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History Quiz #574

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 January 2020

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Q1. Over several weeks after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union agreed to give up its monopoly of power on February 7, 1990, the constituent republics of the USSR held their first competitive elections. How many republics were there?

A
15
B
10
C
8
D
4
Select from the options above.
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Q2. Which city was the site of the dervish rebellion and the death of the British General Gordon in 1885?

A
Khartoum
B
Wadi Halfa
C
Cairo
D
Sedan
Select from the options above.
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Q3. Events at Appomattox Court House were one of the events that heralded the end of which war?

A
The War of 1812
B
American War of Independence
C
American Civil War
D
War of the Spanish Succession
Select from the options above.
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Q4. During a speech in January 1992, then-president George H. W. Bush mentioned that he wanted to "make American families a lot more like ... which family? ... and a lot less like the Simpsons".

A
The Partridge Family
B
The Cowsills
C
The Brady Bunch
D
The Waltons
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Q5. In the Republican calendar, introduced after the French Revolution, how many days were there in a week?

A
5
B
10
C
7.5
D
365 / 10 * 5.5
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Captain James Cook encountered which people on his first voyage to New Zealand?

A
Indians
B
Peruvians
C
Maori
D
Inuits
Select from the options above.
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Q7. India launched the Chandrayaan-2 mission, with a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III rocket, on July 22, 2019, to do what?

A
To land on Mars
B
Observe weather patterns
C
To land at the South Pole of the Moon
D
To establish a mirror to regulate the sun's energy in areas in India
Select from the options above.
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