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History Quiz #162

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 20 February 2012

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Q1. What was unusual about how George I, a 17 year old Danish prince, became King of the Hellenes, ruling from 1863 to 1913?

A
He was appointed by the Pope
B
He assumed power in a bloodless coup
C
With 20 men he forced the incumbent, Otto, to abdicate
D
He was elected King by the Greek National Assembly
Select from the options above.
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Q2. On 1 May 2010, where was a car bomb in a Nissan Pathfinder, which failed to ignite properly, disarmed with no casualties?

A
Times Square, New York City
B
Leicester Square, London
C
Sunset Strip, Los Angeles
D
Champs-Élysées, Paris
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Q3. What English custom practised from the late 17th until the early 20th century, was the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge"?

A
Public hangings
B
Wife selling
C
The burning of Guy Fawkes in effigy
D
Morris dancing
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Q4. What was the name given to the line of German defences that ran across Italy from east to west, through the Apennine Mountains via the mountains behind the town of Cassino, to the mouth of the Sangro River in the east?

A
Siegfried Line
B
Gothic Line
C
Gustav Line
D
Maginot Line
Select from the options above.
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Q5. What was agreed by the Treaty of Northampton in 1328?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
The power of the British parliament, as the Magna Carta was implemented
B
Scotland was recognised as an independent kingdom
C
The precise location of the Welsh border
D
Religious freedom for Druids
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Q6. After Prime Minister Bishop had been executed by his Deputy, Bernard Coard, US President Reagan, publicly concerned for the security of 800 US students at St. George's School of Medicine, ordered the invasion of which British Commonwealth country?

A
Noumea
B
Australia
C
Grenada
D
Pitcairn Island
Select from the options above.
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Q7. All or part of Eritrea, Somaliland, Tientsin, Libya, the Dodecanese Islands, Ethiopia and Albania were ruled by what country in 1942?

A
Turkey
B
Germany
C
Italy
D
France
Select from the options above.
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