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History Quiz #226

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 May 2013

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Q1. The Hanseatic League was a union of ports on which sea?

A
Mediterranean Sea
B
Baltic Sea
C
Caspian Sea
D
Dead Sea
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Q2. What was the scene of the final defeat of the Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart by forces under the command of the Duke of Cumberland on 16 April 1746?

A
Runnymede
B
Bannockburn
C
Culloden
D
Marston Moor
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Q3. Roughly when was the Hampton Court Maze created?

A
2000
B
1800
C
1900
D
1700
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Q4. Which of these is not known as Black Thursday?

A
Thanksgiving Day, the US shopping holiday preceding Black Friday
B
August 15 1940, the Luftwaffe mounted its largest number of sorties during the Battle of Britain
C
February 8 1996, the World Wide Web protest against the Communications Decency Act in the USA
D
October 29 1929 at the beginning of the Wall Street Crash at the New York Stock Exchange
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Q5. Which of these is one of the activities with which Coretta Scott King was associated?

A
Civil Rights Movement
B
Egyptian archaeology
C
Underwater exploration
D
Aviation
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Q6. Where was the 2012 annual G8 leaders summit held?

Note: This question was updated in February 2023
A
Brazil
B
China
C
USA
D
South Africa
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Q7. "Regina v. Bartle" [1994] is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding what aspect of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A
Freedom of association
B
The right to bear arms
C
Police must first inform arrested persons of their rights and give them access to counsel
D
Discrimination on the basis of age and gender
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