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History Quiz #397

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 August 2016

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Q1. What ship, less than a month after her maiden voyage in 1907, had the record for crossing the Atlantic eastbound, and in 1909 had a record time for the westbound crossing that stood for 20 years?

A
Olympic
B
Lusitania
C
Mauretania
D
Gigantic
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Q2. In 1954 Obninsk, USSR, was the place for what ?

A
Launch of Sputnik 1
B
A devastating earthquake, killing over 200,000
C
Coming online of the world's first grid-connected nuclear power plant
D
A meteor strike
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Q3. From 752 BCE to 664 BCE the Kings of Kush in Nubia, ruled over what other area as well?

A
Kenya
B
Ethiopia
C
Libya
D
Egypt
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Q4. A preliminary framework agreement was reached in April 2015 between eight parties including the United Kingdom, Russia, France, the USA, the People's Republic of China, Germany plus the European Union over what issue?

Note: This question was updated in July 2018
A
Military nuclear power in one of the countries
B
Method of applying trade sanctions
C
Free trade
D
Techniques to combat climate change
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Q5. According to Roman legend, which son of Ceres was turned into a river in Tartarus which supplied the Titans with water in their battle with the gods?

A
Hermes
B
Charon
C
Acheron
D
Orpheus
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Q6. Which country suffered the largest number of deaths from a tsunami on 26 December 2004?

A
India
B
Ceylon
C
Indonesia
D
Somalia
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Q7. In which country were there Land Wars during the 1840s to 1870s between the British and the indigenous peoples?

A
Samoa
B
Australia
C
Nauru
D
New Zealand
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