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History 160927 is a selection of 10 questions. History 160927 is the filename to differentiate it from other History quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Who was the allied Supreme Commander in Europe from 1944 onwards?
A Dwight D Eisenhower
2 Which comet did the European data gathering spacecraft Giotto intercept in 1986?
A Halley’s Comet
3 Which country became the 28th member of the European Union on July 1st 2013?
A Croatia
4 Which political alliance was named after the city where eight eastern European states they signed the pact in 1955?
A Warsaw Pact
5 Formed in 1602, which EU city has the world’s oldest stock exchange?
A Amsterdam
6 Who in 1773 was the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle?
A Captain James Cook
7 Which European country did King Zog rule between 1928-39?
A Albania (n April 1939, Italy invaded Albania and the country was rapidly overrun – Zog lived in England during the Second World War)
8 Which agreement, signed on 14 June 1985 by ten members of the then European Economic Community, proposed the abolition of internal border controls and a common visa policy?
A The Schengen Agreement
9 The Queen missed the Epsom Derby for the first time in June 1984; where was she instead?
A The D-Day commemorations in France
10 Which European cruise ferry sank in 1994 with the loss of nearly 1000 lives?
A The Estonia