History Quiz #881
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Q1. What ship, less than a month after her maiden voyage in 1907, had the record for crossing the Atlantic eastbound, and in 1909 had a record time for the westbound crossing that stood for 20 years?
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Q2. What or who gained international attention by taking a 24 day break in the middle of filming for a Kleenex television commercial on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides in August 1980?
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Q3. The first phone call from a handheld cellular mobile phone was made on 3 April 1973 on what make of phone?
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Q4. While the Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868 in the UK did not put an end to capital punishment it did do what?
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Q5. Except for two short breaks from 1494 to 1512 and 1527 to 1530, which merchant family effectively ruled Florence from the 14th century to 1737?
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Q6. What were Operation Storax, Operation Niblick, Operation Whetstone, Operation Flintlock and Operation Latchkey?
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Q7. Who was the last British monarch to die in battle?
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