History Quiz #455
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 October 2017
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Q1.
When is Emancipation Day observed in much of Canada, and in the parts of the Caribbean in which there were British possessions in 1833?
B
None, it is not celebrated
D
1 August, or the first Monday in August
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Q2.
In 2014 the Federal Police of Brazil began to uncover money laundering and corruption at the state-controlled oil company Petrobras, in the course of what operation?
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Q3.
What followed the Weimar Republic in 1933?
A
Federal Republic of Germany
B
"The Reich that will last 1,000 years"
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Q4.
The European Union and how many countries signed a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran in July 2015?
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Q5.
Of what was the wood nymph, Pomona, goddess in Roman mythology?
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Q6.
The airliner put into servce in 1931 and capable of carrying 40 passengers, the Hannibal, was made by which company?
Note: This question was updated in May 2022
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Q7.
Who or what took the Great Trek which started in 1836?
D
Alaskan indigenous tribes
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