History Quiz #767
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 25 September 2023
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Q1.
What was the dolphin that accompanied vessels near French Pass, a channel used by ships sailing between Wellington and Nelson, New Zealand between 1888 and 1912?
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Q2.
The early use of the new technology of the wireless telegram helped British police to capture whom on 31 July 1910?
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Q3.
Who defeated the king of Jerusalem in the Battle of Hattin in 1187?
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Q4.
What is diachronic linguistics?
A
Parallel language development
B
Historical changes in the sounds and grammar of language
C
The study of pitch in language
D
Forecasting language change
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Q5.
The War of the Pacific 1879-1883 was fought where?
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Q6.
What did the 2013 Voter Identification Act in North Dakota, US, mandate as a prerequisite for voting that caused concern among Native American tribes, leading to protest over several years and a Supreme Court case?
A
A North Dakota driver's licence
B
A long term care identification certificate
C
A residential street address
D
Military ID or passport
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Q7.
In 1858 Rowland Macy established a new store named "R. H. Macy & Company", where it stayed on the same site for nearly forty years, in which city?
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