History Quiz #231
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 17 June 2013
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Q1.
Why was Captain William Kidd hanged in 1701?
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Q2.
What links the US, 2 May 2011 and Abbottabad in Pakistan?
Note: This question was updated in December 2016
A
Military confrontation on the Durand Line
B
The flight of the first UAV (drone)
C
The death of Osama bin Laden
D
The first Taco Bell restaurant opens in Pakistan
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Q3.
Which of these became an independent country in 1948?
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Q4.
Who popularised the phrase "The buck stops here"?
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Q5.
Which of these was not killed by a stone or piece of metal propelled from a distance?
A
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D
King Harold II of England
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Q6.
Which European country did not finally lose its territory in India until 1961?
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Q7.
The city was founded under the rule of King Byzas around 660 BC. What name was officially adopted for the city in 1930?
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