History Quiz #467
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 25 December 2017
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Q1.
What annual event, held on a Monday for children and their parents, that was started in 1814 by First Lady Dolley Madison in the grounds of the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, is now held on the White House lawn?
A
Shootin' hoops with the Pres.
B
The President's Invitation Baseball game
C
The White House Santa Claus Gala
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Q2.
The "Don't Make a Wave Committee" founded in the early 1970s by Jim & Marie Bohlen, Irving & Dorothy Stowe, Paul Cote and Robert & Bobbi Hunter grew into what organisation?
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Q3.
The first public what, was established by George Jennings at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 in London, UK?
A
Fully equipped pay toilet, or water closet, with attendants
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Q4.
What was the name given to Jiang Qing (Mao Zedong's ex-wife), Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen, Chinese Communist Party officials who were prominent during the Cultural Revolution and were arrested in 1976, charged with treason?
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Q5.
What event applies to Charles II of England in 1660 and the Bourbons in 1814 and 1815?
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Q6.
After sporadic visits by European explorers and merchants from the 17th century onwards, the eastern half of which continent was claimed by the British in 1770, and officially settled as a penal colony on 26 January 1788?
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Q7.
What explorer sailed on the ship "Terra Nova"?
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