History Quiz #329
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 May 2015
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Q1.
What is the popular name of the legal situation regarding the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the USA between 1919 and 1933?
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Q2.
Under whose watch were fishing vessels in Tasmania, Australia, first required to be registered?
A
William Saville-Kent, from the UK
B
Harald Kristian Dannevig, from Norway
C
Sir Henry Parkes, from the UK
D
David George Stead, from Australia
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Q3.
Which major Roman road in England linked London to the Fosse Way, passing through Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Aylesbury and Bicester before changing direction towards the south-west, passing Woodstock and Witney to the north before heading into Cirencester?
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Q4.
John Adams, second President of the newly independent United States of America, was also which of these?
A
Author of "Watership Down" and "The Plague Dogs"
C
Pitcher in American National League baseball
D
First American Ambassador to Great Britain
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Q5.
In which century was the Panama Canal opened?
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Q6.
What modern-day country was ruled between 1902 and 1964 by Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud and his son, Emir Saud?
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Q7.
In what conflict did King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) die in 1199?
A
The Third Crusade in the Holy Land
B
Suppressing a revolt in the Limousin, France
C
The annexation of Cyprus
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