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History Quiz #464

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 4 December 2017

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Q1. When did the first death happen as a result of a crash or other failure in a powered aircraft?

A
1915
B
1908
C
1900
D
1783
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Q2. What was Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, doing when she sank in 1545?

A
Defending the Channel Islands
B
Being launched on her maiden voyage
C
Leading the attack on a French invasion fleet in the Solent, the straits north of the Isle of Wight
D
Invading Scotland
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Q3. The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought by the British imperial Indian military in Afghanistan over three or four years ending in 1842. What happened there in January 1842?

A
The Treaty of Gandamak was signed
B
Massacre of c.4,500 British troops and 12,000 British, Afghan and Indian camp followers
C
The Durand Line was drawn, marking a boundary between India (later Pakistan) and Afghanistan
D
The Battle of San Cala
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Q4. In 1982 the City of Edinburgh, British Airways Flight 9, was the first commercial flight to discover the effects of what?

A
Use of mobile phones during flight
B
Aircraft icing
C
Sustainable aviation fuel
D
Flying through volcanic ash
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Q5. Which NFL player sparked the protest in the USA known eventually as taking the knee?

A
Colin Kaepernick
B
Gyree Durante
C
Tom Brady
D
John Carlos
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Q6. Henry Ford established a car factory in which city which became the centre of the motor vehicle manufacturing industry in the USA?

A
Detroit
B
Dallas
C
Jersey City
D
Miami
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Q7. How many US Presidents have been assassinated by being shot?

A
3
B
4
C
2
D
1
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