History Quiz #453
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 September 2017
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Q1.
What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history?
A
End of effective challenge by ex-King James II of England to his replacement, King William III
B
Establishment of English rule over Ireland
C
Union of all Ireland under one ruler
D
End of Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
The Oath of Sarum sworn in 1086 was between "landowning men of any account" in England and whom?
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Q3.
Which of these dates has never been proclaimed to be Thanksgiving by US congress or president?
C
Final Thursday in November
D
Fourth Thursday of November
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Q4.
On May 21, 2009, Apa Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. How many times had he reached the top?
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Q5.
The Messel Pit was bought by the state of Hesse, Germany, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 as being the single best site for plant and animal fossils from which period?
A
Cyclic glaciations including the most recent glacial period
B
Immediately before the dinosaur extinction
C
When early amniotes diversified into groups of mammals, turtles, lepidosaurs, and archosaurs
D
When the first modern mammals emerged
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Q6.
At the beginning of the 7th century CE a member of the Banu Hashim clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe took the first steps to create a world-changing movement. Who was he?
A
Siddhārtha Gautama who transformed himself into the Buddha
B
The Iranian prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra)
C
Lao-Tze, whose writings form a substantial part of the basis of Taoism
D
Muhammad, prophet and founder of Islam
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Q7.
When Lieutenant, later Captain, James Cook sailed for the Pacific Ocean in 1768 what had the voyage been commissioned to achieve?
A
Contact with Pacific native peoples
B
Observation of the transit of Venus
C
Finding the hypothetical Terra Australis
D
Bringing back a moai from Easter Island
Select from the options above.