History Quiz #392
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 July 2016
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Q1.
Which of the discoveries made by the 17th and 18th century British navigator and explorer William Dampier was of particular help to Captain James Cook and Horatio Nelson?
A
Notes on the fauna and flora of north-western Australia
B
The first data on currents, winds and tides across all the world's oceans
C
Observations and analysis of natural history
D
Observations on the east coast of New Holland
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2
Q2.
Which was NOT a site of any of the three Punic Wars fought between Rome and Carthage?
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3
Q3.
Who first crossed the Atlantic non-stop by air on 14 June 1919 in a Vickers Vimy from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland?
A
Charles Kingsford-Smith
B
Charles Lindberg and Charles Ulm
C
Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown
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4
Q4.
According to Greek legend, what was the 9 headed monster from the Lerna marshes killed by Hercules?
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5
Q5.
In 1994 NFL star O.J.Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and who else?
A
His next-door neighbour
C
Waiter Ronald Lyle Goldman
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6
Q6.
Which of these countries became independent from Britain on 9 December 1961?
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Q7.
When did Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam and others found the militant movement, Al-Qaeda?
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