History Quiz #400
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 September 2016
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Q1.
In which city were the first meetings held of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations in January 1946?
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2
Q2.
What was the first alliance entered by the U S A in peacetime after World War II?
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3
Q3.
In 1977, Hamida Djandoubi was involved in what act that was special in French history?
A
He tried to assassinate the President
B
He set off a bomb that destroyed a large shopping mall in Paris
C
He was the last person to be guillotined
D
He was the first Frenchman to swim the English Channel
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4
Q4.
The Yom Kippur War in 1973 was between Israel and which other forces?
C
Egypt, Syria and a coalition of other Arab countries
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5
Q5.
Which of these became an independent country in 1971?
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Q6.
Which Greek God is the equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?
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Q7.
What was the "Scopes Monkey Trial" about?
A
Keeping dangerous animals as domestic pets
B
Ill-treatment of animals in a Tennessee zoo
C
Teaching the theory of evolution in schools
D
A London fraud involving amounts of £500
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