History Quiz #777
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 December 2023
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1
Q1.
Thomas de Torquemada is famous for his part in what?
D
Argentinian Independence
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2
Q2.
Which is accepted as being among the immediate reasons for Japan's surrender at the end of World War II?
A
Japan preferred to work on developing automobile technology
B
Emperor Hirohito was friendly with new President of the USA, Harry Truman
C
The dropping of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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3
Q3.
Which son of a king of Kent, chosen king of the West Saxons, conquered Cornwall, Mercia and other parts of England and is generally accepted as the first King to be recognised by all England?
B
Egbert of the House of Cerdic
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4
Q4.
Under the Treaty of Breda (31 July 1667), negotiated to end the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Dutch kept the colony of Suriname conquered from the English, and left the English with what area of land?
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5
Q5.
When did the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, flourish?
A
From about the late first millennium BCE to the 10th century CE
C
About the 16th to the 20th century
D
In the early 20th century
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6
Q6.
The earliest work of Japanese history is attributed to Prince Shōtoku, who is said to have written the Tennōki and the Kokki in what century?
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7
Q7.
The Treaty of Brussels, also referred to as the Brussels Pact, was the founding treaty of what?
A
The Treaty on European Union
B
The European Economic Community
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