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Q1. When it was enacted in 1883 what did the Pendleton Act establish in the USA?

A
Rules governing rodeo
B
Regulations limiting anti-competitive conduct by companies
C
Protection of industrial property
D
The basis for the modern USA Civil Service
Select from the options above.

Q2. The forces in which country were described by the leader of the opposing forces during battles in 1808 as "an army of bandits led by monks"?

A
Spain
B
Austria
C
Finland
D
Belgium
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Q3. The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?

A
Starting a revolution to free Ireland from British rule
B
Exploring central Australia
C
Discovering the existence of X and Y chromosomes
D
Murdering people and selling the bodies
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which period in Japanese history came to an end in 1868?

A
Meiji Period
B
The Edo, or Tokugawa, Period
C
Jōmon Period
D
Reiwa Period
Select from the options above.

Q5. What became legal in the Republic of Ireland when the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in 1995?

A
Membership of the IRA
B
Divorce
C
Abortion
D
Contraception
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Q6. When South Sudan was established as a country independent of Sudan in 2011 how was this done?

A
By referendum
B
A truce between warring factions
C
Military action overseen by the East African Community
D
By edict from the religious leader of Sudan
Select from the options above.

Q7. What did the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 mark?

A
End of the state of war of the First World War
B
Completed renovations at the Palace of Versailles
C
Agreement to build a Channel Tunnel
D
Agreed definition of the length of the metre
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