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History Quiz #619

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 23 November 2020

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Q1. Which member of the UK Parliament and member of the IRA died on hunger strike while in prison at The Maze near Belfast in 1981?

A
John Sinclair
B
Medgar Evers
C
Steve Biko
D
Bobby Sands
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Q2. According to the Bible, who was freed by Pontius Pilate, thus condemning Jesus Christ to crucifixion?

A
Ben Hur
B
Brian
C
Spartacus
D
Barabbas
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Q3. What name was given to an uprising of rural workers in the south and east of England in 1830 who wanted to stop reductions in their wages and protest against the new threshing machines?

A
The Tonypandy Riots
B
The Luddite disturbances
C
Homeless Workers' Movement
D
The Swing Riots
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Q4. When were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built?

A
1850s to 1880s
B
1750s and 1780s
C
1610s and 1620s
D
1580s to 1590s
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Q5. What treaty ended the Second Boer War?

A
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
B
The Treaty of Vereeniging
C
Treaty of Paris
D
Southern African Customs Union Agreement
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Q6. What Australian weekly magazine founded by two Sydney journalists, J.F. Archibald and John Haynes, which first appeared on 31 January 1880, ceased publication on 23 January 2008?

A
The Herald
B
The Age
C
Newsweek
D
The Bulletin
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Q7. The annual RAF Airshow at Hendon was established in 1920 by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, and grew into a major international event with exhibitors from all over the world. It is now held in mid-July in even-numbered years. Where has it been held since 1949?

A
Farnborough
B
Silverstone
C
Aintree
D
Heathrow
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