History Quiz #377
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 April 2016
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Q1.
Ex-US President Richard Nixon was disqualified from what in 1976?
C
Standing for public office
D
Being a sports administrator
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Q2.
In the US election held on 7 November 2000, court cases over the results from which state delayed the announcement of results for over a month?
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Q3.
Which ancient people were thought to have built large pyramidal structures at Tula and Teotihuacan, Mexico?
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Q4.
During World War II, where was the HQ of the English code cracking unit that was set up to decipher the output from the "Enigma" machine?
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Q5.
What did Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, achieve from 1577 to 1580 ?
A
Circumnavigated the globe
D
Brought a panda back from China
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Q6.
Three weeks after the USSR launched the first man into space what craft did the USA launch, with its first manned space flight?
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Q7.
Which group of people took control of Carthage in 439 AD?
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