History Guild Weekly History Quiz No.234
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Weekly History Quiz No. 234

History Guild's weekly history quiz. Questions from the broad sweep of human history.

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1. Where did the Iranian Embassy Siege take place?

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2. What codeword did the allies use for intelligence gained through their decryption of the Enigma code?

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3. Where is Trajan’s column?

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4. Who popularised the railway sleeper carriage?

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5. When did Daniel Defoe write Robinson Crusoe?

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6. In which country was The Profumo Affair a major scandal?

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7. Who painted No. 5, 1948?

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8. What fate befell the crew of HMS Wager in 1741?

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9. Who was the leader of France at the time of the French surrender in 1940?

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10. Who was the first king of England?

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