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History Quiz #160

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 February 2012

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Q1. Avalon was the name of the island where, according to legend, which King was buried?

A
King Alfred
B
King Arthur
C
King Canute
D
King Harold I
Select from the options above.
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Q2. A referendum that took place in Quebec on 30 October 1995, which was defeated 49.42% "Yes" to 50.58% "No", proposed what?

A
The beaver should be the official animal
B
English should replace French as the official language
C
The number of terms that a Premier can have should be restricted
D
Quebec should secede from Canada
Select from the options above.
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Q3. According to legend, what was the Pied Piper asked to drive out of Hamelin?

A
Beavers
B
Door to door salesmen
C
Rats
D
Locusts
Select from the options above.
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Q4. What was the name given to a controversy about vivisection in England from 1903 to 1910 that involved the infiltration of University of London medical lectures by Swedish women activists, street battles between medical students and suffragettes, trade unionists and the police, police protection for the statue of a dog in Battersea Park, its removal by the authorities in 1910 (and its replacement in 1985), a libel trial and the establishment of a Royal Commission?

A
Three Men and a Dog
B
The Dog Protection Scene
C
The Decade of Discontent
D
The Brown Dog affair
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Which medal, originally called the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George Washington in 1782, awarded to only 3 Revolutionary War soldiers, and not proposed again officially until after World War I?

A
Yellow Ribbon
B
Red Head
C
Green Spleen
D
Purple Heart
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Which library opened its reading room to the public in 1609, the second public library in Europe to do so?

A
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford
B
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
C
The Library at La Sorbonne University, Paris
D
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What caused the closure of the Panama Canal in December 2010, for the first time in 21 years?

A
Extensive dredging near the Centennial Bridge
B
Flooding
C
Repairs being carried out on the Miraflores locks
D
Machinery failure at the Gatún locks
Select from the options above.
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