History Quiz #334
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 June 2015
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Q1.
The first electric tramway in the former Russian Empire was established in 1892 where?
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Q2.
In Greek legend, Ulysses sailed safely between … what?
D
A rock and a hard place
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Q3.
In 1818 Bernadotte became King Charles XIV of Sweden due to the influence of whom?
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Q4.
What was the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft sent into space in 1977?
A
To examine the effects of prolonged space flight on astronauts
B
To examine the planet Mars
C
To establish the first in a series of OSCAR communication satellites
D
To study the remote solar system, the 4 giants of the outer system and eventually interstellar space
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Q5.
When India gained its independence from Britain in 1947, some parts of the country were not independent until 1961; which of these were not one?
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Q6.
Who was the second Stuart king on the English throne?
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Q7.
Spain's war in 1898 with which power resulted in its loss of sovereignty over Cuba and the Philippine Islands?
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