History Quiz #447
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 August 2017
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Q1.
When was the first charter granted to what became The East India Company?
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2
Q2.
Revolutions in February and October in 1917 are remembered in what country?
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3
Q3.
What event on 10 May 1933 was celebrated by Joseph Goebbels in Berlin, Germany, as a "a strong, great and symbolic deed"?
A
Windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings and synagogues were smashed throughout Germany
B
The swastika flag was first flown by Adolf Hitler's National Socialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP)
C
University students throughout Germany burnt more than 25,000 books
D
The SS and Gestapo assassinated most of the Nazi's own military Brownshirts and others
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4
Q4.
In 1920 the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the Dominion Police were amalgamated into what force?
A
South African Police Service
B
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
C
The New Zealand Police Force
D
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
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5
Q5.
The Triple Entente in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century was an understanding between which three countries?
A
France, Spain and the UK
B
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
C
France, Germany and Austria-Hungary
D
Russia, France and the UK
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Q6.
What was the 1911 Xinhai Revolution directly intended to achieve?
A
Overthrow of China's last imperial dynasty
B
Removal of Sun Yat-sen from the Kuomintang
C
Establishment of Chiang Kai-Shek and the Chinese Communist Party in power in China
D
The independence of Mongolia
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Q7.
In the Christian calendar, what is the week before Easter, historically a time of abstinence from eating flesh, drinking wine and carrying on business?
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