History Quiz #173
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 May 2012
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Q1.
According to the Bible, what did Samson kill 1,000 Philistines with?
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2
Q2.
According to the Bible, who was freed by Pontius Pilate, thus condemning Jesus Christ to crucifixion?
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Q3.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, what did Kennedy threaten if Khrushchev did not agree to remove missiles from the Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile site under construction in Cuba?
A
A fact-finding mission to explore launching US missiles stationed in Turkey into the USSR
B
Sanctions to prevent export of Russian caviar
C
A "naval quarantine", when the US Navy would inspect all ships arriving in Cuba
D
A mid-Atlantic blockade to prevent all Russian ships crossing
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Q4.
What name was given to an uprising of rural workers in the south and east of England in 1830 who wanted to stop reductions in their wages and protest against the new threshing machines?
B
The Luddite disturbances
C
Homeless Workers' Movement
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Q5.
Which of these was one of the most well known rapid-fire weapons to be used in the 1860s by the Union forces of the American Civil War?
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Q6.
The annual RAF Airshow at Hendon was established in 1920 by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, and grew into a major international event with exhibitors from all over the world. It is now held in mid-July in even-numbered years. Where has it been held since 1949?
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Q7.
The wreck of which warship, one of the largest in the English navy of King Henry VIII in the first half of the 16th century, was rediscovered in 1971 and salvaged in October 1982?
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