Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 July 2010
A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Why did Aeroflot Flight 593, a "Russian Airlines" Airbus A310 passenger airliner, crash into a hillside in Kemerovo Oblast on 23 March 1994, killing all 75 passengers and crew?
A
A 15-year-old boy was at the controls
C
It collided with a light plane
D
It was hit by a terrorist's missile
Select from the options above.
2
The USA purchased Alaska in 1867 from which country?
Select from the options above.
3
Since the late 1930s, what date has been reserved for the inauguration of a President of the USA?
B
The third Thursday in November
Select from the options above.
4
The Boer War was fought in which country?
Select from the options above.
5
What name was given to 6 labourers in Dorset, England, who formed a "Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers" and in 1834 were sentenced to 7 years transportation for "administering unlawful oaths"?
B
The Society of Friends (Quakers)
Select from the options above.
6
During the Cold War, what Eastern European alliance was the equivalent of NATO?
Select from the options above.
7
After leading a rebel army for 20 years, Ahmed Sukarno was elected the first president of which country after it was granted independence in 1949?
Select from the options above.
