History Quiz #235
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 July 2013
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Q1.
Which of these was a group of heretics in the south of France that Pope Innocent III tried to crush in the 13th century?
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Q2.
Where did a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, 12.8 miles (20.6 km) deep occur at 9:42 p.m. local time on 25 October 2010, which generated a "significant tsunami" and resulted in at least 113 people reported dead, and over 160 missing?
A
Christchurch, New Zealand
C
5 km off the coast of Sri Lanka
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Q3.
Which of these events occurred first?
A
Last public performance of ABBA
B
First test tube baby born
C
The capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese army ends the Vietnam War
D
The film "2001: A Space Odyssey" premières
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Q4.
In what country, between the 1950s and 1980, would one have found "Rusticated Youth"?
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Q5.
When was the repeal of the US federal law called the "Chinese Exclusion Act" (1882) which banned Chinese immigration?
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Q6.
When King George II of Great Britain and Ireland died in 1760, who succeeded him?
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Q7.
How many different people were President of the USA in the first 200 years after 30 April 1789?
Select from the options above.