History Quiz #782
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Q1. Approximately how many years ago is it thought that humans (of the species homo sapiens) arrived on the Australian continent?
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Q2. What country, after having governed it for 155 years, transferred its sovereignty of Hong Kong to China in 1997?
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Q3. Since the late 1930s, what date has been reserved for the inauguration of a President of the USA?
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Q4. When was the Indian National Calendar first used?
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Q5. When was the flight of the first Orbital Class Rocket, parts of which are capable of reflight?
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Q6. What city was the sewerage system built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the late 19th century designed to serve?
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Q7. What most immediately encouraged the 1497 reform of the Spanish monetary system, in which the maravedi as the main unit was dropped in favour of the solid silver peso de ocho (piece of eight)?
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