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History Quiz #466

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 December 2017

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Q1. Which of these is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland?

A
Nessie
B
Kelpie
C
Banshee
D
Collie
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Q2. The first international hot air balloon flight by Jean-Pierre Blanchard in 1785 was between France and which other country?

A
Germany
B
The UK
C
Brussels
D
Spain
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Q3. In 2016 a Nobel Peace Prize laureate was appointed the effective head of which Asian country?

A
Vietnam
B
India
C
Burma/Myanmar
D
Mongolia
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Q4. What are understood to have been among the charges laid against the Gang of Four in 1981?

A
Usurpation of state power and party leadership, and the persecution of about 750,000 people
B
Planning to assassinate Mao Zedong
C
Mass burnings of Mao Zedong's Red Book
D
Expressing criticism of Hua Guofeng, at the time General Secretary of the Central Committee
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Q5. What international organisation did the Ottawa Declaration of 19 September 1996 establish?

A
The International Criminal Court
B
The International Council on Systems Engineering
C
The Arctic Council
D
The Centre for Development and the Environment
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Q6. Where did the Chola dynasty rule, either in sole control or with allies, for more than 1,500 years?

A
Northern Afghanistan
B
Southern India
C
South-western China
D
Thailand
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Q7. What connects one of the symbols of the Lillehammer Winter Olympics 1994, and two Norwegian teenagers on the island of Tro, Norway, in 2016?

A
Their mother designed the symbol while living on the island
B
They defaced 5,000 year old carvings on the island, one of which inspired the symbol
C
They were performing tableaux vivants of Olympic symbols
D
They found the original sketches for the symbol
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