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History Quiz #688

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 21 March 2022

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Q1. In 1284, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England), the first son born to Edward I of England, was the first English-born what?

A
Defender of the Faith
B
Prince of Wales
C
Prime Minister
D
Worshipful Master in Freemasonry
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Q2. Where did Scottish patriot William Wallace lead soldiers to a defeat of the English in 1297?

A
The Battle of Methven
B
The Battle of Bannockburn
C
Battle of Stirling Bridge
D
Battle of Halidon Hill
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Q3. Directly leading up to WW I (1914-18) were two other major European conflicts in 1912 and 1913, usually called the First and Second what?

A
Bulgarian War
B
Austro-Hungarian War
C
Macedonian War
D
Balkan War
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Q4. What kind of ship was the Japanese "Hōshō", commissioned on 27 December 1922, the first purpose-designed ship of its kind to be commissioned anywhere in the world?

A
Aircraft carrier
B
Submarine
C
Floating helicopter base
D
Battleship
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Q5. Shah Jahan directed the construction of which from 1632 to 1648?

A
Vivekananda Rock Memorial
B
Global Vipassana Pagoda
C
India Gate
D
Taj Mahal
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Q6. Where was the battle fought between the Royalist forces under Prince Rupert and Oliver Cromwell's men in June 1645 that was the key to the final downfall of Royalist forces a year later?

A
Agincourt
B
Naseby
C
Fairfax
D
Sheffield
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Q7. Who nailed a paper with 95 theses as a basis for debate with Friar John Tetzel to a church door at Wittenberg on 31 October 1517?

A
John Wesley
B
John Paul Sartre
C
Martin Luther
D
Joseph Goebbels
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