History Questions

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1. In which South American city was Catholic Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero shot dead by a sniper in 1980 while he celebrated mass?

 
 
 
 
 

2. Which English King was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Roughly in which period did the Neolithic revolution in farming begin in the Fertile Crescent – the Middle East around Syria and Turkey?

 
 
 
 
 

4. How did George, Duke of Clarence, die in 1478?

 
 
 
 
 

5. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

 
 
 
 
 

6. In what year was Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi killed by a Hindu fanatic in New Delhi?

 
 
 
 
 

7. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

 
 
 
 
 

8. In what year did scientists announce that skeletal remains discovered under a car park in Leicester, UK, belonged to 15th Century king Richard III?

 
 
 
 
 

9. How old was Roman Emperor Nero when he killed himself in AD 68, after the Senate declared him a public enemy.

 
 
 
 
 

10. Who was the first president of the United States?

 
 
 
 
 

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