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History Quiz #779

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 December 2023

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Q1. When did the Benelux Union come into force?

A
1977
B
1920
C
1948
D
1955
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Q2. When UK scientist Sir Timothy Berners-Lee finalised and implemented the first world wide web page on the internet at the end of 1990, for whom was he solving a problem?

A
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, USA
B
European Organisation for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
C
Wide Area Information Servers, Massachusetts, USA
D
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois, USA
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Q3. The Great Famine in Europe, 1315-17 with effects lasting until at least 1322, was marked by what?

A
Mass suicides
B
Infertility in all farm animals
C
A plague of rats
D
Europe-wide crop failures, and extreme levels of crime, disease, and mass death
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Q4. When Edward the Confessor ruled over England, royal petitions became so frequent that they were referred to the Chancellor. Which special court was set up to hear them?

A
Assizes
B
Old Bailey
C
Lincoln's Inn
D
Chancery
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Q5. What was the first finished product to roll off Henry Ford's moving assembly line established in 1913?

A
Camera
B
Ship
C
Car
D
TV set
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Q6. Estonia, New Zealand, Italy and Austria share what?

A
They have all been president of the UN Security Council in 2003-2014
B
They have declared themselves to be nuclear free zones
C
Sign language is one of the official languages
D
They have astronauts in a space station in 2015
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Q7. Who was the last English king to be executed?

A
George VI
B
Charles II
C
Edward VIII
D
Charles I
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