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?
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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?
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3
Q3.
In 2016 a Nobel Peace Prize laureate was appointed the effective head of which Asian country?
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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
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?
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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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