The History Room quiz: August 2019

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On Jul 26, 2019

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The month of August was named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor – True or False?

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What structure was 96 miles (155km) long until November 1989?

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Which island is famous for these iconic statues?

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Gavrilo Princip, the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914, belonged to which secret organisation?

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How long did Lady Jane Grey rule as Queen of England in 1553?

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The ‘D’ in D-Day stood for ‘Day’. True or false?

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The Colossus of Rhodes was actually a statue of which god?

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In which language did Karl Marx write The Communist Manifesto?

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Who owned the legendary horse Bucephalus?

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His father was Carlo, his mother Letizia, and he was born in Ajaccio.

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‘Athletics’ is from the Greek word ‘athlos’ which means what?

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Why did ancient Egyptians shave off their eyebrows?

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What was sold to the United States in 1803?

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From whom did the USA buy the US Virgin Islands in 1917?

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Whose nickname was 'The Desert Fox'?

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What is in the picture?

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Who were the jewellers by appointment to the Court of the Romanovs?

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What treatment for malaria is derived from cinchona bark?

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According to the Bible, Noah’s Ark was built using which wood?

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Which popular drink began as a herbal medicine in the Middle Ages?

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