History Quiz #441
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 June 2017
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Q1.
Who, in 363 CE, ordered the burning of the celebrated, more than 500 year old, Royal Library of Antioch?
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2
Q2.
What was the effect of the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki?
A
To end the Second Sino-Japanese War
B
To end the Russo-Japanese War
C
To end the First Sino-Japanese War
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3
Q3.
From 1895 to 1952 the island of Taiwan was under the sovereignty of which country?
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4
Q4.
What was launched from Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand on 25 May 2017?
A
The first albatrosses to carry two-way communication devices
B
The first design for New Zealand's entry into America's Cup 2021
C
A NASA stadium-sized super-pressure weather balloon
D
The first orbital-class rocket to be launched from a private site
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5
Q5.
The year 1776 saw the first race of what became the St Leger Stakes, destruction of 36 Cherokee towns, the birth of Mary Pickersgill, the start of Captain Cook's third voyage, and what else?
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6
Q6.
What did the Snyder Act of 1924 in the US provide for?
A
Giving women the right to vote
B
Rejecting membership of the League of Nations
C
Indigenous peoples of the US to be declared citizens
D
Protection of tailors from overseas competition
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7
Q7.
According to Christian legend, who, as Jesus was bearing the cross to Golgotha, offered him her veil to wipe his brow?
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