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History Quiz #592

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 May 2020

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Q1. How did Puerto Rico become a US possession?

A
A decision by the United Nations in 1946
B
A popular vote in 1953 that was 75% in favour of the USA taking over
C
It was ceded by Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War
D
A decision by the League of Nations in 1934
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Q2. In English folklore, what symbolises fertility and rebirth?

A
The Red Lion
B
The Green Man
C
The Black Horse
D
The Yellow Peril
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Q3. Italy controlled which country from 1911 to 1943?

A
Borneo
B
Patagonia
C
New Zealand
D
Libya
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Q4. What is the next in the series: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Gambia, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius

A
Swaziland
B
Zimbabwe
C
Tanzania
D
Ghana
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Q5. In 1991 talks between North and South Korea resulted in what?

A
The kidnapping of the South Korean opposition leader
B
The attempted assassination of the South Korean President
C
The Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
D
The first reunion of separated families
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Q6. What military unit was established in 1831 so that foreign nationals could serve in a nation's Army?

A
The Special Air Service
B
The French Foreign Legion
C
The Special Boat Service
D
The Territorials
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Q7. At what were the Allies and the US aiming in their Operation Market Garden in 1944 in World War II?

A
Creating an invasion route from the Netherlands into northern Germany
B
Liberating the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Nijmegen
C
To defeat and expel Japanese forces from the Philippines
D
Carrying food and supplies to Berlin
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