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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
B
Catalogue of weapons
C
History
D
Survey of mining sites
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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?

A
1922
B
1911
C
1924
D
1896
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Q3. The Constitution of Cádiz, the first Constitution of Spain, was ratified in 1812 under whose authority?

A
Joseph Bonaparte
B
Ferdinand VII
C
The Supreme Central Junta
D
Charles IV
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Q4. Where was the 1932 armed uprising, or Khuvsgul Uprising?

A
Syria
B
Tibet
C
Kazakhstan
D
Mongolia
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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?

A
Thailand
B
Fiji
C
Myanmar
D
Pakistan
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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?

A
Polio
B
Influenza
C
Diphtheria
D
Mumps
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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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