History Quiz #353
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 October 2015
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Q1.
At what location was the US Transcontinental Railroad completed?
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Q2.
Who was re-elected President of the Republic of Germany in 1932 defeating Adolf Hitler, became a figurehead when Hitler became Chancellor in 1932, and died in 1934, enabling Hitler to disestablish the position of President and proclaim himself Fuhrer?
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Q3.
At which university on 4 May 1970 were 4 students killed and 9 wounded when an Army National Guard unit fired at students during a protest against the US invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War?
D
University of Cincinnati
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Q4.
Which of these was the name of a space shuttle?
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Q5.
What has been the motto of the Prince of Wales since the 14th century?
B
Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
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Q6.
Benjamin Franklin founded America's first what in Philadelphia in 1736?
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Q7.
In which city did American colonists dump tea imported from England into a harbour in 1773?
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