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History Quiz #335

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 June 2015

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Q1. In Britain, what was the name given to the M4 Medium Tank that was produced by the US from World War II until the end of the Korean War?

A
Sherman
B
Matilda
C
Stuart
D
Centurion
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Q2. In 2009 Terry Herbert found a hoard of Saxon warrior metal artefacts on land owned by Fred Johnson, which has become known as the Staffordshire Hoard. Which ancient kingdom do the objects come from?

A
Northumbria
B
Powys
C
Mercia
D
Wessex
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Q3. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the 9th king of the House of Chakri, became the longest reigning current monarch in the world during his reign of which country from 1946?

A
Myanmar
B
Great Britain
C
France
D
Thailand
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Q4. In Britain, rationing ended, the London gold market reopened, Roger Bannister was first to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and the Queen returned from a tour of the Commonwealth in which year?

A
1946
B
1950
C
1958
D
1954
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Q5. The father of Charlemagne, who was later to become a major force in Europe and Holy Roman Emperor, seized the Frankish throne from what dynasty in 751 CE?

A
Carolingian
B
Merovingian
C
Desiderius
D
Umayyad
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Q6. In 1881 and 1882 Jules Ferry, Prime Minister of France, succeeded in passing laws in the field of French education which did what?

A
Made education under the Montessori philosophy legal
B
Prohibited education in France for non-French nationals
C
Made primary education in France free, non-clerical and mandatory
D
Established free universities in French colonies
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Q7. How did the man who later became Britain's King George VI break with tradition when he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923?

A
He did not wear military uniform
B
First British royal since William the Conqueror to be married outside England
C
First non-morganatic marriage between prince and commoner since accession of the House of Hanover
D
His best man was Roman Catholic
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