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History Quiz #416

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 January 2017

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Q1. The charter of Georgia in America, when it was established in 1732, prohibited liquor and what else?

A
Cave dwellings
B
Private ownership of rifles
C
Crack cocaine
D
Slavery
Select from the options above.
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Q2. When and where were the short-lived "Black Codes" enacted?

A
1940, USA
B
1685, France
C
1865, Southern states in the USA
D
1980, England
Select from the options above.
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Q3. The Irishmen William Burke and William Hare were famous for doing what in the early 19th century?

A
Starting a revolution to free Ireland from British rule
B
Exploring central Australia
C
Discovering the existence of X and Y chromosomes
D
Murdering people and selling the bodies
Select from the options above.
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Q4. What was the motto of the arms of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Anne?

A
Mon Dieu Et Mon Droit
B
Semper Eadem
C
Je Maintiendrai
D
Ad Astra
Select from the options above.
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Q5. What did the oceanographer and racing boat captain Charles J. Moore see when he was returning from a race in 1997?

A
A deep sea frilled shark
B
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
C
A coelacanth
D
A Ginkgo Biloba tree growing on a raft of vegetation
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What unfortunate link do Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes have?

A
They were English suffragettes killed while campaigning
B
They were passengers on the Titanic
C
They are four of the people recorded as being victims of England's Jack the Ripper
D
They had Oscar Pistorius tattoos done just before he was charged and convicted for murder
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What name was given to a series of thirty evening radio speeches given by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and 1944?

A
He-e-e-e-re's Franklin!
B
Fireside chats
C
The FDR Show
D
Speaking Frankly
Select from the options above.
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