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History Quiz #223

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 April 2013

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Q1. The Massacre of Aleppo in 1850 in Syria was carried out during which rule?

A
Ottoman Empire
B
Janissaries
C
British Empire
D
Kingdom of Spain
Select from the options above.
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Q2. Which issue in the state of Western Australia has been defeated each time it has been put to a plebiscite in 1975, 1984, 1992 & 2009?

A
Providing an aboriginal reservation
B
Sunday trading
C
Daylight saving
D
Seceding from the Commonwealth of Australia
Select from the options above.
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Q3. The 1820s and 1830s in Europe saw revolution in several countries, which brought major political change for the countries concerned. Which of these revolutions or rebellions was not one?

A
The Greek War of Independence
B
Belgian Revolution
C
The July Revolution
D
The Rebellions of 1837
Select from the options above.
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Q4. The initiative for what current unit of the British Army was begun during World War II in 1941 by David Stirling as a commando force operating behind enemy lines during the war in North Africa and Europe?

A
SRR
B
SFSG
C
SAS
D
SBS
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Bangladesh declared independence from which country on 26 March 1971?

A
France
B
Ceylon
C
United Kingdom
D
Pakistan
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What war, begun in 1740 when Austrian Emperor Charles VI died and his daughter Maria Theresa came to the throne, involved attacks by Prussia, Bavaria, France, Spain, Sardinia and Saxony, and ended in 1748?

A
The Crimean War
B
The Second World War
C
The War of the Austrian Succession
D
The Boer War
Select from the options above.
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Q7. The federal government of Australia moved to what new, purpose-built, planned, capital city in 1927?

A
Vampire
B
Lancaster
C
Mosquito
D
Canberra
Select from the options above.
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