History Guild Quizzes

1. What led to the 1934 ‘night of the long knives’ in Germany?
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1. When was the US White House burned by British forces?
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1. In 1917 which country established an all female military unit called the ‘women’s battalion of death’?
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1. Which European power controlled the Manila Galleon trade across the Pacific ocean in the 1600s?
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1. Who coined the phrase ‘a date which will live in infamy’?
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1. When did the transportation of convicts to Australia end?
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1. Which battle signified Japan’s rise to prominence as a naval, military and economic power?
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1. The ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were an important part of which military operation?
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1. In the years leading up to 1871 how many states were unified to become the modern country of Germany?
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1. Which place did James Cook visit on all three of his voyages of exploration?
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1. Which English royal line provided kings from William the Conqueror to Henry I?
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1. Which empire did Mansa Musa rule from 1280 to 1337 CE?
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1. What was the code name for the WW2 ‘Dambuster raid’?
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1. The Boyars were the aristocratic class in which country?
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1. When did Islam become a dominant power in Arabia?
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1. Who fought against each other in the Battle of Tours-Poitiers in 732CE?
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1. Which country did Nicolae Ceaușescu rule from 1965 to 1989?
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1. What was the capital of Japan prior to 1868?
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1. What group did Boudicca lead in her battles against the Romans?
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1. Which English monarch was in power when Thomas Beckett was murdered?
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1. When did the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman become the first European to reach New Zealand?
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1. Which was the first country to be ruled by a Fascist government?
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1. Which country was previously known as the New Hebrides?
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1. When did the Bronze Age collapse occur?
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