History Quiz #35
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Q1. In which country was the Althing, a legislative and judiciary parliament, founded in 930?
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Q2. Which of these territories did not pass to the control of the USA as part of the Treaty of Paris following the Spanish-American War of 1898?
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Q3. Who first crossed the Atlantic non-stop by air on 14 June 1919 in a Vickers Vimy from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland?
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Q4. The United Nations Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco on which day?
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Q5. Sepoys, native soldiers, served under British command in which country?
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Q6. What was the name of the river, 200 Roman miles (256 km) north of Rome, where returning generals disbanded their armies when returning from campaigns to keep order in or expand the Roman Empire?
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Q7. In the Christian calendar, what is the week before Easter, historically a time of abstinence from eating flesh, drinking wine and carrying on business?
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