawrence and the Arab forces of Sharif Hussein?
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Q4. Which country was granted its independence from colonial rule on 4 July 1946, after being controlled since 1521 by Spain, Britain, the USA, Japan, and the USA (again)?
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Q5. It is home to the Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsorchester and Staatsballett, was burned down in 1823, rebuilt and re-opened 1825, bombed and destroyed 1943 and re-rebuilt and re-opened 1963; what is it?
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Q6. The Peloponnesian War, fought around 430 to 405 BC, was primarily a conflict between the city state of Athens and people from where?
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Q7. What name is given to the series of bloody religious wars carried out from the 11th to the 15th century in, variously, the Middle East and Europe?
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