History Guild Quizzes

1. Which country made huge profits from the Mexico-Manila galleon trade from 1565 to 1815?
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1.The 1915 Gallipoli landings involved soldiers from the British Empire, Australia, New Zealand and which other country?
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1.How long was the Republic of Venice in existence?
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1.What was the codename for the Allied landing in Southern France in August 1944?
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1.When did Abraham Lincoln make the emancipation proclamation?
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1. In which year did George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear on Mount Everest?
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1. How long elapsed between the Romans founding Londinium and its destruction by Boudicca?
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1. When did the construction of the London Underground begin?
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1. Where did the Iranian Embassy Siege take place?
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1. Where was the historical land of Punt?
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1. Which group developed a form of writing known as runes?
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1. What happened to Julius Caesar’s assassins after his death?
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1. In December 1917 the largest non-nuclear explosion ever recorded occurred. Where did it take place?
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1. In which year was the Battle of Long Tan?
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1. Which is the only walled city in North America?
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1. Which other city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii?
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1. What was Mary Anning’s profession?
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1. Which group was the main challenge to Greek power in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Greek golden age?
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1. Which was the largest empire in the pre-European conquest Americas?
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1. Where was the first Olympic games outside Europe and North America held?
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Who painted Luncheon of the Boating Party in 1881?
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1. Who led the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?
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1. Ruling in the 12th century, who was one of the most powerful Queens of Jerusalem?
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When was the Australian-England ‘Bodyline’ cricket series?
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