History Quiz #265
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 February 2014
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Q1.
"Hobson-Jobson" is the short title of a book written by Henry Yule and Arthur C. Burnell, first published in 1886, that contains what?
A
Anglo-Indian words and terms
B
Biographies of people called Hobson and Jobson
C
A detailed atlas showing the expeditions of Hobson and Jobson
D
A manual on how to sail a particularly obscure boat
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Q2.
Who, in the years prior to World War II, conceived and oversaw the development of an integrated air defence system for England which included radar, human observers, raid plotting and radio control of aircraft?
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Q3.
When was the gambling casino, Monte Carlo, first opened in Monaco?
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Q4.
Who was the first person to sign the American Declaration of Independence?
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Q5.
Herodotus, one of the earliest writers now to be called a historian, lived when?
Note: This question was updated in January 2023
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Q6.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee is widely associated with what?
B
The Roswell UFO Incident
C
Charles Mason, one of the surveyors of the Mason-Dixon Line, who came from here
D
The playwright Tennessee Williams
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Q7.
When was the last Act of amnesty passed in Great Britain?
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