History Quiz #257
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 December 2013
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Q1.
What date is famous for four co-ordinated terrorist attacks in the USA on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the United States Capitol?
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Q2.
In Greek mythology, what was left in Pandora's box after the evils, ills, diseases, and burdensome labour had escaped?
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Q3.
What name was given to the conflict between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742?
A
The War of Lord Uxbridge's Leg
B
The War of Jenkins' Ear
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Q4.
Why was the 1974 revolution in Portugal called the Carnation Revolution?
A
No shots were fired and at the end people filled the rifle muzzles with carnations
B
The revolutionaries all wore a carnation in their buttonhole
C
It was particularly bloody
D
It was sparked by a carnation grower
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Q5.
In a 1956 interview with the American journalist Anna Louise Strong, Mao Zedong described the USA as a paper what?
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Q6.
In the American War of 1812 against Great Britain the ship now known as Old Ironsides defeated five British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Pictou, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant). She is still afloat. What name was she commissioned under?
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Q7.
What was the last dynasty of emperors in China, on the throne when China became a republic in 1912?
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