History Quiz #250
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Q1. Which of these territories became British as a result of the defeat of Germany in 1918 in World War I under the Treaty of Versailles?
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Q2. Which associations of men in similar employment, started in the 12th century, were formed to assist poorer members, sometime securing charters and becoming the governing body of a town?
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Q3. The world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington, opened in England with steam engines when?
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Q4. The Hollywood sign, a landmark for Mount Lee in Los Angeles, California, originally said what when it was erected in 1923?
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Q5. On 15 July 2004, which country imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel after two Israeli citizens, Uriel Zosha Kelman and Eli Cara, suspected of being Mossad agents, were convicted of attempting to obtain local passports fraudulently?
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Q6. What was the name of the operation whereby 1,373 U.S. citizens and 5,595 Vietnamese and foreign nationals were evacuated from the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon on 29 and 30 April 1975?
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Q7. When was Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory of Australia declared a World Heritage Site?
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