History Quiz #207
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 31 December 2012
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Q1.
On 12 November 1991 pro-independence student demonstrators in Dili who were protesting the Indonesian occupation of East Timor were shot at by Indonesian forces, killing at least 250. Where were they at the time?
A
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Vila Verde
B
Universidade Nacional de Timor-Leste
C
The Santa Cruz cemetery
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Q2.
What land, a British colony for 155 years, and occupied by Japan briefly in WW II, was ceded to the People's Republic of China in 1997?
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Q3.
What was the Roman name for Ireland?
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Q4.
What ancient civilization was centred in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, Syria and Israel?
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Q5.
What colour connects 29 October 1929, 19 October 1987 and 22 November 1963 in US history?
Note: This question was updated in December 2020
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Q6.
An act passed on 5 July 1900 and given Royal Assent by Queen Victoria on 9 July 1900 led to what milestone in the constitutional history of Australia?
A
Protection for the short-beaked echidna
C
Creation of the Commonwealth of Australia
D
Amnesty for all involved in the destruction of the native people of Tasmania
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Q7.
When was the ICC, official base in The Hague in the Netherlands, established?
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