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History Quiz #16

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 May 2009

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Q1. How long was the Hundred Years' War, fought between England and France in the 14th and 15th centuries?

A
100 years
B
116 years
C
98 years
D
105 years
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Q2. What was the name of the meeting that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787?

A
The Philadelphia Convention
B
The Berne Convention
C
The Pelican Brief
D
The Washington Conference
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Q3. Which calendar was different from its predecessor because leap years did not fall on years divisible by 100 unless they were also divisible by 400?

A
Roman calendar
B
Gregorian calendar
C
Lunar Calendar
D
Julian calendar
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Q4. How many US presidents were named Franklin?

A
2
B
1
C
3
D
none
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Q5. Following the Battle of Borodino, fire raged for four days, destroying an estimated three-quarters of which city?

Note: This question was updated in October 2014
A
Chicago
B
London
C
Moscow
D
Berlin
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Q6. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which war?

A
World War I
B
American Civil War
C
World War II
D
Boer War
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Q7. What word came to mean a disparaging description of British merchants who returned to Britain, having made a fortune in India, was originally the title for a provincial governor or viceroy of specific parts of India?

A
Sahib
B
Pukka
C
Nabob
D
Panjandrum
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