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History Quiz #570

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 December 2019

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Q1. What name was applied to legislation regarding the sale of liquor in the USA between 1919 to 1933?

A
Speakeasy Act
B
Embargo
C
Freedom of Spirit
D
Prohibition
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Q2. In what century (CE) was Ramadan first observed as a month of fasting, introspection and virtue?

A
6th
B
7th
C
2nd
D
10th
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Q3. How did Lord Darnley, the father of James I of England and Ireland and James VI of Scotland, die on 10 February 1567?

Note: This question was updated in October 2022
A
He was eaten alive by rats
B
He was smothered, or strangled, after the house in which he was staying was blown up
C
He was executed for treason
D
He was pushed off the cliffs near Dover
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Q4. At which university on 4 May 1970 were 4 students killed and 9 wounded when an Army National Guard unit fired at students during a protest against the US invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War?

A
Kent State University
B
Miami University
C
Ohio State University
D
University of Cincinnati
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Q5. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 concerned what?

A
War reparations by Germany
B
Establishing the nation of Israel
C
The division of Europe after World War I
D
Revaluation of British currency
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Q6. In which month do the Russians celebrate the October revolution?

A
November
B
October
C
December
D
September
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Q7. Which of these were affected by the US federal law called The Amnesty Act of 22 May 1872?

A
Native Americans
B
Ex-Confederate troops
C
Slaves
D
Chinese labourers in the California goldfields
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