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History Quiz #187

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 August 2012

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Q1. In what country were measures announced on 22 April 2010 by the Prime Minister to cut consumption of power, affecting the length of the official weekend, signs, government offices, air conditioners, street markets, commercial centres, weddings and wells?

Note: This question was updated in April 2020
A
UK
B
Pakistan
C
China
D
Australia
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Q2. What military slang term for members of the US Marine Corps was derived from a special collar once worn around the neck by both American and British Marines and soldiers from 1798?

A
Leathernecks
B
Ruffles
C
Nehrus
D
Wings
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Q3. What event involving King John of England occurred at Runnymede in 1215?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
Death of Oliver Cromwell
B
Acceptance of the Magna Carta
C
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
D
A military museum was established
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Q4. In April 2010, after riots in the capital which overthrew the government, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left which country, leaving the way clear for the head of the new provisional government, Roza Otunbayeva?

A
Kashmir
B
Kazakhstan
C
Kyrgyzstan
D
Kiribati
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Q5. By what name were Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale collectively known when they appeared before Judge Julius Hoffman in 1969?

A
Huey Lewis and the News
B
The Little Rock Nine
C
The Birmingham Seven
D
The Chicago Eight
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Q6. Which British political party led by John Hargrave wore green shirts as a uniform?

A
Social Credit
B
National Socialists
C
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
D
British Union of Fascists
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Q7. What was the name of the English parliament that restored Charles II as king in 1660?

Note: This question was updated in June 2017
A
The Court of the Star Chamber
B
The Long Parliament
C
The Barebones Parliament
D
The Convention Parliament
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