History Quiz #443
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 July 2017
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Q1.
Which political party won victories in the Canadian governments of Alberta in 1935 and British Columbia in 1952?
A
Progressive Conservative Party
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Q2.
What was the religion of the people besieged by Roman forces in the Siege of Masada?
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Q3.
The 1492 voyages of Christopher Columbus which ended in the New World were taken under the auspices of which country?
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Q4.
When was the architect John Nash commissioned to extend Buckingham House into a major royal palace?
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Q5.
What was notable about the jobs held by Ann Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington at the end of May 1970?
A
It was the first time NASA had appointed "Shuttle Director" as a job-share
B
They were the first women fire fighters in the USA
C
They were the first women generals in the US Army
D
They were the first female bishops appointed in the Presbyterian Church
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Q6.
Where did Adolf Hitler spend his last days in Berlin?
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Q7.
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918 end?
A
A threatened UK invasion of Russia
B
Russian neutrality in World War I
C
Russia's participation in World War I
D
German invasion of Poland
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