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History Quiz #434

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 May 2017

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Q1. When was the Siege of Masada?

A
117 CE
B
135 CE
C
73 CE
D
48 CE
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Q2. In 1827 which two great figures of the Romantic Age died in Europe?

A
Frédéric Chopin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B
Francisco Goya and J. M. W. Turner
C
William Blake and Ludwig van Beethoven
D
Victor Hugo and Felix Mendelssohn
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Q3. Direct rule by the British Crown in India from 1858 to 1947 was preceded by the dissolution of what?

A
The Mughal Empire
B
The British Raj
C
The East India Company
D
The Indian National Congress
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Q4. Which of these is a social movement against the use of alcohol, criticising excessive alcohol use, promoting complete abstinence, or pressuring the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation?

A
Moderation mob
B
Low alcohol leftists
C
Minimum proof proposers
D
Temperance movement
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Q5. What did American hero Davy Crockett call his musket?

A
Lucille
B
Old Betsy
C
Buddy
D
Christine
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Q6. US army aircraft personnel Hugh Thompson Jr, Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn are associated with what?

A
Investigating the plane crash in 1977 at Tenerife, Canary Islands, which killed 583
B
Intervening to stop US troops from massacring and raping unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai in 1968
C
They were the first to publicly admit they are serving transgender army personnel
D
They flew the Navy SEALS to the mission to take or kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, in 2011
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Q7. Where in London was the first Globe Theatre built in 1599?

A
Marble Arch
B
Hammersmith
C
Charing Cross
D
Bankside, Southwark
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