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History Quiz #66

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 April 2010

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Q1. Who became King of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

A
Richard IV
B
Henry V
C
Charles II
D
Henry VII
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Q2. 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?

A
Boarders
B
Corvettes
C
Privateers
D
Corsairs
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Q3. In 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was involved in what act that was special in French history?

A
He tried to assassinate the President
B
He set off a bomb that destroyed a large shopping mall in Paris
C
He was the last person to be guillotined
D
He was the first Frenchman to swim the English Channel
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Q4. Which of these battleships did not return to service after being attacked at Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941?

A
Tennessee
B
Pennsylvania
C
Maryland
D
Oklahoma
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Q5. In 1695, John Trevor was forced to stand down as Speaker of the British House of Commons. Who was the next Speaker to be ousted?

A
Geoffrey de Freitas
B
Arthur Peel
C
William Shepherd Morrison
D
Michael Martin
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Q6. In what year was the Irish parliament abolished and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland come into being?

Note: This question was updated in February 2017
A
1801
B
1880
C
1750
D
1921
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Q7. Why did Papua New Guinea's parliament not sit on Tuesday 12 May 2009?

A
A power failure blacked out most of Port Moresby
B
There was rioting in the streets outside
C
A flood caused evacuation of the city
D
They couldn't find the key to the room where the ceremonial mace was stored
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