History Quiz #143
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 October 2011
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Q1.
Where was the annual G8 leaders summit held in the year 2000?
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2
Q2.
Who was the English King during the US War of Independence?
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3
Q3.
Why do American Airlines Flights 11 and 77 and United Airlines Flights 93 and 175 feature in the history of the USA?
A
The "9/11" terrorist attacks
B
Commercial flights used by George W Bush when Air Force One had engine failure
C
The first flights from the newly-named Los Angeles International Airport in 1949
D
The first flights to land at New York Municipal Airport (now LaGuardia) when it opened in 1939
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Q4.
Opened in 1890, with 6 stations over 3.2 miles (5.1 km) and running in a pair of tunnels between the City of London and Stockwell passing under the River Thames, what was the first deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction?
A
London and South Western Railway
C
The Metropolitan Railway
D
The City and South London Railway
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Q5.
In which country do these laws apply: the 1975 State Protection Act (Article 10 b), which grants the government the power to imprison persons for up to five years without a trial, and the Law to Safeguard the State Against the Dangers of Those Desiring to Cause Subversive Acts (Article 10 a)?
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Q6.
The mythical figure of Adonis was said to have what quality?
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Q7.
The capital of Brazil was moved from Rio de Janeiro to the purpose-built capital city of Brasilia in what year?
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