Historical Events of 22 August Quiz

Question 1

On 22 August 1138, English forces defeated a _____ army near Northhellarton, Yorkshire.

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Scottish

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Welsh

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Danish

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Norman

Question 2

On 22 August 1320, Sultan Nasiruddin Khusro of Delhi was defeated by _____.

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Ghazi Malik

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Balban

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Alauddin Khilji

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Muhammad bin Tughluq

Question 3

On 22 August 1485, the Battle of Bosworth Field ended the _____ War in England.

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Wars of the Roses

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Succession

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Hundred Years

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Religious

Question 4

On 22 August 1642, King Charles I set a royal standard in Nottingham, beginning the _____ English Civil War.

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First

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Second

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Great

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Third

Question 5

On 22 August 1707, Sweden and _____ signed military treaties.

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Prussia

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Denmark

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Russia

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Austria

Question 6

On 22 August 1711, Queen Anne's forces attempted to capture _____.

Accepted Answer

Quebec

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Montreal

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Vancouver

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Toronto

Question 7

On 22 August 1717, Spanish troops landed on _____.

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Sardinia

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Malta

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Corsica

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Sicily

Question 8

On 22 August 1762, N. Franklin became the first female editor of the American newspaper _____.

Accepted Answer

Newport RI Mercury

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Boston Gazette

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New York Herald

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Philadelphia Times

Question 9

On 22 August 1775, King George III declared the American colonies to be in _____.

Accepted Answer

open rebellion

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illegal rule

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war condition

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state of emergency

Question 10

On 22 August 1791, a slave rebellion began in the French colony of _____.

Accepted Answer

St.-Domingue

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Guadeloupe

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Martinique

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Reunion

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