HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat May 23, 2009 12:51 pm

Interceptor wrote:12 Rose?

INCORRECT INTER
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby FattyLumpkin » Sat May 23, 2009 2:43 pm

3. 1840's ?
10. Guy Fawkes ??

12 Cerise??

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun May 24, 2009 8:42 am

FattyLumpkin wrote:3. 1840's ?...correct
10. Guy Fawkes ??...incorrect

12 Cerise??...incorrect but also close

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sun May 24, 2009 10:01 am

14 Salerno
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun May 24, 2009 10:21 am

Jimmy_041 wrote:14 Salerno

where's this COUNTRY jimmy :-k ;)
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sun May 24, 2009 10:27 am

Italia
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun May 24, 2009 10:42 am

Jimmy_041 wrote:Italia

correct COUNTRY jimmy
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed May 27, 2009 3:53 pm

last days for this quiz 8)
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 36

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu May 28, 2009 11:26 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Which century witnessed The Gunpowder Plot?
17TH CENTURY
2 Which country joined the Commonwealth in 1947, left it in 1972 and rejoined in 1989?
PAKISTAN
3 In which decade of the 19th century did the Irish Potato Famine occur?
1840's
4 Which was the first ever country to adopt the metric system?
FRANCE
5 Which South American country was named after the man who sailed on the Santa Maria?
COLOMBIA
6 Who wrote a book entitled The History of the World whilst imprisoned in the Tower of London?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
7 Who, the subject of a hit record by Boney M, was nicknamed The Mad Monk?
RASPUTIN
8 Who was the tallest ever President of the USA?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
9 Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty, a vessel that witnessed an infamous mutiny in 1879?
WILLIAM BLIGH
10 Who made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the crown jewels in 1671?
THOMAS BLOOD

WARS AND BATTLES

11 Which race was named after a battle fought in 490 BC?
MARATHON
12 What shade of red was named after a battle contested during the struggle for Italian independence?
MAGENTA
13 Which war gave Britain control of Hong Kong?
THE OPIUM WARS
14 In World War II which country was invaded by the Allies in Operation Avalanche?
ITALY
15 Name any year in which the US Civil War was contested?
1861 - 1865
16 What was the name of the only full scale naval battle of World War I?
BATTLE OF JUTLAND
17 Who opposed the Roundheads in the English Civil War?
CAVALIERS
18 What was the name of the first land battle of the Falklands War?
BATTLE OF GOOSE GREEN
19 What did Horatio Nelson lose at the Battle of Tenerife?
HIS RIGHT ARM
20 What nickname was given to the German weapon of World War I, named after the wife of Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach?
BIG BERTHA


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