HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

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HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:34 pm

1 Which Archbishop of Canterbury was assassinated in 1170?
THOMAS A BECKETT
2 Which rugby union club took their name from the historical enemies from the Crusaders?
SARACENS
3 Who crowned Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor?
HE CROWNED HIMSELF
4 Which monarch ruled France for 72 years?
LOUIS XIV
5 Who was the first Norman monarch of England?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
6 Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
SPENCER PERCEVAL
7 In which war did Joan of Arc battle against English troops?
100 YEAR WAR
8 Who was known as The Nine Day Queen?
LADY JANE GREY
9 Which month of the year is named after the first Roman Emperor?
AUGUST
10 What name was given to Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of “openness”?
GLASNOST
11 In which country was the Khmer Rouge overthrown in 1979?
CAMBODIA
12 Which planet was discovered by William Herschel in 1781?
URANUS
13 In which country was the French Foreign Legion founded?
ALGERIA
14 Which novel by Charles Dickens is set against the French Revolution?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
15 What year marked the end of the Vietnam War?
1975
16 In which country were the cities of Buda and Pest united in 1873?
HUNGARY
17 On which hill was the Battle of Hastings fought?
SENLAC HILL
18 Which war witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade?
CRIMEAN WAR
19 Who was the Vice President of Ronald Reagan?
GEORGE W BUSH SENIOR
20 Who was killed in 1967 and was later played on stage by David Essex and on film by Antonio Banderas?
CHE GUEVARA
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby redandblack » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:13 pm

2 Barbarians

5 William

9 August

10 Glasnost

11 Cambodia (Laos)

16 Hungary

18 Crimean

20 Che Guevara
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby fisho mcspaz » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:52 pm

14. A Tale of Two Cities
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby godoubleblues » Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:19 am

Q13 - algeria
Q15 - 1975
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:52 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q13 - algeria
Q15 - 1975

:-bd
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:52 pm

fisho mcspaz wrote:14. A Tale of Two Cities

:-bd
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:53 pm

redandblack wrote:2 Barbarians [-(

5 William

9 August

10 Glasnost

11 Cambodia (Laos)

16 Hungary

18 Crimean

20 Che Guevara

ALL OTHERS :-bd RAB
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:45 pm

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby brod » Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:47 pm

12. Saturn
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby Kahuna » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:15 am

1/ Thomas A"Beckett?
8/ Lady Jane Grey
17/ Senlac
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:30 pm

brod wrote:12. Saturn

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 11, 2010 1:30 pm

Kahuna wrote:1/ Thomas A"Beckett?
8/ Lady Jane Grey
17/ Senlac

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby crackers » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:39 am

19 george h w bush
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby Media Park » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:18 am

12 pluto
Direct quote:
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:17 am

crackers wrote:19 george h w bush

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:17 am

Media Park wrote:12 pluto

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.68

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:06 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Which Archbishop of Canterbury was assassinated in 1170?
THOMAS A BECKETT
2 Which rugby union club took their name from the historical enemies from the Crusaders?
SARACENS
3 Who crowned Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor?
HE CROWNED HIMSELF
4 Which monarch ruled France for 72 years?
LOUIS XIV
5 Who was the first Norman monarch of England?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
6 Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?
SPENCER PERCEVAL
7 In which war did Joan of Arc battle against English troops?
100 YEAR WAR
8 Who was known as The Nine Day Queen?
LADY JANE GREY
9 Which month of the year is named after the first Roman Emperor?
AUGUST
10 What name was given to Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of “openness”?
GLASNOST
11 In which country was the Khmer Rouge overthrown in 1979?
CAMBODIA
12 Which planet was discovered by William Herschel in 1781?
URANUS
13 In which country was the French Foreign Legion founded?
ALGERIA
14 Which novel by Charles Dickens is set against the French Revolution?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
15 What year marked the end of the Vietnam War?
1975
16 In which country were the cities of Buda and Pest united in 1873?
HUNGARY
17 On which hill was the Battle of Hastings fought?
SENLAC HILL
18 Which war witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade?
CRIMEAN WAR
19 Who was the Vice President of Ronald Reagan?
GEORGE W BUSH SENIOR
20 Who was killed in 1967 and was later played on stage by David Essex and on film by Antonio Banderas?
CHE GUEVARA


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