History Quiz #811
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Q1. Songhai Empire, more than 600 years old and from the 15th to the late 16th centuries one of the largest Islamic empires in history, was where?
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Q2. What organisation was initially behind the first Geneva Convention signed in 1864?
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Q3. Edward the Confessor became King of England in which century?
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Q4. The exploits of the hero Beowulf, thought to date from the 8th century or before, are associated with which country or countries?
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Q5. On 1 October 1957 which medication was launched under the trade name Contergan for insomnia and coughs etc, but was refused permission for sale in the US and although approved in Canada briefly was banned in March 1962?
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Q6. The Emperor Charlemagne famously clashed with the Basques in 778 CE in which of these?
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Q7. Which of these, among many other things, was directly affected by the 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of TÅhoku, Japan?
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