History Quiz #465
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 11 December 2017
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Q1.
Aethelred the Unroed, his son Edmund Ironside, and Cnut (or Canute) ruled England in succession in what year?
Note: This question was updated in March 2021
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Q2.
Approximately how far had the royal Swedish warship, the Vasa, sailed before she sank on 10 August 1628?
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Q3.
Laws enacted through the southern USA from the late 19th century enforced racial segregation on the basis of race, of people as "separate but equal"; what were the laws known as?
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Q4.
Who designed Britain's first atomic bomb, which was exploded aboard HMS Plym in the Monte Bello Islands in October 1952?
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Q5.
What caused the British government to allocate £20 million in the first half of the 19th century for payment mainly to private individuals?
A
Need for recruitment, provisioning and arming of troops for multiple wars against the French
B
Campaigns lost to Boers in South Africa
D
Compensation due under the Treaty of Ghent with the new United States of America
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Q6.
In the international non-profit organisation founded in 1985, based in France and known as RSF, what does the "R" stand for?
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Q7.
The border crossing known as "Checkpoint Charlie" was between which two places?
A
France and Switzerland, near Geneva
B
Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada
C
San Diego, USA and Tijuana, Mexico
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