History Quiz #813
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Q1. In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated on 22 November 1963?
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Q2. In 2007, the general assembly of which US state voted to express "profound regret" for its involvement with slavery?
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Q3. In England, what name was given to 11 May 1866, when the banking firm of Overend, Gurney and Co failed, with liabilities of over £11 million?
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Q4. When India gained its independence from Britain in 1947, that independence did not include all of its regions some of which remained under foreign control until 1961; which of these was NOT one?
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Q5. Which of these is not known as Black Thursday?
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Q6. Erik the Red from Norway founded the first successful Norse settlement on Greenland, and then his son Leif continued the tradition of exploring west and landed where?
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Q7. What is the oldest stock exchange in the USA?
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