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History Quiz #787

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 February 2024

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Q1. Who was the first person to be officially designated Prime Minister in Britain?

A
Sir Robert Walpole, 1721
B
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1905
C
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1547
D
William Pitt ‘the Younger', 1783
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Q2. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1864, abolished slavery as well as what?

A
Discrimination in voting rights on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
B
Establishing equal protection of the laws for all persons
C
Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
D
Racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination
Select from the options above.
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Q3. In Greek mythology, Croesus was known for what?

A
Wisdom
B
Fables
C
Adventuring
D
Wealth
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Q4. A resolution passed at the 7th Lambeth Conference of bishops of the Anglican Communion in 1930 provided for what?

A
Rejection of Christian Science
B
Ordination of female clerics
C
Acceptance of open homosexuality in clerics
D
Acceptance of methods other than abstinence to limit or avoid parenthood
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Whom do Sikhs venerate as the founder of their religion?

A
Buddha
B
Confucius
C
Guru Nanak
D
Jesus Christ
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Q6. In May 1999, the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic in the northwestern Caucasus conducted its first what?

A
International sports tournament
B
Free regional presidential election
C
International flower festival
D
Military exercises alongside NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) forces
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Q7. Who was declared president by both houses of the US Congress because there was no precedent or clear constitutional rule for a vice president to assume the office of president upon the death of his predecessor?

A
John Tyler
B
John Quincy Adams
C
William Henry Harrison
D
Ronald Reagan
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