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10 QUESTIONS
Q1. In which village was there a slate quarry?
A) Glencoe
B) Kinlochleven
C) Ballachulish
Q2. How many Michelin stars does The Laroch in Ballachulish have?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
Q3. What was made in the old factory in Kinlochleven?
A) Aluminium
B) Iron
C) Copper

Scottish villages

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Mronjaw

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Q1. How did the settlement of farmers on the Great Plains impact cattle ranchers?
A) The Gold Rush
B) Native Americans on the Great Plains
C) Farmers put up barbed wire fences making it difficult for ranchers to move their cattle
Q2. How did the United States government respond to increasing prejudices against Chinese immigrants?
A) They lost their land for complaining
B) They created an Exclusion Act, limiting Chinese immigration.
C) The Governor put up barbed wire around no man's land.
Q3. What happened to the Mexicans who owned land that was gained by the United States?
A) They lost their land to those settling into the region from the East.
B) Conflicts between the two sides often turned violent.
C) They were given parting gifts.

Conflicts in the West : social-economic effects

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5th grade Social Studies

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Mbwilliams

Mbwilliams
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Quiz History
History
10 QUESTIONS
Q1. Let's start with the king of the Franks, Charlemagne. To which dynasty does he belong?
A) The Carolingians
B) The Bourbons
C) The Merovingians
Q2. Let's talk about Charlemagne's mother, she is known for having an original nickname, which one?
A) Berthe au Grand Pied
B) Berthe au Grand Nez
C) Berthe aux Petits Pieds
Q3. Now we need to find an important date, that of Charlemagne's coronation. What year was it?
A) 600
B) 700
C) 800

The Middle Ages

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A quiz on different events in the Middle Ages.

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Julien

Julien
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Quiz History
History
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Q1. All my life, I've had a certain idea of France. Who said that?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Leon Gambetta
C) Georges Clemenceau
Q2. In a message to the National Assembly on November 18, 1872, he said: "The Republic will be conservative,…
A) Leon Gambetta
B) Mac Mahon
C) Adolphe Thiers
Q3. In 1839, Alphonse de Lamartine said in a speech to the Chambre des deputes:
A) 'La France est une nation qui s'ennuie. '
B) 'O temps! suspends ton vol. '
C) 'Demain, des l'aube, a l'heure ou blanchit la campagne, je partirai. '

Historical words (2)

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These men said it!

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Julien

Julien
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History
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Q1. She was born in
A) 1817
B) 1818
C) 1819
Q2. She died in
A) 1901
B) 1902
C) 1903
Q3. What is the name of her family when she ascends the throne?
A) Lancaster
B) Hanover
C) Kent

Queen Victoria 1st (1)

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Do you know the reign of Queen Victoria 1st of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland? The quiz photo is taken…

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Julien

Julien
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Q1. God of earthly light :
A) Hemera
B) Eros
C) Erebe
Q2. God of Death :
A) Thanatos
B) Nyx
C) Ether
Q3. God of the night :
A) Thanatos
B) Ether
C) Nyx

Greek gods and goddesses

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A few questions about Greek gods and goddesses.

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Julien

Julien
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Quiz History
History
7 QUESTIONS
Q1. How many Jews were killed in the gas chamber?
A) 3. 3 million
B) 3. 3 billion
C) 3. 3 thousand
Q2. How many Jews were killed by the Einsatzgruppen?
A) 2 million
B) 2 billion
C) 4 hundred
Q3. How many Jews died in the ghettos of Eastern Europe of hunger, disease, and exhaustion, and as victims…
A) About 500 thousand
B) About 2. 4 thousand
C) About 557 thousand

Holocaust Trivia

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Holocaust Trivia game

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Shanefenton

Shanefenton
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Quiz History
History
10 QUESTIONS
Q1. John Locke's essay inspired which constitution?
A) Canada's
B) The United States'
C) France's
D) Both A and B
Q2. John Locke's essay concerning human understanding was meant to make the reader think about authority…
A) True
B) False
Q3. Define "innate" :
A) Having initiative.
B) Being born or inheriting an idea.
C) The ability to create something that affects a large amount of people.

