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History Quiz #763

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 28 August 2023

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Q1. Who is the next in this series: Mary Ann Nichols ("Polly") , Annie Chapman ("Dark Annie", maiden name Eliza Ann Smith) , Elizabeth Stride ("Long Liz"), Catherine Eddowes (also known as "Kate Conway", "Kate Kelly" and "Mary Ann Kelly") ... ?

A
Mary Jane Kelly (called herself "Marie Jeanette Kelly", nicknamed "Ginger")
B
Margaret Thatcher ("The Iron Lady")
C
Peggy Lee ("The Queen")
D
Billie Holiday ("Lady Day")
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Q2. Which country was under the influence of the USSR immediately following World War II until 1990 when Wojciech Jaruzelski resigned as president and was succeeded by Lech Wałęsa?

A
China
B
Poland
C
Japan
D
The Philippines
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Q3. How many different Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were there between 1840 and 1900?

A
8
B
16
C
None
D
1
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Q4. The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards was Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?

A
Anthony Eden, Conservative
B
Neville Chamberlain, Conservative
C
Winston Churchill, Conservative
D
Clement Attlee, Labour
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Q5. At 9.00 a.m. on 27 August 1896, after Khalid bin Bargash ignored a British ultimatum to leave the Beit al Hukum Palace, Royal Navy ships opened fire. Khalid's troops returned fire. A cease fire was declared at 9.45 a.m., giving the bombardment the title of "The Shortest War in History". Where was this?

A
Zanzibar
B
Algeria
C
India
D
Kuwait
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Q6. In 1698 findings were published by the Royal Society, Britain, from the discovery near Llandeilo in Wales of fossils of what, the first recorded publication on the subject?

A
Plesiosaurs
B
Nautiloids
C
Anomalocaris
D
Trilobites
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Q7. The American War of Independence began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and how many British colonies in North America?

A
50
B
26
C
13
D
35
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