History Quiz #101
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Q1. The Equitable Life Assurance Building in New York City, built in 1870, and 130 feet (40 m) high, was the first office building to be equipped with what?
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Q2. Friar Tuck is the associate of which legendary English figure?
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Q3. What were Operation Storax, Operation Niblick, Operation Whetstone, Operation Flintlock and Operation Latchkey?
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Q4. In which country, following Napoleon's final defeat in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, was the monarchy re-established, ending with the Revolution of 1848?
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Q5. The flag of which country, consisting of three horizontal stripes of red, white and blue (almost identical to that of the Netherlands), was first used in 1845 and officially adopted on June 23, 1972?
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Q6. Which country was controlled by Sweden from 1814 (towards the end of the Napoleonic wars) until 1905 when Sweden recognised its independence?
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Q7. In which country was "The Tunguska Event" on 30 June 1908, believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment of 5-10 kilometres (3-6 miles) above the Earth's surface?
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