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History Quiz #436

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 May 2017

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Q1. What was the immediate cause for the May 1980 Kwangju (or Gwangju) Uprising in South Korea?

A
A young street trader was killed by police for stealing an apple
B
Steep rises in the price of rice
C
Use of methamphetamine was criminalised
D
Martial law imposed following student union demonstrations for civil reform
Select from the options above.
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Q2. From the 1860s most trains heading to the south of the USA passed through which city's transit hub?

A
San Antonia, Texas
B
Saint Paul, Minnesota
C
Chattanooga, Tennessee
D
Boston, Massachusetts
Select from the options above.
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Q3. At which battle, which began on 4 May 1942, were Japanese losses at least 7 warships, with over 20 others damaged, and USA losses included the aircraft carrier "Lexington" and two other ships?

A
Battle of the Nile
B
The Battle of Copenhagen
C
The Battle of Trafalgar
D
The Battle of the Coral Sea
Select from the options above.
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Q4. In a famous speech by Winston Churchill on 4 June 1940 that began "We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans", he went on to say that "we shall fight" in the air, on the beaches, on the landing grounds, in the fields, in the streets, and where else?

A
In our houses
B
In the pubs
C
In the hills
D
In Piccadilly Circus
Select from the options above.
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Q5. From 1949 to 1989, with final closure in 1991, what did the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) do in the then Kazakh Republic?

A
Carry out its main nuclear testing and explosions
B
Drill the main infantry units in its army
C
Carry out tank manoeuvre drills
D
Establish its main biological research centre
Select from the options above.
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Q6. The states now called North and South Carolina were originally one province, Carolina. Why was it so named?

A
After Queen Caroline of the Netherlands
B
After Princess Caroline of Monaco
C
After Carol, the mistress of Oliver Cromwell
D
After Charles I of England
Select from the options above.
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Q7. In 1487, Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz was the first European to sail past which landmark?

A
Ceylon
B
Cape Verde
C
Cape Horn
D
Cape of Good Hope
Select from the options above.
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