History Quiz #586
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Q1. At the peak of its power, it was often said that "the sun never sets on" which empire?
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Q2. Who formally became Emperor of Japan in 1926 and became its constitutional monarch in 1946?
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Q3. Which country declared independence from Pakistan in 1971?
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Q4. The text of the second amendment to the US constitution ratified in 1791 by the US Congress , reads "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people…" what?
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Q5. The killing of 58-year-old Robert Krentz and his dog, shot on 27 March 2010 on his ranch roughly 19 miles (31 km) from the Mexican border, led to increased public support for a bill to combat illegal immigration in which US State?
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Q6. What was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833?
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Q7. What was the name of the 1571 sea battle when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Spain (including Naples, Sicily and Sardinia), the Republic of Venice, the Papacy, the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire?
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