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History Quiz #203

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 December 2012

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Q1. Where was "the Maccabiah bridge collapse", the failure of a pedestrian bridge over the Yarkon River on 14 July 1997 which killed 4 and injured 60?

A
Pasadena, Texas, USA
B
Cornwall, England
C
Tel Aviv, Israel
D
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Q2. Which of these events in World War II occurred first?

A
Signing of the final documents for the surrender of Japan
B
Announcement that the Armistice between Italy and the Allied armed forces had been signed
C
D-Day landings by the Allies in Normandy, northern France
D
Invasion of continental Italy by Allied Forces
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Q3. What region lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders?

A
Nepal
B
Bosnia
C
Uzbekistan
D
Tanzania
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Q4. What was the name given in England to the ringing, introduced by William the Conqueror, of a bell at sunset or 8pm in winter as a signal to extinguish fires and lights?

A
Night watch
B
Toll
C
Curfew
D
Banns
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Q5. The French and what other nation sent colonists to New Zealand in the 1830s?

A
China
B
Russia
C
Great Britain
D
Japan
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Q6. The early kings of Scotland are buried on which island?

A
Anglesey
B
Skye
C
Mull of Kintyre
D
Iona
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Q7. What caused Richard I of England to be out of the country between 1190 and 1194, when his younger brother John tried to take control?

A
The Seven Years War
B
The Third Crusade
C
Exploration of central Africa
D
Voyage to Greenland
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