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History Quiz #124

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 May 2011

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Q1. Which of these was not one of the "Three Fates" (or "Parcae") in Roman mythology?

A
Morta
B
Nona
C
Decima
D
Portia
Select from the options above.
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Q2. In which country were elections planned for 1991 stopped by the military (leading to civil war), were held in 1995, and, in 1999, after a series of short-term military leaders, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president?

A
Tunisia
B
Morocco
C
Egypt
D
Algeria
Select from the options above.
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Q3. What were Operation Torch, Operation Ichi-Go, Operation Bagration, Operation Market Garden and Operation Crossbow?

A
Nuclear test series carried out in the USA
B
Military operations in World War II
C
Allied operations in World War I
D
International Boy Scout Jamborees
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Q4. Which legendary couple are said to be buried at Glastonbury, Somerset, England?

A
David and Victoria Beckham
B
Robin and Marian
C
Anthony and Cleopatra
D
Arthur and Guinevere
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Q5. In what year was the Married Women's Property Act passed into British law, that recognised husband and wife as separate legal entities, and gave married women the legal right to sue and be sued, be liable for their own debts, hold stock in their own names and to own, buy and sell separate property?

A
1882
B
1950
C
1776
D
1801
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Q6. Where was there a series of explosions and fire on 23 October 1989 (killing 23 employees and injuring 314), an explosion on 23 June 1999 (killing two men and injuring three) and an explosion and fire on 27 March 2000 (which caused 1 death and 71 injuries)?

A
Tel Aviv, Israel
B
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
C
Pasadena, Texas, USA
D
Cornwall, England
Select from the options above.
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Q7. In December 2009, Massimo Tartaglia attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with what?

Note: This question was updated in July 2020
A
A framed picture of the Pope
B
His shoes
C
An AK-47
D
A model of Milan Cathedral
Select from the options above.
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