History Quiz #349
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 21 September 2015
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Q1.
On Monday 20 July 2015 what happened in Washington, USA, for the first time in 54 years?
A
The Cuban flag was raised over the newly re-opened Cuban Embassy
B
A student scaled the Washington Monument
C
A chimpanzees' tea party on the White House lawn
D
A lightning strike on NASA headquarters
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Q2.
What was a negative term US Southerners gave to Northerner speculators in the South soon after the Civil War?
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Q3.
Which of these was not a son of Noah, the chap in the Bible with the ark?
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Q4.
In the UK, there is an annual celebration held on the evening of 5 November. What event does it commemorate?
B
A British military defeat
C
An attempt to blow up a building, a King and a Parliament
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Q5.
In 1819 Venezuelan Simon Bolivar became the first President, and, except for a brief retirement, remained so until his death in 1830, of which republic?
Note: This question was updated in August 2018
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Q6.
In 1906 which country became the second in the world since the 18th century to grant full suffrage to all adult citizens, and the first country in the world to grant all women full political rights?
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Q7.
Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Carlyle, and Thomas Macaulay share a scholarly interest in what?
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