History Quiz #416
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 January 2017
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1
Q1.
The charter of Georgia in America, when it was established in 1732, prohibited liquor and what else?
B
Private ownership of rifles
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2
Q2.
When and where were the short-lived "Black Codes" enacted?
C
1865, Southern states in the USA
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3
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
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4
Q4.
What was the motto of the arms of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Anne?
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5
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
D
A Ginkgo Biloba tree growing on a raft of vegetation
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6
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
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7
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!
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