History Quiz #434
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 May 2017
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1
Q1.
When was the Siege of Masada?
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2
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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3
Q3.
Direct rule by the British Crown in India from 1858 to 1947 was preceded by the dissolution of what?
D
The Indian National Congress
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4
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?
C
Minimum proof proposers
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5
Q5.
What did American hero Davy Crockett call his musket?
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6
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?
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