History Quiz #420
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Q1. The process to allow for the first three-parent babies using Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (as distinct from mitochondrial donation) was approved in 2015 in what country?
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Q2. Who is the 45th person to hold the post of President of the United States since it was established in 1789 ?
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Q3. On 31 March 1971, Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty by a court martial for murdering 22 civilians in 1968 - where?
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Q4. December 1865 Pulaski, Tennessee, USA, saw the first meeting of what notorious organisation?
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Q5. What ship was wrecked on sandbanks off the coast of The Netherlands in 1799, causing a staggering loss to Lloyds of London which had insured it and its cargo?
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Q6. On 2 June 1886, at almost 50 years old, where did US President Grover Cleveland marry Frances Folsom, 21?
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Q7. What name is given to the period of British history between 1901 and 1910?
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