History Quiz #244
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 September 2013
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Q1.
In 1927 Australian Sir Hubert Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson were the first to do what?
B
Take a submarine to the North Pole
C
Photograph in the Galapagos Islands
D
Fly a plane to Antarctica, and make the first land-plane descent onto drift ice
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Q2.
Which Spaniard, from 1518, overcame Montezuma, captured Mexico City and became Governor-General of much of Mexico?
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Q3.
Until the introduction of the euro, on 1 January 2002, which country had the schilling as its basic currency unit?
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Q4.
In Cairo 30 June 2012, Mohamed Morsi assumed the office of President of Egypt. What was particularly noteworthy about his taking the office?
A
He is the first Egyptian President with no previous political experience
B
He is the first President born outside Egypt
C
He is the first Christian President for Egypt
D
His was the first free democratic election of a President in Egypt
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Q5.
Minh Mạng, Emperor of Vietnam 1820-1841, was deeply opposed to western involvement in his country and in 1825 outlawed what?
C
Gilbert & Sullivan operas
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Q6.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was destroyed on July 21, 356 BC in an act of arson committed by whom?
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Q7.
Spain has been through the upheaval of civil war more than once; what were the dates of the war in the 20th century?
Note: This question was updated in May 2022
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