Foremost Enlightened Thinkers

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CHY4U

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VerVer

VerVer
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Quiz History
History
13 QUESTIONS
Q1. Who was this young Jewish writer who died during the Second World War?
A) Eva Geiringer
B) Anne Frank
C) Claudine Burinovici-Herbomel
D) Annette Muller
Q2. Who is this commander of the revolutionary group in Cuba in 1959?
A) Georges Jacques Danton
B) Frantz Fanon
C) Che Guevara
D) Nelson Mandela
Q3. Who was the Emperor who was exiled to the island of Sainte-Helene at the end of his life?
A) Louis XIV
B) Napoleon I
C) Nicolas II
D) Napoleon III

Historical figures

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Famous historical figures.

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Julien

Julien
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History
10 QUESTIONS
Q1. What was the starting point for the Second World War?
A) The invasion of Germany by the USSR
B) The invasion of Poland by Germany
C) The invasion of Denmark by Norway
Q2. On what date was the Franco-German armistice signed?
A) May 8, 1945
B) June 22, 1940
C) June 6, 1944
Q3. What name was given to Germany's invasion of the USSR?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Barbarossa
C) Operation Nagasaki

How much do you know about the Second World War?

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Consolidate your knowledge of this historic event!

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Julien

Julien
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Q1. Persia became an empire under :
A) Alexander the Great
B) Cyrus the Great
C) Darius the Great
D) Cambyses the Great
Q2. How many times did Persians fight the Greeks in the Persian Wars?
A) Once
B) Twice
C) Three times
D) Too often to count
Q3. (I. ) The Persian Empire was created around 550 BC and grew quickly. (II. ) The Empire grew stronger…
A) I and II are true
B) II and III are true
C) All statements are true
D) None of the above

Social Studies Ch 9 Section 1 (6th)

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Greece and Persia

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Betteker

Betteker
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History
30 QUESTIONS
Q1. At the end of World War II, British and American planes dropped food to the starving people of which country?
A) The Netherlands
B) Canada
C) Italy
D) Russia
Q2. Which of these organizations provided school meals in Austria after World War II?
A) United States Army
B) Catholic Relief Services
C) Save the Children
D) All of the above
Q3. In 1921 which Russian author wrote an urgent appeal for "bread and medicine" for the starving children…
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Maxim Gorky
C) Alexander Blok
D) Anton Chekhov

Make Hunger History

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Test your knowledge of the fight against global hunger during the World War One and Two eras.

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Foodforpeace

Foodforpeace
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Quiz History
History
7 QUESTIONS
Q1. Where is Kinlochleven located?
A) Germany
B) Scotland
C) Brazil
Q2. What is the climate here in Kinlochleven?
A) Cold
B) Hot
C) Boiling
Q3. Kinlochleven is :
A) Small
B) Big
C) Large

Kinlochleven

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Kinlochleven is located up in the Highlands

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John.l

John.l
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28 QUESTIONS
Q1. What statement is false regarding the Zhou Dynasty?
A) Established traditions about the importance of family and social order.
B) Brought political stability and new ways to deal with political and social changes.
C) Began in 1100 BC with the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty
D) Zhou Dynasty was the shortest dynasty in Chinese history.
Q2. I. Zhou kings claimed to possess the mandate of heaven. II. A king could only rule with heaven's permission.…
A) I and II are true
B) II and III are true
C) I and III are true
D) All statements are true
Q3. All of the following statements support facts regarding the Zhou Dynasty except :
A) Zhou came from an area to the west of the Shang kingdom.
B) Zhou used the heaven mandate to over throw the Xi.
C) Zhou expanded their territory to the NW and East, then moved S to Chang Jiang.
D) Zhou granted land to lords in return for loyalty, military support, and other services.

Social Studies Ch 6 Section 2 (6th)

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Zhou Dynasty

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Betteker

Betteker