History Quiz #807
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Q1. When Henry Bellingham, sitting MP for North West Norfolk, England, lost his seat in 1997 public comment linked it to votes received by the Referendum Party candidate Roger Percival; why particularly?
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Q2. How many theses were nailed to a church door by Martin Luther in 1517 (generally accepted to be the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on All Saints Eve, 31 October)?
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Q3. When was the earliest recorded gambling lottery which distributed prize money?
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Q4. The Vrancea earthquake in 1940 was the largest of the 20th century in which country?
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Q5. In 1974 many ranks of life-size models were discovered buried in China; they are known as...?
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Q6. The USA entered World War I because Germany attempted to enlist Mexico as an ally, and for what other immediate reason?
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Q7. What was the original name of the ship, the Golden Hind, used by Francis Drake to circumnavigate the globe?
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