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History Quiz #646

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 31 May 2021

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Q1. The 20th century programme known as Fount (or Spring) of Life, was under the personal direction of whom?

A
Heinrich Himmler
B
Thomas John Barnardo
C
James T. McHugh
D
Margaret Sanger
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Q2. What did the Treaty of Falaise in 1174 state explicitly for the first time?

A
Alliance between the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, and the Pope
B
The Third Crusade was ended
C
The kingdom of Scotland was subject to the English crown
D
Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León
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Q3. What was the name of the "state" that was never officially admitted into the Union of the USA after delegates from some North Carolina counties declared independence from North Carolina in 1784, and, in 1788, went back to being part of North Carolina?

A
Pizzicato
B
Washing Day
C
Burlington Bertie
D
Franklin
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Q4. When did the British Royal House change its name to that of Windsor?

A
1917
B
1910
C
1936
D
1938
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Q5. What led to Britain, France, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand and Australia variously controlling the Cameroons, Togoland, Ruanda-Urundi, the Kionga Triangle, South West Africa, the Marshall Islands, the Carolines, the Marianas, the Palau Islands, Kiautschou, Western Samoa, part of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Nauru?

A
The end of World War I
B
The end of World War II
C
Formation of the League of Nations
D
Formation of the United Nations
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Q6. Where did the Bataan Death March, which started in April 1942, take place?

A
Malaysia
B
Mongolia
C
North-eastern China
D
The Philippines
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Q7. From 1885 to 1908, a corporate state of 2,344,000 km² (905,000 square miles), privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians, became infamous for mistreatment of the local peoples and exploitation of natural resources. What was this area known as?

A
Portugal
B
Australia
C
Mexico
D
Congo Free State
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