History Quiz #140
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 September 2011
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Q1.
15 monarchs from the House of Plantagenet, including those belonging to cadet branches, ruled England from 1154 until 1485. Why were they called "Plantagenets"?
A
They were admirers of French writer Jean Genet
B
They all liked gardening
C
They were a family of schemers
D
The name is derived from the latin name of the common broom plant
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Q2.
The Battle of Midway, fought between 4 and 7 June 1942, was an important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Why was it called that?
A
It was fought near Midway Atoll
B
It was fought mid way through the war
C
It was fought mid way between Japan & Australia
D
It was the first time that fighter planes had been amid enemy ships
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Q3.
In May 1869 at Promontory Point, a "Golden Spike" ceremony was performed to mark the completion of a railway across which country?
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Q4.
What day was proclaimed in 1945 as "VE Day"?
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Q5.
Set up in 1954 as a merger of smaller groups, the Front de Libération Nationale fought a war for independence from France until 1962, when the French government signed a cease-fire agreement. The FLN became the only legal party in which country?
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Q6.
In 1956, a major uprising in Hungary was put down by forces from where?
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Q7.
In March 1836, The Alamo was overrun by what?
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