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1. Australians and New Zealanders today still commemorate the anniversary of the April 25 landing of ANZAC troops at Gallipoli. Which three-time Australian Prime Minister was in office at the time of the original landing?

From Quiz Who Was in Charge When....? (2)

Answer: Andrew Fisher

The WWI Gallipoli Campaign began on April 25, 1915 with Anzac troops landing on the Gallipoli peninsular in the Ottoman Empire. The peninsular, now known as the Gelibolu district, stands on the northern bank of the Dardanelles, the narrow strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. One of the greatest Ottoman victories during the war, the Gallipoli Campaign lasted more than seven months, until January 9, 1916. Despite the eventual defeat, "ANZAC Day", April 25, is today the most important commemoration of veterans and military casualties in both Australia and New Zealand. Andrew Fisher was born in 1862 in the village of Crosshouse, near Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire in Scotland. He became a member of the inaugural Australian Parliament in 1901, representing the division of Wide Bay in Queensland. He succeeded Chris Watson as Labor Party leader in October 1907 and a year later became Australia's fifth Prime Minister, taking over from Alfred Deakin. Fisher's first period in office lasted just seven months, until June 1909, but he returned to the Premiership for a 3-year term in 1910. Fisher spent the next 15 months as Leader of the Opposition, during which time Australia entered WWI as members of the British Empire force. Fisher returned for his third term as Prime Minister in September 1914, and it was during this 13-month period in office that ANZAC troops landed at Gallipoli. By the end of the Gallipoli Campaign, Fisher had departed and been replaced as PM by Billy Hughes. (The fourth alternative, Robert Menzies, was Australian PM during WWII.)

From Quiz Who Was in Charge When....? (1)

Answer: Louis XVI

The United States Declaration of Independence was a proclamation from the Continental Congress adopted on July 4, 1776. The document proclaimed that the 13 American colonies (at war with Britain at the time) considered themselves independent and no longer part of the British Empire. Born in the Palace of Versailles in 1754, Louis Capet became King Louis XVI of France and Navarre on the death of his grandfather, Louis XV, in May 1774. (His father, who had been the Dauphin, had died in 1765.) Known as "Louis XVI the Restorer of French Liberty", he was executed by guillotine at the age of 38 in Place de la Révolution (now Place de la Concorde) in Paris in January 1793, during the French Revolution. He had been arrested in August the previous year and was officially deposed in September when the National Assembly declared France a Republic and abolished the monarchy. His wife, Marie Antoinette, was executed in the same place and manner some nine months later. You might like to know that George III was King of England when the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed. Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II was King of Prussia, and Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi (Pius VI) was Pope.

From Quiz History of this World

Answer: Antigonid Dynasty

Hellenistic art was influenced by India, resulting in a Greek-style Buddha. Hellenistic rules also encouraged a massive spread of Greek colonists to the Middle East due to their intrinsic value to the new monarchies.

From Quiz The World History Quiz

Answer: Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan is present day Mexico City. It was the capital of the Aztec Civilization and was completely destroyed when the Spanish defeated the Aztecs.

From Quiz World History

Answer: Christiaan Barnard

Joseph Conrad is best known as the author of 'Heart of Darkness', Henrik Verwoerd was a South African Prime Minister in the apartheid era. Mwamshango Lumumba is a name I've just created!

From Quiz For The World History Aficionado

Answer: arrow wound

Richard I is also known as Richard the Lion Hearted. He was killed by an arrow wound he had received while in France. He was 41 years old.

From Quiz History of the Americas

Answer: Ross Rifle

The Ross rifle was useless as if would jam in the middle of a battle. It dated back to the Boer War but the Canadians wanted to use a Canadian gun. The Lee Enfield Rifle was the one used by most of the British at the time.

From Quiz A Mixed Bag

Answer: Harold Macmillan

Generally ranked amongst the 20th century's poorest Prime Ministers, and the shortest-serving since the 1920s, Eden's legacy will always be dominated by the fiasco of the Suez Crisis. He had become PM in 1955 on the retirement of Sir Winston Churchill, under whom he had been Foreign Secretary. Less than two years later, he was replaced by his own Foreign Secretary, Harold Macmillan. Curiously, both Eden and Macmillan were known by their middle name -- Eden's real first name was Robert and Macmillan's was Maurice.

From Quiz Historical Terms III

Answer: A faction that split from the liberal Russian Constitutional movement in 1905

Octobrists were a right wing faction that split from the Russian liberal constitutional movement following the publication of the October Manifesto in 1905. Support for the Octobrists came from the right wing 'Zemstvo' movement and the business classes and they were prepared to co-operate with the government in the Duma. Led by Alexander Guchkov the Octobrists established a union for the purpose of assisting the govermnent in implementing the October 17 Manifesto of Czar Nicholas II which promised greater freedom for the people.

From Quiz Myth, Legend, Fact

Answer: Roman

Arthur ruled around 500 AD in the area now called Wales. It is claimed he was originally from Roman descent and a Roman centurion and restored order in some parts of Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire. He died in 515 at the battle of Camlann, although some historians claim the battle only took place as late as 536.

From Quiz Historical Terms II

Answer: An unflattering term to describe an educated woman

The term 'Bluestockings' was used in a critical and sexist sense to describe an educated woman. The expression derived from a club in London in the 18th century known as 'The Bluestocking Club'. In the 19th century as educational opportunities for women increased the expression extended to include any educated middle class woman.

