History Quiz #273
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 April 2014
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1
Q1.
As at 2006 elections which Sunni Islamist paramilitary organisation and political party holds a majority of seats in the legislative council of the State of Palestine, the name since 2012 of the Palestinian National Authority?
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2
Q2.
Celebrated archaeologists Frederick Bligh Bond and later Dr C.A. Ralegh Radford excavated at Glastonbury Abbey in the 20th century searching for what remains?
A
King Arthur and Guinevere
B
The Abbey's founder King Ine of Wessex
D
The last Abbot in the 16th century, Richard Whyting
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3
Q3.
In 2008 government in Bhutan was changed from an absolute monarchy to what?
D
Constitutional monarchy
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4
Q4.
Which of these battleships did not return to service after being attacked at Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941?
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5
Q5.
The USA purchased Alaska in 1867; when did it become one of the states in the United States?
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6
Q6.
In the banking system, highlighted in the 2008-12 international scandals, what does LIBOR stand for?
A
Liquid International Banking Official Rate
B
London Interbank Offered Rate
C
Linked Interbank On-demand Returns
D
Lateral Indicative Bank Ordinary Rate
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7
Q7.
When was English law changed to enable a child to be made legitimate by the later marriage of its parents?
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