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History Quiz #287

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 July 2014

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Q1. On February 13 2008 the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generations. What was he referring to?

A
Descendants of people sent to Australia as convicts
B
Children who were expatriated from the UK during WW II and not returned
C
Children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who were taken from their families 1909-1970
D
Children taken from single mothers in the 1950s and 1960s
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Q2. After the signing of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Mubarak Al-Sabah was recognised by the Ottomans and British as the ruler of the autonomous caza of which city and its hinterlands?

A
Kuwait
B
Qatar
C
Dubai
D
Saudi Arabia
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Q3. The eruption of Mt Tarawera in New Zealand almost destroyed the natural wonder, the Pink and White Terraces. When did this happen?

A
Three years after the globe-changing 1883 eruptions at Krakatoa
B
1912, the same time as the Mt Pinatubo, Philippines, eruption
C
Four years before the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Indonesia
D
The year following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, USA
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Q4. On a state visit to Britain in 2003, US President Bush was welcomed by a salute of how many guns?

A
50
B
21
C
62
D
41
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Q5. King Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when an arrow went into what part of his body?

A
Chest
B
Foot
C
Eye
D
Hand
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Q6. The oldest still operating national parliament in Europe governs which country?

A
Leon
B
Poland
C
England
D
Iceland
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Q7. At 9.00 a.m. on 27 August 1896, after Khalid bin Bargash ignored a British ultimatum to leave the Beit al Hukum Palace, Royal Navy ships opened fire. Khalid's troops returned fire. A cease fire was declared at 9.45 a.m., giving the bombardment the title of "The Shortest War in History". Where was this?

A
Zanzibar
B
Algeria
C
India
D
Kuwait
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