History Quiz #717
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 October 2022
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Q1.
Why did the British parliament pass Acts such as the Dress Act (1746), the Act of Proscription (1746), and the Heritable Jurisdictions Act (1746)?
A
To improve the moral tenor of society
B
To destroy the Scottish clan system
C
To regulate commercial transactions
D
To restore the authority of parliament over the king
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
Which event in late 2022 devastated the Cayman Islands, Cuba and south east USA?
C
Hit from a Russian long-distance ballistic missile
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery, but also by inference allowed what?
A
Restriction of voting rights
B
Penal labour by convicts
C
Imposition of high taxation on freed slaves
D
Requirement for slaves to buy themselves from their former owners
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Which house on the Mall was the residence of Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1953 to 2002?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
In 2022 the National Tax Agency in Japan designed a campaign to do what?
A
Lift the Agency's profile
B
Increase spending nationally as restrictions to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic eased
C
Encourage young people in Japan to drink more alcohol
D
Canvass an increase in sales tax
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
The USA passed an Act in 1856, the Guano Islands Act, which provided for what?
A
Setting the price of guano
B
Mining US islands which have guano deposits
C
Establishing fertiliser factories
D
Taking possession of any unclaimed islands which had guano deposits
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
Which of these is the name of a gallows, last used in 1783, that used to stand near what is now Marble Arch in London, England?
Select from the options above.