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Q1. When China intensified its bans on the sale of opium in 1839, imposed restrictions on all foreign traders, and seized and destroyed 20,000 chests of opium, what did Britain do?

A
Sent a letter of congratulations
B
Cut off all contact with China
C
Launched into a punitive war and seized Hong Kong
D
Nothing
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Q2. Which of these countries was officially neutral during both World War I and World War II?

A
Turkey
B
Italy
C
Sweden
D
Australia
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Q3. According to Roman legend, which son of Ceres was turned into a river in Tartarus which supplied the Titans with water in their battle with the gods?

A
Hermes
B
Charon
C
Acheron
D
Orpheus
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Q4. In 1950 a group of four aimed to steal one of the symbols of monarchy in the UK and found it was broken. What was it?

A
The sceptre
B
The crown
C
The Stone of Scone
D
The orb
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Q5. When were the first stars unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California?

A
1910
B
1932
C
1982
D
1958
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Q6. After leading a rebel independence movement and, in the later stages, an armed fight for 20 years, Ahmed Sukarno was the first president of which country after it was granted its sovereignty in 1949?

A
Singapore
B
Burma
C
Malaysia
D
Indonesia
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Q7. The Spanish throne had been vacant since 1931 when the reigning king went into exile and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed, but on 22 November 1975, Juan Carlos came to the throne as King though he was the grandson of the previous king and his father was still alive. Why was Juan Carlos made King?

A
He had been selected by General Franco
B
His father was insane, and unfit to rule
C
His father had married a divorcee
D
His father had been convicted of grand larceny
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