HISTORY - MEGA QUIZZ
VOL 1
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1. The US evacuated westerners from which Middle Eastern city in June 1976?
History General
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2. The Battle of Picacho Pass, the most westerly battle in the Civil War, was in which state?
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3. What was the destination of the Lusitania when it was sunk in 1915?
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4. The Medieval Kingdom of Nri was established in which modern day country?
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5. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert raised millions for which health cause?
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6. What is Fortnum and Mason's, which opened in London in 1707?
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7. The 1992 Chapultepec Peace Accords ended Civil War in which central American country?
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8. What was the historic Stari Most, destroyed in Mostar during the Balkan War?
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9. The Luba Kingdom was established in the 16th century in which part of the world?
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10. What was Shergar, kidnapped in 1983?
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11. Some of the oldest known human settlements were found at Jebel Irhoud in which north African country?
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12. What replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1995?
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13. What title did Wallis Simpson acquire after she married Edward VIII?
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14. What was the surname of an infamous 1960s London crime pair?
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15. What the first name of Ms Boothroyd, first speaker of the UK Houses of Parliament?
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VOL 2
1. Russia's October Revolution actually took place in which month?
2. Haab was the solar calendar in which civilization?
3. Senegal declared independence from which other African country in 1960?
4. Civil rights campaigner Frederick Douglass was from which US state?
5. During WW2, the former King Edward VIII was governor of which Caribbean country?
6. In which month of 1963 did Martin Luther King deliver his "I have a dream" speech?
7. Russian leaders in Crimea unofficially declared independence from which country in 1992?
8. Kikuyu people traditionally loved in which African country?
9. RTE was launched as the national broadcaster of which European country in 1961?
10. Schuyler Colfax was Vice President under which leader?
11. Azawad, a region of which African country, declared its independence in 2012?
12. Operation Thunderbolt was a 1976 Israeli mission to release hostages in which African country?
13. James Oglethorpe established which southern city in 1733?
14. Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba in 1959 and went to which other country?
15. Radovan Karadžić led which group in the Bosnian conflict?
VOL 3
1. Which country was ruled over by a Pharaoh?
2. Which US city hosted the 1996 Olympics?
3. Which country blocked all rail and road links into Berlin in 1948?
4. A 1933 Constitutional Amendment moved inauguration of the President from which month?
5. Which Empire used the term Barbarian to describe people who lived outside the Empire?
6. Which US President was impeached in 1999?
7. 19th century botanist and geneticist Gregor Mendel came from which country?
8. Which world leader gave the "Finest Hour" speech in 1940?
9. Which civilization used hieroglyphics to communicate in writing?
10. Who received a diary for her 13th birthday in 1942?
11. William the Conqueror won a landmark battle in which town in 1066?
12. What was Ulysses S Grant's job before going into politics?
13. Which word was used to describe 17th century settlers in Massachusetts?
14. Which is the last state to join the United States?
15. A tube link from London to which airport was opened in 1977?
VOL 4
1. The British First Fleet sailed into which country in 1788?
2. The term "Blitz" usually refers to the German bombing of which city?
3. What was the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt?
4. What precious metal marks a 50th anniversary or jubilee?
5. The first Qin Emperor was buried with warriors made from which material?
6. What was the most northerly of the original 13 colonies?
7. What did Hitler study at University in Vienna?
8. The Inca Empire thrived in which mountain range?
9. What is the traditional Inuit item of clothing called a parka?
10. What became the official language of India in 1965?
11. The Battle of Stalingrad was part of which larger conflict?
12. Virgin Atlantic launched a regular route from London to which US airport in 1984?
13. The Normans, who invaded England in 1066, came from which country?
14. What are the names of the written pictographs used as writing in Ancient Egypt?
15. What relation was Tsar Nicholas II to King George V of the UK?
VOL 5
1. Disneyland opened in which Chinese city in 2016?
2. Mary Pickford was an early 20th century star in which field?
3. Stalin, Roosevelt, and which other leader attended Black Sea talks in 1945?
4. Principia Mathematica was a 1687 work by which world-famous thinker?
5. Silvio Berlusconi was a 20th century leader in which country?
6. Edo is the former name of which world capital?
7. Iraq invaded which country in 1990 and sparked the first Gulf War?
8. People in which part of the world built traditional shelters called tepees?
9. Prince Charles separated from which woman formally in 1992?
10. Medieval alchemists tried to turn base metals into what?
11. The Battle of Cross Keys was fought in which US state?
12. Minamoto Yoritomo took the throne of which country in 1192?
13. Explorer Vasco da Gama came from which country?
14. Einstein emigrated to which country before WW2?
15. Daniel Boone established the town of Boonesborough in which US state?
VOL 6
1. Which British car manufacturer went bankrupt in 1971 and had to be nationalized?
2. Britain transported convicts to which country, starting in 1840?
3. Both men who founded Apple had which first name?
4. Countries around which body of water were hit by a tsunami in December 2004?
5. Which exiled Royal died in France in May 1972?
6. British Guiana became independent in 1966 as which country?
7. Which was the first state to set a speed limit for cars in 1901?
8. Which British financial institution admitted women for the first time in March 1973?
9. Boers were colonists in South Africa who had originally come from which country?
10. Which country invaded Uganda in 1979 and forced Amin out of power?
11. A Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first to reach which US state in 1542?
12. Which ancient Greek is often referred to as "The Father of History"?
13. Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in which city in 1990?
14. Which ancient place was known as "The Shining City"?
15. Which city hosted the UK's first Pride march in 1972?
