History Guild Quizzes

1. Who said “War is the only proper school for a surgeon.”?
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1. When did the famous Charge of the Light Brigade occur?
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1. When was the USSR formed?
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1. Who led the communists to victory in the Chinese civil war?
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1. The 430 BCE plague of Athens coincided with what event?
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1. Which country operated the Mexico-Manila galleon trade from the 16th to the 19th centuries?
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1. L’Anse aux Meadows is an important archaeological site from which culture?
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1. In 1493 Pope Alexander VI issued a proclamation dividing the ‘New World’ between Spain and which other country?
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1. Who did the 1521 Edict of Worms decree was “a notorious heretic”?
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1. In the 1930’s which country introduced deliberate errors into its maps in order to confuse potential invaders?
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1. Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of a wall across the width of Northern Britain in 121 CE?
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1. Which country enslaved the greatest number of Africans and transported them across the Atlantic?
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1. What did the first urban civilisations all have in common?
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1. Which Soviet city was besieged by the Germans from September 1941 to January 1944?
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1. Ghana was previously which British colony?
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1. What name did Norse explorers give to North America?
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1. Which type of tank is this?
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1. Who destroyed the second temple at Jerusalem in 70 CE?
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1. Pictured in 1662, which city is this?
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1. When was the ‘New Model Army’ created?
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1. What was the name of Francis Drake’s flagship on his Pacific expedition?
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1. Which country did the USA purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
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1. What practice did Martin Luther criticise in his Ninety-five Theses?
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