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History Quiz #435

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 May 2017

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Q1. When was the first recorded ascent of Mount Fuji by someone who is not Japanese?

Note: This question was updated in February 2018
A
1869
B
663
C
1868
D
1575
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Q2. A famous US trial in 1950 involved Whittaker Chambers and who else?

A
Alger Hiss
B
John Thomas Watkins
C
Otto Olesen
D
Rockwell Kent
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Q3. Where was the Yushin Constitution introduced in 1972, dramatically increasing presidential powers in the area and creating a virtual dictatorship?

A
Taiwan
B
South Vietnam
C
Mongolia
D
South Korea
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Q4. Madeleine Albright was appointed by Bill Clinton as the USA's first woman to hold what position?

A
Head of the Supreme Court
B
Secretary of State
C
Ambassador to Great Britain
D
Ambassador to the United Nations
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Q5. The Boer War was fought in which country?

A
Ireland
B
South Africa
C
Afghanistan
D
India
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Q6. When then self-governing Belize gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981, 1,500 UK troops remained; for what reason?

A
To assist in building the hydroelectric Chalillo Dam and Mollejon Dam
B
To help build Belize navy warships
C
To defend it against Guatemala who claimed Belize and refused to recognise it as a country
D
The transport ships to take them back to the UK was diverted to the Falklands War
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Q7. What was the purpose of the international organisation which followed the signing of the Morges Manifesto in 1961?

A
To regulate key components of the financial world
B
To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth
C
To improve communication and collaboration among brain researchers
D
To implement the United Nations drug conventions
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