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History Quiz #504

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 September 2018

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Q1. Who lived in the Lateran Palace from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries?

A
Bavarian Kings
B
Roman emperors
C
Popes
D
Prisoners
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Q2. What was the only South American country to send troops to fight in World War II after declaring war on Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942?

A
Chile
B
Brazil
C
Paraguay
D
Bolivia
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Q3. Which country was ruled between 1971 and 1986 by Idi Amin, Milton Obote, General Tito Okello and Yoweri Museveni?

A
South Africa
B
India
C
Algeria
D
Uganda
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Q4. On 1 July 1867 which of these happened in Canada?

A
The National Council of Women of Canada is founded
B
Alexander Graham Bell displays his new invention, the telephone, to his family
C
"O Canada" is first performed
D
Colonies are united as a confederate state to become the Dominion of Canada
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Q5. The Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, exploded on 20 April 2010, and sank, killing 11 people and causing a significant oil spill. Where was it at the time?

A
Off the west coast of Cornwall, England
B
Gulf of Mexico
C
Off the French coast in the Mediterranean Sea
D
Off the Pacific coast of Alaska
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Q6. Which of these Elizabeth/Elisabeths did not have the title of Queen?

A
The daughter of Peter the Great, 1709 - 1762
B
The daughter of James VI of England, 1596 - 1662
C
The mother of Edward V of England, 1437 - 92
D
The daughter of Henry VIII of England and Ann Boleyn, 1533 - 1603
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Q7. Where did Emperor Jimmu rule, in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE?

A
China
B
Japan
C
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
D
Vietnam
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