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History Quiz #293

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 25 August 2014

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Q1. Which of these is not a European airport first opened for non-military use before 1920?

A
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
B
Bremen Airport
C
Saint Paul International Airport
D
Ciampino-G.B. Pastine International Airport
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Q2. What was the title of George Washington's pronouncement in 1793 that provided a basis for the USA to avoid any involvement in foreign conflicts?

A
Edict of Non-Involvement
B
Proclamation of Neutrality
C
Declaration of Isolation
D
Doctrine of Demarcation
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Q3. Who, according to the Sumerian king list, was the fifth king of Uruk around 2700 BC, and became the central character in one of the best known works of early literature, where he was described as two-thirds god?

A
Lugalbanda
B
Gilgamesh
C
Ninsun
D
Enkidu
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Q4. Which wars, from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, were due to Britain smuggling goods from India into China in defiance of China's laws?

A
The Boxer Rebellion
B
The Chino-Anglo Dispute
C
The Yangtse Incident
D
The Opium Wars
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Q5. Which king of Egypt abdicated in favour of his infant son in July 1952?

A
Faisal
B
Faud II
C
Farouk
D
Falange
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Q6. Who was the Teutonic legendary hero who slew Fafnir the dragon?

A
Bismarck
B
Wagner
C
Siegfried
D
Stockhausen
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Q7. Lieutenant General Aman Andom, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Brigadier General Tafari Benti, Major Mengistu Haile Mariam and Major Atnafu Abate were involved in the politics of which country between 1974 and 1987?

A
Syria
B
Egypt
C
Ethiopia
D
Somalia
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