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?
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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
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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
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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
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?
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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?
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Q7.
How many US Presidents have been assassinated by being shot?
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