History Around the World 7

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1. Which of the 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' was the first to be destroyed? The Colossus of Rhodes The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

2. Who was the British Prime Minister during the French Revolution? Sir Robert Walpole William Pitt the Younger Spencer Perceval Sir Robert Peel

3. On what date is St Crispin's Day? October 4 May 25 October 25 November 30

4. The short-lived ‘Batavian Republic’ lasted only from 1795 until 1806, in which European country? The Netherlands Austria Germany Belgium

5. Which national leader was assassinated by Charles Julius Guiteau? James Garfield Mohandes Gandhi William McKinley King George I of Greece

6. Which modern-day African country was formed from the three Italian colonies of Fezzan, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica? Somalia Libya Eritrea Ethiopia

7. Viktor Yushchenko became President of which country in 2005 following 'The Orange Revolution? Ukraine Georgia Belarus Moldova

8. Crown Prince Frederick is heir apparent to the throne of which European country? Sweden Belgium Norway Denmark

9. When he was in office, what was President Reagan’s Secret Service codename? Bonanza Rawhide Gunsmoke Wrangler

10. The notorious bandit known as 'Butch Cassidy' was born in 1866 in territory what would later become part of which US state? Utah Arizona Oregon Oklahoma