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?
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Q2.
In what century (CE) was Ramadan first observed as a month of fasting, introspection and virtue?
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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?
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?
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Q7.
Which of these were affected by the US federal law called The Amnesty Act of 22 May 1872?
D
Chinese labourers in the California goldfields
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