From Quiz Historical Terms (11th to 20th centuries)

Answer: Republic formed by Napoleon Bonaparte

The Cisalpine Republic (south of the Alps, derived from the Latin, 'cis-', meaning 'on this side of') was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte and was made up of the provinces that he had conquered in 1796-7, namely: Lombardy and all the old Venetian territories west of the river Adige and then south as far as Modena, Reggio Emilia, Ferrara and Bologna. The Republic was dissolved after French defeats against the second coalition in August 1799 and occupied by Austrian forces until June 1800 after Napoleon's victory at Marengo. The republic was restored at the Treaty of Luneville on February 9, 1801. In 1802 its name was changed to the Italian Republic and then, in 1804, it became known as the Kingdom of Italy. This kingdom lasted until 1814 and in 1815 most of it was transferred to Austrian Habsburg rule.

From Quiz Fun History VIII

Answer: Impiety and the corruption of youth

Socrates was sentenced to death in Athens in 399 B.C for impiety and corrupting youth. He died by drinking hemlock.

From Quiz History of the World: VI

Answer: France

That area was conquered by the Visigoths in 418 C.E. However in 507 C.E. the Franks under Clovis I conquered the Visigothic kingdom north of the Pyrenees.

From Quiz History of the World: V

Answer: The Romans

Rome took over Greece in 191 B.C.E. and chased Antiochus into Asia Minor. He was defeated again in 188 B.C.E. and the rest is well known.

From Quiz History of the World: II

Answer: Turkey

The reason it began in Turkey was that the mountains there were rich in copper and tin.

From Quiz People, Places and Things in World History

Answer: Henry IV and Joan of Navarre

Joan of Navarre was Henry IV's second wife, whom he married in 1402/1403. Already having nine children, she was the widow of Duke John V of Brittany. The fact that she had no more children led to rumors of witchcraft against her. Joan was an excellent stepmother and Henry V called her "his dearest mother". She died on July 9, 1437 and was buried with Henry IV.

From Quiz General World History

Answer: Kamikaze

It is known as the "Divine Winds" in English. The winds sank two hundred of Kublai Khan's ships and killed 13,000 of his men. His invasion was the first attempt at taking Japan. No one dared try again until World War II. http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/MongolJapan.CP.html

From Quiz "Western Civ" for College Grads

Answer: W.E.B. Dubois

In his book, Dubois opposed Booker T. Washington's assumption that post-Civil War African Americans should accept their positions in society and orient themselves toward financial success through agriculture and industrial practices. Dubois stressed education of the "talented tenth" of African American society as a way of providing leadership for obtaining civil rights.

From Quiz Philo-Semites in history

Answer: Harry Truman

Truman idolized Marshall, whom he called (with no small justification) "The Great One", but Marshall's opposition to recognition of Israel, on 'realpolitik' grounds, did not sway him. Truman's defense secretary, Forrestal, was a known anti-semite and thus his opinion might have carried less weight. Truman had in essence a cold head but a warm heart, and the lobbying efforts of his beloved former business partner, Eddie Jacobson, may well have played a big part in leading him to this momentous decision. David McCullough's biography of the man from Missouri documents this in fascinating detail.

From Quiz Wild General World History

Answer: Austria

Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) was one of the most influential people of the 19th Century. He was pivotal at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 that saw a new European system established after the chaos of the Napoleonic wars. The Congress of Vienna established a general peace in Europe that would last for the next century. He was also conspicuously involved in domestic policy, and was largely behind the repressive Karlsbad Decrees of 1819 that saw restrictions on civil liberties imposed throughout the empire.

From Quiz The World at 1000....AD!

Answer: Song

The Tang dynasty had finally crumbled by 907 AD after nearly 300 years in power. Following the demise of the Tang, from 907 to 960, existed the era of the five dynasties and 10 kingdoms. The Song re-established imperial rule over all of China proper by around 960, but they were never able to regain the western territories, and in particular lost control of the routes leading towards the eastern terminus of the silk road.

From Quiz Random Facts In History

Answer: 1453

Constantinople fell under the Ottoman leader, Mehmed II in 1453.

From Quiz Great World Events

Answer: Jomon

They settled around 2000 B.C. This period was characterized by cord-marked pottery.

From Quiz Historical Facts

Answer: James Polk

James Polk served for one term. He died three months after serving as president.

From Quiz Quiztory The Third

Answer: Colditz

Colditz is located about 30 miles south west of Leipzig. It was a WWII prisioner of war camp, from which some very daring escapes were made.

From Quiz Mixed World History

Answer: 't Serclaes

Yes indeed. General Tilly was born in 1559 in Brabant, and fought in the Army of Flanders, later commanding the Catholic League. He occupied Upper Austria, crushed the Bohemian Revolt, and was victorious against Denmark and Sweden. What a guy!

From Quiz History Throughout the Ages

Answer: Apothecary

Later, he also practised medicine, though he was not properly qualified to do so.

From Quiz A History Mixture

Answer: The Great Dictator

Hitler and Charlie Chaplin resembled each other purely physically but heartily detested one another. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 at 6 p.m. and Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 at 6 p.m. Charlie Chaplin plays both Adenoid Hynkel, the Dictator, and the Jewish barber.

From Quiz World History !

Answer: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

Yes! It was Madame Boleyn and Madame Howard who got the chop.

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