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What Russian automatic gasoperated assault rifle was developed in the Soviet
Union in 1947, and is still popularly used today?
a. MG 42
b. !AK47
c. RPK
d. M16
2. Spain was formed in 1469 with the marriage of Isabella I of Castile and
Ferdinand II of what other Iberian kingdom?
a. !Aragon
b. Galicia
c. Leoacute;n
d. Navarre
3. In relation to the British Occupation in Ireland, what does the IRA stand for.
a. Irish Reformation Army
b. IrishRoyal Alliance
c. !Irish Republican Army
d. Irish Rebel Alliance
5. In what year did the North American Video Game Crash occur?
a. 1993
b. 1970
c. 1982
d. !1983
7. What was the name of one of the surviving palaces of Henry VIII located near
Richmond, London?
a. Coughton Court
b. !Hampton Court
c. Buckingham Palace
d. St James039;s Palace
6. What name was historically used for the Turkish city currently known as
Istanbul?
a. Souml;uuml;t
b. Adrianople
c. Huuml;davendigar
d. !Constantinople
7. Which of the following Arab countries does NOT have a flag containing only
PanArab colours?
a. !Qatar
b. Kuwait
c. Jordan
d. United Arab Emirates
1. Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island?
a. Sicily
b. !Crete
c. Sardinia
d. Cyprus
2. The ancient Roman god of war was commonly known as which of the following?
a. Ares
b. Juno
c. !Mars
d. Jupiter
3. The Hippogriff, not to be confused with the Griffon, is a magical creature with
the front half of an eagle, and the back half of what?
a. A Lion
b. A Tiger
c. !A Horse
d. A Dragon
6. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. True
b. !False
8. Which figure from Greek mythology traveled to the underworld to return his wife
Eurydice to the land of the living?
a. Hercules
b. Daedalus
c. Perseus
d. !Orpheus