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History Quiz #310

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 December 2014

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Q1. In 1935, which city was chosen to replace Livingstone as the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, and is now the capital of Zambia?

A
Addis Ababa
B
Bulawayo
C
Lusaka
D
Pretoria
Select from the options above.
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Q2. During the reign of the Tudors in England, what instrument was used to behead those executed by order of the monarch for treason?

A
Axe
B
Guillotine
C
Cheese grater
D
Chainsaw
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Q3. What name was given to the force raised by the British Government in 1920 from World War I veterans, withdrawn in 1932, to put down disorder in Ireland?

A
Constabulary
B
Irish Militia
C
Squaddies
D
Black and tans
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Q4. Which civilisation left clearly identifiable traces dating from 2600 BCE, with cities on what are now the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras and Southern Mexico and still survives in language today?

Note: This question was updated in December 2019
A
Toltec
B
Aztec
C
Maya
D
Safesec
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Q5. Squeaky Fromme, who tried to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, was part of what group?

A
The Palestine Liberation Army
B
The Manson Family
C
US Congress
D
The Dixie Chicks
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Q6. In 1974 many ranks of life-size models were discovered buried in China; they are known as...?

Note: This question was updated in September 2015
A
The Model Platoon
B
The China Horde
C
The Clay Constabulary
D
The Terracotta Army
Select from the options above.
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Q7. To investigate his theories of the diaspora of South American peoples, who sailed in a balsa raft called Kon-Tiki across the Pacific Ocean in 1947?

Note: This question was updated in August 2016
A
James Cook
B
Thor Heyerdahl
C
James Chichester
D
Roald Amundsen
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