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Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 September 2018

A new history quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

Question 1: What became known as the Carrington Event in 1859?

A
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, erupted for 300 days
B
The first ringing of Big Ben
C
A major geo-magnetic storm
D
France legislated to set A above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, to standardise the pitch