History Quiz #158
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 23 January 2012
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Q1.
According to the Bible, who denied knowing Jesus 3 times "before the cock crowed twice"?
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2
Q2.
Between 1979 and 1990, the Sandinistas and the Contras were participants in a Civil War in which country?
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3
Q3.
In November 2010, Swiss voters decided to expel what category of people from the country?
C
Foreigners convicted of serious crimes
D
People who can speak fewer than 2 of the 4 official languages
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Q4.
What was the cause of strikes and rioting across France in October 2010?
A
The reinstatement of border controls
C
Religious persecution of Muslims
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Q5.
The re-election campaign of 66 year old Uganda president Yoweri Museveni gained international attention in 2010 when he presented himself as what?
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Q6.
What did Captain James Cook take on his sea voyages, as experience had taught him that it was an effective preventative of scurvy (containing vitamin C and lactobacilli)?
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Q7.
Which shipping passage was closed from 1967 to 1975?
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