History Quiz #664
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 October 2021
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Q1.
Which is the oldest identified era of activity by homo sapiens and relatives?
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2
Q2.
Who was Prime Minister of the UK on 28 March 1979, when the House of Commons passed a Motion of No Confidence, forcing a general election that was won by Margaret Thatcher?
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Q3.
What concept was described and highlighted in a 1983 book edited by European-British historian Eric Hobsbawm and British Africanist Terence Ranger?
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Q4.
How did US president William McKinley die in 1901?
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Q5.
What is notable about the date Friday 15 October 1582 in Western history?
A
It was the first day observed under the Gregorian calendar
B
John Dee revealed the occult Enochian language
C
The first play by William Shakespeare was staged
D
The Douay-Rheims Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate into English, was published
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Q6.
Which of these was a ruler of the Aztec empire?
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Q7.
A celebrated case in 1734 in England concerned Judith Defour, found guilty of murdering her two-year old daughter. What was the reason she gave?
A
She needed to sell the child's clothes to buy gin
B
The child cost too much to keep
C
The child would not stop crying
D
Her current man did not like the child
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