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History Quiz #291

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 11 August 2014

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Q1. What did Bikini Atoll become famous for in 1946?

Note: This question was updated in August 2023
A
As the target for the USA to drop an atomic bomb as a test
B
Inspiring a new type of swimwear
C
As the subject of early research by Jacques Cousteau into its marine life
D
Housing an emerging volcano
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Q2. In 1840 Queen Victoria in the United Kingdom married her cousin. What was his name?

A
Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein
B
Prince Albert of Belgium
C
Prince Harald of Glücksburg
D
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Q3. In which country did Juan Domingo Peron seize power in 1943, become president, and resign in 1955?

A
Brazil
B
Chile
C
Argentina
D
Paraguay
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Q4. The theatres for which war included Odessa, Yevpatoriya, Sevastopol, Balaklava, Inkerman, and Kinburn?

A
The Wars of the Roses
B
American Civil War
C
Crimean War
D
The Boer War
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Q5. What country, including land from subtropical plains to sub-alpine peaks of over 7,000m (23,000 ft), and currently a monarchy, was rated in 2006 as the eighth happiest country in the world?

A
Monaco
B
Denmark
C
UK
D
Bhutan
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Q6. By 1929 actions of the Austrian Schober government, together with the simultaneous Wall Street Crash brought down the then largest and allegedly best-financed Austrian credit institution two years later and resulted in a global financial crisis and ultimately the bank failures of the Great Depression. What were the actions or cause?

A
Nationalising the bank, drastically revaluing the currency
B
Hyperinflation, requiring the bank to take on weaker failing banks together with its own bad loans
C
Over-abrupt anti inflation measures, offending Austria's main creditor the League of Nations
D
Raiding its gold reserve and capping interest rates at half the then current rate
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Q7. Which newspaper, established in 1917, expressed the official views of the Soviet government and continued after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Note: This question was updated in October 2020
A
The Guardian
B
Associated Press
C
Izvestia
D
TASS
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