History Quiz #806
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Q1. World War I was triggered as a full-blown war when the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, when Germany invaded which country?
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Q2. Which 2014 international conference held in Australia did Vladimir Putin leave before the closing ceremonies?
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Q3. In 1210, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, fell from a horse and died while doing what?
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Q4. The contents of "The Zimmermann Telegram" of 16 January 1917 revealed a German plan to offer Mexico what territory in return for a military alliance against the USA?
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Q5. In which country did the USA provide information to a 1963 coup, against General Abd al-Karim Qasim the then Prime Minister of the country?
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Q6. What was one of the privileges for France in a 1536 alliance between Francis I, King of France, and Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire?
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Q7. What event near Bucharest, Romania, in March 1977 led to 1,578 deaths, 11,221 injured, and estimated losses of about US$2 billion?
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