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History Quiz #351

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 October 2015

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Q1. In his 1947 voyage by balsa raft Thor Heyerdahl set out from Peru in South America and landed where?

A
Tahiti
B
Easter Island
C
Japan
D
The Philippines
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Q2. A popular understanding is that The White House in Washington DC was painted white to cover what damage?

A
Earthquake of 1805
B
Burning by the British in 1812
C
Paint-throwing during the Slave-owners' Uprising of 1860
D
Confederate Army attack during the American Civil War, 1862
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Q3. Which city was the capital of Italy from 1865 to 1871?

A
Milan
B
Rome
C
Florence
D
Ravenna
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Q4. With the history of which of these countries is El Cid associated?

A
Italy
B
Spain
C
India
D
Somalia
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Q5. What term was popularized in the books "The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man" (1962) and "Understanding Media" (1964) by Marshall McLuhan to describe how the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time has heightened human awareness of responsibility?

A
Earth town
B
Global village
C
World city
D
Moon unit
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Q6. What is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonised, mainly because it had a long succession of able rulers in the 1800s, and was able to exploit the rivalry between the French and the British?

A
Thailand
B
Australia
C
Portugal
D
Pakistan
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Q7. Which scandal involving an oil well on public land occurred during the presidency of Warren Harding?

A
Petticoat affair
B
Lockheed bribery scandal
C
The tea pot dome scandal
D
Anna Pou case
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