THIS YEAR MARKS the 250th birthday of Daniel O’Connell.
The Liberator, as he came to be known, had a special stamp and a coin made in his honour.
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The 250th anniversary of an event is called a semiquincentennial (say that five times fast), and there were others celebrated recently too.
Take the quiz and test your knowledge of them!
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Semiquincentennial Queen
You know a lot about 250th anniversaries!
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History Buff
You have pretty good knowledge of things that happened around 250 years ago
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Semiquincentennial Simpleton
It’s like you don’t even remember what happened 250 years ago!
