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History Quiz #21

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 June 2009

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Q1. What treaty was signed in Paris in 1815 after the overthrow of Napoleon, whereby Alexander I of Russia, Francis II of Austria and Frederick William II of Prussia agreed to apply Christian principles to the government of their countries?

A
Holy Alliance
B
Christian Principle
C
Treaty of Jesus
D
Golden Rule
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Q2. Complete Joseph Stalin's famous quotation "One death is a tragedy, one million deaths is a … "

A
Statistic
B
Crime
C
Bonus
D
Holocaust
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Q3. A popular understanding is that The White House in Washington DC was painted white to cover what damage?

A
Earthquake of 1805
B
Burning by the British in 1812
C
Paint-throwing during the Slave-owners' Uprising of 1860
D
Confederate Army attack during the American Civil War, 1862
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Q4. Who was the first person to sail through the North East Passage north of Russia from Europe to the Pacific Ocean in 1878/79?

A
James Burrough
B
Baron Adolf Nordenskiöld
C
William Barents
D
Henry Hudson
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Q5. Which railway, covering 9,289 km (5,772 miles) from Moscow to Vladivostok, was officially opened in July 1904?

Note: This question was updated in March 2022
A
Tranz Alpine
B
Trans-Siberian
C
Trans-Mongolian Line
D
Romanoff line
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Q6. Which country was divided at the 17th parallel by an agreement made in 1954 in Geneva?

A
Korea
B
Vietnam
C
Crete
D
Timor
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Q7. Which US holiday commemorates either a celebration by Spaniards on 8 September 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida, the arrival of 38 English settlers at Berkeley Hundred on 4 December 1619, or the Pilgrim's activities in Plymouth in 1621?

A
Columbus Day
B
Thanksgiving
C
Halloween
D
Memorial Day
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