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History Quiz #398

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 29 August 2016

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Q1. Who identified "The Four Freedoms" (freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear) in a message to the US Congress?

A
George Washington
B
F D Roosevelt
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
George W Bush
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Q2. What was the name of the temporary harbours that were towed to the French coast to facilitate D Day landings on 5 and 6 June 1944?

A
Bailey
B
Mulberry
C
Sherman
D
Lancaster
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Q3. What excise levied from 1746 to 1845 in the UK resulted for a while in hollow-stemmed glasses?

A
On glass smashing in toasts
B
On Beer
C
On weight of glass melted in a glasshouse
D
On lead
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Q4. What does the Statute of Anne 1709 in Great Britain provide for?

A
Copyright of written work to be regulated by the government and courts rather than private parties
B
Regulation of privateers
C
Censorship of theatre performances
D
Freedom of the press
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Q5. On 17 September 1862, where was The Battle of Antietam, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day battle in American history (with about 23,000 casualties)?

A
Miami, Florida
B
Los Angeles, California
C
Bangor, Maine
D
Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
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Q6. In Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France, the famous French battleground of Alesia is remembered. The battle was 52 BCE and was the last great battle between Julius Caesar of Rome and whom?

A
Vercingétorix
B
Cingétorix
C
Cassivellaunus
D
Cartimandua
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Q7. What is the Perth Agreement made in 2011?

A
Free trade between Australia and Indonesia
B
Regulations governing play on Scottish golf courses
C
To share the power resources of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA, with its three neighbouring cities
D
Agreement among Commonwealth nations to change rules governing succession to the British throne
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