History Quiz #324
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 March 2015
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Q1.
Where did the Spring of Nations, or the Year of Revolutions, happen in 1848?
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Q2.
Which nation established the first settlement in what is now South Africa at Table Bay in 1652?
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Q3.
According to The Bible, who was the older brother of Moses, who set up a golden calf on Mt Sinai for people to worship?
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Q4.
In Japan's feudal era, from 1185 onwards, a dominant warrior class emerged called what?
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Q5.
Which of these, among many other things, was directly affected by the 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of TÅhoku, Japan?
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The time references in computer systems across Tokyo
C
Bird migration patterns in New Zealand
D
Reactors at Fukushima nuclear power plants
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Q6.
Which warship captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Pictou, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?
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Q7.
What name was given to the statues dating from 210 BC, which include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians belonging to Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China, that were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi province?
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