History Quiz #155
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 January 2012
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Q1.
In which US state did the siege of the Alamo take place?
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2
Q2.
In World War I, what was the third battle of Ypres, from 31 July to 6 November 1917, also known as?
A
The Battle of Passchendaele
B
The Battle of the Somme
C
The Battle of the Ardennes
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3
Q3.
In the USA, what does Memorial Day commemorate?
A
Americans who died in military service
B
The Declaration of Independence
C
The end of the American Civil War
D
The assassination of president John F Kennedy
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4
Q4.
Why does the Archbishop of York sign himself "Ebor"?
C
Eboracum was the Roman name for York from 75AD
D
It is an anagram of "bore"
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5
Q5.
Which expression is associated with the sinking of the HMS Birkenhead at Gansbaai near Cape Town, South Africa, in February 1852?
B
Women and children first
C
Tell the orchestra to play on
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Q6.
What 1963 political scandal in the UK involved the Secretary of State for War, after he had a brief relationship with the mistress of a Russian spy (a showgirl named Christine Keeler), and lied to the House of Commons about it?
A
The Bay of Pigs Incident
B
The Mystery of Lord Lucan
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Q7.
From the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until its independence in 1822, Brazil was a colony of which nation?
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