History Quiz #367
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 25 January 2016
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Q1.
What voting system for General Elections was first implemented in the Australian colony of Tasmania on 7 February 1856 and introduced to Britain in 1872 by the Ballot Act?
B
Women were entitled to vote
C
Pocket boroughs, small electorates under the control of one landowner, were eliminated
D
Seats in parliament were granted to cities resulting from the Industrial Revolution
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Q2.
What is the unofficial name for the 'crisis' that arose after the resignation of Lord Melbourne in 1838, when Robert Peel was offered the opportunity of forming a government but resigned as Prime Minister, resulting in the return of Lord Melbourne as Prime Minister until the 1841 General Election?
C
The Melbourne Corn Exchange
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3
Q3.
What, with the sickle, is a symbol of communism?
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4
Q4.
In 1403, Venice imposed a waiting period for those wishing to enter the city, to see if they would develop the plague. How long was this period of isolation?
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Q5.
In January 1949, "micro-groove" records, on vinyl, were put on the market in the USA by RCA and Columbia. What was the main difference between them?
A
RCA's grooves were deeper and needed a slightly longer stylus than Columbia's
B
RCA's were music only and Columbia's were spoken word only
C
RCA's were 7" records and Columbia's were 12"
D
RCA's played at 45 rpm and Columbia's at 33.3 rpm
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Q6.
What was the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that was at its peak in October 1962?
B
The building of the Berlin Wall
C
The Cuban Missile Crisis
D
Results of the Olympic 10,000 metre race
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Q7.
The USA's oldest non-broken "Treaty of Friendship", negotiated by Thomas Barclay, signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1786, and ratified by US Congress in July 1787, is with which country?
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