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History Quiz #431

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 17 April 2017

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Q1. Immediately before Wembley Park Stadium, now the home of the England national football team, was built and then opened in 1923 what stood there?

A
A pleasure pavilion
B
An unfinished tower (Watkin's Tower) begun in 1892 and intended to rival the Eiffel Tower
C
A monument to Queen Victoria
D
A gun emplacement
Select from the options above.
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Q2. What incident involving Israeli Defence Force medic Elor Azaria in March 2016 resulting in his being sent to prison?

A
He killed a disarmed, wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant
B
He defended a Palestinian woman he was friendly with when she was accused of a terrorist attack
C
He gave medical treatment to a wounded Palestinian
D
He shot a group of Palestinian boys throwing stones at the Wailing Wall
Select from the options above.
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Q3. In which country, following Napoleon's final defeat in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, was the monarchy re-established, ending with the Revolution of 1848?

A
France
B
England
C
New Zealand
D
Thailand
Select from the options above.
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Q4. The "White Australia" attitude and often overt hostility towards non-whites in 19th century Australia found official and direct form in what provision of the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901?

A
Dictation test for immigrants in any European language, at the discretion of an immigration officer
B
Giving immigration officers the say over the acceptable colour of would-be immigrants
C
Specific "white" countries as permitted sources for immigrants
D
An educational, health, age and means test, decided at the discretion of an immigration officer
Select from the options above.
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Q5. What was the cause of the Great Stink in London, UK, in the summer of 1858?

A
A parliamentary sexual scandal
B
An exceptionally good harvest supplying too many vegetables and fruit, which rotted
C
Unusually hot weather acting on human waste and industrial effluent on the banks of the River Thames
D
A rash of roundarm bowling in cricket games
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Which of these was a famous horse belonging to the Duke of Wellington?

A
Bucephalus
B
Phar Lap
C
Red Rum
D
Copenhagen
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Q7. What language was most likely to have spoken in the countryside along the Canal du Midi, at that time the Canal Royal en Languedoc, when it was first constructed in 1666 to 1681?

A
Occitan
B
French
C
Catalan
D
Spanish
Select from the options above.
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