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1 In Britain, how was the period 1811-20 referred to, when the Prince of Wales discharged royal functions in place of his ailing father King George III?
A The Regency Period – though commonly described as the years between c. 1795 and 1837
2 Which British Prime Minister in 1957 made an optimistic speech telling fellow Conservatives that “most of our people have never had it so good”?
A Harold Macmillan – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963 – Nicknamed “Supermac”
3 How long did the Hundred Years’ War between England and France last? was it 92 years, 100 years, 116 years or 154 years.
A 116 years – It lasted from 1337 to 1453
4 What was the surprise attack on Israel Oct 1973 by Egypt and Syria? October War, Six-day War, Autumn War, Battle of the Nile.
A October War
5 Which political activists started the Russian Revolution in 1917?
A Bolsheviks
6 Who wrote a famous diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam?
A Anne Frank
7 Britain adopted the new-style calendar in 1752 and made January 1st the beginning of the year. What date had been the first day of the new year until then?
A March 25th
8 In which year did the Korean War break out?
A 1950 (25th June)
9 What was the name of the commission set up to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy? McCarthy Commission, Kennedy Commission, Warren Commission, Johnson Commission
A Warren Commission
10 Turgot and Neckar were both finance ministers who battled unsuccessfully with the problems of which French king?
A Louis XVI