History Quiz #178
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 11 June 2012
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Q1.
Until the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2002, which country had the guilder as its basic currency unit?
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Q2.
The Manhattan Project, led by the USA and including scientists from the UK and Canada, was the codename for a project that ran from 1942 to 1946 to develop what?
D
Four-wheel drive vehicles
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Q3.
Horatio was a legendary Roman hero who defended a bridge against which army?
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Q4.
In Greek mythology, what was the Styx?
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Q5.
The Black Hawk War was for possession of lands east of the Mississippi. In which modern day state was the first confrontation, at Stillman's Run, on 14 May 1832, which resulted in a victory for Chief Black Hawk's Sauk and Fox warriors over the local militiamen commanded by Major Isaiah Stillman?
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Q6.
Which of these eras in Britain is most recent?
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Q7.
An 1885 ceremony conducted by Sir Donald Smith in Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada, marked what event?
A
Completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway
B
Canada became a Dominion
C
Canada won its first international ice hockey game, against the USA
D
Agreement was reached with the USA over borders
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