History Quiz #797
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 April 2024
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Q1.
What was the name given to Barbary pirates who raided ships in the Mediterranean and the south European coast from bases on the north coast of Africa?
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Q2.
What, in 1929, made the first voyage around the world by air ?
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Q3.
Before becoming president of the USA, why did Hiram Ulysses Grant change his name to Ulysses S. Grant?
A
The Military Academy at West Point had his name wrong
B
He fell out with his father, Hiram Senior
C
Hiram was also the name of a popular cartoon character at the time
D
He didn't want the initials "HUG"
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Q4.
What year did American protesters throw tea into the harbour, as a protest at British tax on the tea and a perceived monopoly by the East India Company which supplied it?
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Q5.
What was established at the Rambouillet Summit in 1975?
B
International Traditional Karate Federation
C
International Communist Current
D
The Berlinische Galerie
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Q6.
In 1932 Lotus Bakeries was established in which country?
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Q7.
Who, legend has it, led Phoenicians to found Carthage?
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