History Quiz #37
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 28 September 2009
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Q1.
What defence treaty was signed by Great Britain, the USA, France, Siam, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and the Philippines in 1954?
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Q2.
What traditional sport was banned in Britain in 2004?
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Q3.
After a plague in 1633, in which German town did the villagers vow to present a living representation of Christ's Passion every tenth year?
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Q4.
Where was the war that began in 1998 and sometimes referred to as the "African World War", that has been called the world's deadliest conflict since World War II, with 5.4 million people killed?
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Q5.
In 1985 the Greenpeace protest ship "Rainbow Warrior" was bombed and sunk by French agents in which harbour?
Note: This question was updated in August 2014
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Q6.
Which of these four was the last to become President of the USA?
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Q7.
There were three state funerals in the USA in 12 months in 1963/64. Which of these was not one of them?
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