History Quiz #324
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Q1. Where did the Spring of Nations, or the Year of Revolutions, happen in 1848?
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Q2. Which nation established the first settlement in what is now South Africa at Table Bay in 1652?
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Q3. According to The Bible, who was the older brother of Moses, who set up a golden calf on Mt Sinai for people to worship?
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Q4. In Japan's feudal era, from 1185 onwards, a dominant warrior class emerged called what?
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Q5. Which of these, among many other things, was directly affected by the 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of TÅhoku, Japan?
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Q6. Which frigate captured numerous merchant ships and defeated four British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) and a 16-gun schooner (HMS Pictou) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?
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Q7. What name was given to the statues dating from 210 BCE, which include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians belonging to Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China, discovered in 1974 by local farmers near Xi'an?
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