Category: History Quizzes

1. Which line of English monarchs originated in Wales?
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1. When did the Japanese Shogun impose a sakoku (seclusion) policy?
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1. When did Nicolaus Copernicus publish ‘On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres’ which explained that the Earth orbits around the Sun?
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1. When did the Exxon Valdez oil spill occur?
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1. Who was the first person to fly solo around the world?
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1. Who led the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition?
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1. When was the first Sino-Indian War?
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1. Which country fought alongside the French and British against the Egyptians during the Suez crisis?
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1. What is the 1916 armed insurrection against British rule in Ireland known as?
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1. Where did Joanna Plantagenet, sister of Richard I Lionheart, become Queen?
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1. In the 1300s, which Empire produced approximately half the world’s gold?
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1. Which Empire operated the Manila Galleon trade?
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