History Quiz #338
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 July 2015
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Q1.
What name was applied to legislation regarding the sale of liquor in the USA between 1919 to 1933?
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2
Q2.
Menes in Egypt in the third millennium BCE is recognised as the first leader to do what?
A
Establish a standing army
C
Unite the Upper and Lower Nile in one kingdom
D
Go on a pilgrimage to Mecca
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3
Q3.
The Visigoth army led by Alaric famously sacked what city in 410 CE?
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Q4.
Which law enforcement agency was established in 1908 as a branch of the U S Department of Justice?
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Q5.
When Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald, came to power for the second time his appointment was almost immediately followed by what world-affecting event?
A
St Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago
B
Black Tuesday's Wall Street Crash
C
The first Academy Awards were presented in the US
D
Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta from Ireland to begin her work in India
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Q6.
Argentina encouraged a massive wave of immigration from Europe starting in 1857; between then and 1940 people from which country formed the bulk of the influx?
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Q7.
In which country was the Battle of Vinegar Hill fought in 1798?
D
Near Inverness, Scotland
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