History Quiz #761
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 August 2023
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Q1.
Who got the vote in Britain in 1829?
D
People who didn't own land
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2
Q2.
On February 13 2008 the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generations. What was he referring to?
A
Descendants of people sent to Australia as convicts
B
Children who were expatriated from the UK during WW II and not returned
C
Children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who were taken from their families 1909-1970
D
Children taken from single mothers in the 1950s and 1960s
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3
Q3.
The December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 en route from London to New York and at the time over Lockerbie, Scotland, is recorded as having been blown up by whom?
A
A discontented Scottish Nationalist
C
A USA technician who had lost a pay dispute
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4
Q4.
In 1840 Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom married her cousin. What was his name?
A
Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein
B
Prince Albert of Belgium
C
Prince Harald of Glücksburg
D
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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5
Q5.
The origins of which country can be traced to the forming of a defensive league by Uri, Schwyz and Lower Unterwalden in 1521?
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6
Q6.
A well known early historian with a particular focus on Jewish history was...?
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7
Q7.
What country was forced to withdraw from the British Commonwealth in 1961 and was reinstated in 1994?
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