History Quiz #321
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 9 March 2015
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Q1.
What was Lieut. C D Lucas, RN, the first to receive as a result of his involvement in the bombardment of a Russian fortress in the Baltic on 21 June 1854?
D
Artificial mechanical hand
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2
Q2.
According to the Bible, which one of Eve's sons killed his brother?
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3
Q3.
When did Maori arrive in New Zealand?
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4
Q4.
One of Australia's oldest and most important industrial disputes and the subject of Henry Lawson's poem "Freedom on the Wallaby", in 1891 brought central Queensland to the brink of civil war. What group of people was involved?
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5
Q5.
Black Bess, the horse of Dick Turpin (1706-39), would have been used to what phrase if legend is to be believed?
C
"Put your back into it"
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Q6.
Josephus who lived in the 1st century AD was a military commander and scholar but is now known more for his work as what?
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Q7.
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society founded in 1907 was established to focus on what?
A
Research on the sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae
B
Support for the game of cricket
C
Provide health services for babies and young children
D
Promoting railway systems in NZ
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