History Quiz #119
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 25 April 2011
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Q1.
What name was given to an amateur archeologist's find of gold and silver treasures dating back 1400 years in England in September 2009?
A
The Staffordshire Moorlands
B
The Staffordshire Terrier
C
The Staffordshire China
D
The Staffordshire Hoard
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
Which thoroughfare was closed and blanketed with flowers, trees and grass for 3 days in May 2010?
Note: This question was updated in August 2019
A
The Champs Elysees, Paris
D
Saint Mark's Square, Venice
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
US President Reagan appointed two Republicans and one Democrat (John Tower, Brent Scowcroft and Edmund Muskie, known as the "Tower Commission") to investigate what?
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4
Q4.
On 8 April 1933, the state government of Western Australia held a referendum on which subject, in which 68% of the 237,198 voters voted in favour?
A
Providing an aboriginal reservation
B
Introducing daylight saving
C
Starting Sunday trading
D
Seceding from the Commonwealth of Australia
Select from the options above.
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Q5.
What was the last foreign invasion of Britain?
Note: This question was updated in September 2021
A
Napoleonic invasion, 1803-1805
B
French invasion of Wales, 1797
C
Norman conquest under William the Conqueror, 1066
D
German Invasion ("Operation Sealion"), 1940
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Q6.
Which of these events happened first in American history?
B
Declaration of Independence
D
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Q7.
What caused the ancient Egyptian temples of Dakka, Maharraqa, Wadi es-Sebua, Amada, and Derr to be dismantled in the 1960s and rebuilt elsewhere?
A
Underground mining operations
B
The building of the Aswan Dam
C
They were bought and moved to the USA
D
Sand dunes were covering them
Select from the options above.