History Quiz #109
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 February 2011
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Q1.
Which of these is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland?
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Q2.
In November 1986, US President Ronald Reagan set up the Tower Commission to investigate what?
A
Whether more national monuments were desirable
B
The Iran Contra scandal
C
Construction methods for tall buildings
D
Safety standards for city airports
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Q3.
What is the name given to 1 April, which, according to ancient custom, is still marked in many countries by carrying out hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication?
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Q4.
In October 2009 it was reported that what were being burnt as fuel at a 'bioenergy' plant in Karlskoga, in the central Sweden to provide heat for the Värmland region?
D
Secret government files
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Q5.
In the USA, what was significant about The Long Island Motor Parkway built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II which opened on 10 October 1908?
A
The first parking building
B
One of the first toll roads
C
The first "gated community"
D
The first road to have electric lighting
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Q6.
What is one of the deadliest pandemics in history, believed to have first reached Europe at the trading city of Caffa in the Crimea in 1347 and peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350?
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Q7.
The Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381 led by men such as John Ball, Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, and the most extreme and widespread insurrection in English history, was about what?
D
Lack of state-provided education
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