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Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 3 April 2017

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Question 1: Current thinking is that the Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago; when is it estimated that oxygen first became a significant element in the Earth's atmosphere?

A
About 2 million years ago
B
4.6 billion years ago
C
63 million years ago
D
About 2.5 billion years ago