History Quiz #167
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 March 2012
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Q1.
In December 2010, Continental Airlines was found criminally responsible for which airline disaster by a Parisian court and was fined €200,000 and ordered to pay Air France €1 million, while Continental mechanic John Taylor was given a 15-month suspended sentence?
A
Airbus A330-200, Flight 447, 1 June 2009
B
Cityline Bombardier DHC-8, Flight 5634, 6 January 1993
C
Airbus A330-300, test flight, 30 June 1994
D
Concorde, Flight 4590, 25 July 2000
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Q2.
In 2007, the general assembly of which US state voted to express "profound regret" for its involvement with slavery?
Note: This question was updated in August 2019
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Q3.
At the peak of its power, it was often said that "the sun never sets on" which empire?
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Q4.
What is the meaning of the Russian word "bolshevik"?
Note: This question was updated in April 2020
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Q5.
Billy Connolly, Robert de Niro, Mia Farrow, Sting, Colin Firth, Pete Townshend, Robert Redford and Damien Hirst were among those who signed an open letter in "The Times" to try to achieve what?
A
The release of an Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery
C
The raising of fees for tertiary education in Britain
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Q6.
The airship L.19, a World War 1 Zeppelin of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) came down in the North Sea while returning from her first bombing raid on the United Kingdom during the night of 1/2 February 1916. What was the controversy following this incident?
A
The crew survived but drowned when a British vessel refused to rescue them
B
3 Dutch rescue vessels were dragged underwater
C
The crew came ashore at Norfolk and shot 5 civilians
D
The flaming wreck sank a German battleship
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Q7.
Why did Captain Cook throw 6 of his 10 cannon into the sea at Great Barrier Reef, off the Australian coast in 1770?
A
To comply with a resolution of a disarmament conference
B
To lighten it, as his ship was stuck on the reef
C
He needed to make room to carry more gold
D
To reduce the possibility of lead poisoning
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