History Quiz #755
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 July 2023
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Q1.
In 891 Minamoto no Yoshiari, a Japanese court official and founder of the Takeda school of archery, was given the task of compiling a National what?
A
Botanical reference book
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Q2.
When was the company, the Tabulating Machine Company which later joined with three others to form the Computing Tabulating Recording Company, first launched?
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Q3.
The Constitution of Cádiz, the first Constitution of Spain, was ratified in 1812 under whose authority?
C
The Supreme Central Junta
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Q4.
Where was the 1932 armed uprising, or Khuvsgul Uprising?
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Q5.
In a general election in 1990, the National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 80% of the seats in Parliament, but did not get into power. Which country was this?
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Q6.
The 1925 serum runs to Nome by dog sled across Alaska (the "Great Race of Mercy"), were to combat an epidemic of what?
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Q7.
In 1835, why did Richard Lawrence, an unemployed housepainter from England, fail in the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the US, Andrew Jackson?
A
Jackson rode past too quickly and Lawrence missed
B
He tripped on the kerb and shot both his own feet
C
The horse Lawrence was sitting on bolted at the critical moment
D
Both his pistols misfired
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