History Quiz #763
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Q1. Who is the next in this series: Mary Ann Nichols ("Polly") , Annie Chapman ("Dark Annie", maiden name Eliza Ann Smith) , Elizabeth Stride ("Long Liz"), Catherine Eddowes (also known as "Kate Conway", "Kate Kelly" and "Mary Ann Kelly") ... ?
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Q2. Which country was under the influence of the USSR immediately following World War II until 1990 when Wojciech Jaruzelski resigned as president and was succeeded by Lech Wałęsa?
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Q3. How many different Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were there between 1840 and 1900?
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Q4. The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards was Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?
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Q5. At 9.00 a.m. on 27 August 1896, after Khalid bin Bargash ignored a British ultimatum to leave the Beit al Hukum Palace, Royal Navy ships opened fire. Khalid's troops returned fire. A cease fire was declared at 9.45 a.m., giving the bombardment the title of "The Shortest War in History". Where was this?
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Q6. In 1698 findings were published by the Royal Society, Britain, from the discovery near Llandeilo in Wales of fossils of what, the first recorded publication on the subject?
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Q7. The American War of Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and how many British colonies in North America?
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