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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?

A
India
B
USA
C
Canada
D
China
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Q4. What day was proclaimed in 1945 as "VE Day"?

A
6 June
B
1 December
C
1 January
D
8 May
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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?

A
Algeria
B
Morocco
C
Egypt
D
Tunisia
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Q6. In 1956, a major uprising in Hungary was put down by forces from where?

A
Germany
B
USA
C
NATO
D
USSR
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Q7. In March 1836, The Alamo was overrun by what?

A
Cockroaches
B
Mexican army
C
A plague of frogs
D
Fleas
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