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1. Which ancient kingdom had Prague as its capital?
 
Bohemia
Carpathia
Moravia
Silesia
 
 
2. How much of the vote did the Communists get in the 1945 French general election?
 
10 per cent
15 per cent
20 per cent
25 per cent
 
 
3. When did Turkey's old capital Constantinople get re-named Istanbul?
 
1914
1918
1923
1930

Ankara was made the capital in 1923, the old capital getting a new name 7 years later
 
 
4. What fate befell the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, in 1755?
 
It was 80% destroyed by fire
It was attacked by the Spanish navy
It was flooded by the River Tagus
It was struck by an earthquake

The Baixa, the centre and commercial heart, had to be completely re-built
 
 
5. In which century did the Hanseatic League's assembly last meet?
 
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century

Administered from Lübeck, the League's assembly ("diet") met last in 1669
 
 
6. By the mid 17th century, which city was the world's financial centre?
 
Amsterdam
Antwerp
London
Venice
 
 
7. Where was the International Red Cross founded in 1864?
 
Basel
Bern
Geneva
Zurich
 
 
8. Who invaded Southern Italy in the 11th century and established a kingdom there?
 
Greeks
Moors
Normans
Saxons
 
 
9. In which decade did Swedish physicist Alfred Nobel patent dynamite?
 
1840s
1860s
1880s
1900s

Nobel patented his new blasting explosive in 1867
 
 
10. Whose grandson was responsible for destroying the city of Kiev in 1240?
 
Genghis Khan
Ivan The Terrible
Marco Polo
William The Conqueror

Batu was the gransdon who commanded The Tatars Of The Golden Horde
 
 
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