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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?

A
Secret ballot
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?

A
The Peel Depression
B
The Bobby Dazzler
C
The Melbourne Corn Exchange
D
The Bedchamber Crisis
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Q3. What, with the sickle, is a symbol of communism?

A
Chisel
B
Screwdriver
C
Concrete mixer
D
Hammer
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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?

A
10 days
B
40 days
C
20 days
D
4 weeks
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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?

A
The Berlin Airlift
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?

A
Australia
B
France
C
Ireland
D
Morocco
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