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History Quiz #71

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 May 2010

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Q1. What was the capital of the Inca Empire from 1438 to 1532 which, at its peak, dominated a territory that included (from north to south) Ecuador, part of Colombia, the northern half of Chile, and the north-west part of Argentina, and (from west to east) from Bolivia to the Amazonian forests and Peru?

Note: This question was updated in May 2015
A
Canberra
B
Brasilia
C
Cuzco
D
Lesotho
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Q2. French intelligence service (DGSE) agents Captain Dominique Prieur and Commander Alain Mafart were convicted of the manslaughter of photographer Fernando Pereira and sinking a ship, Greenpeace's the "Rainbow Warrior", in 1985, in which harbour?

A
Auckland, New Zealand
B
Noumea, New Caledonia
C
Sydney, Australia
D
Nadi, Fiji
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Q3. What name was given to the force raised by the British Government in 1920 from World War I veterans, withdrawn in 1932, to put down disorder in Ireland?

A
Constabulary
B
Irish Militia
C
Squaddies
D
Black and tans
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Q4. Which company made the Zero fighter that Japan used in World War II?

A
Mitsubishi
B
Toyota
C
Panasonic
D
Datsun
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Q5. Which ship transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from Southampton and then Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?

Note: This question was updated in April 2022
A
Bluebell
B
Sunflower
C
Mayflower
D
Daisy
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Q6. What was the motto of the arms of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Anne?

Note: This question was updated in December 2016
A
Mon Dieu Et Mon Droit
B
Semper Eadem
C
Je Maintiendrai
D
Ad Astra
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Q7. Which establishment owes much to the offer by Sir Hans Sloane in 1758 for England to purchase his collections?

A
Harrow College
B
Madam Tassauds
C
St Martin in the Fields
D
British Museum
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