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History Quiz #481

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 April 2018

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Q1. What two forces were engaged in the Battle of Thermopylae in mid 480 BCE?

A
Persia (now Iran) against an alliance of Greek city states
B
Athens against Sparta
C
Syracuse and Agrigentum against Carthage
D
Macedon against Athens and Thebes
Select from the options above.
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Q2. The text of President Monroe's address to the nation in 1823 stated what principle in relation to foreign powers and the "American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain"?

A
The US rejected imports of slaves anywhere in the region
B
The US reserved "the right to use military force to repel any attempts to colonize" them
C
The continents were not to be considered as subjects for future colonisation by any European Power
D
The US had "the pre-eminent right to trade relations"
Select from the options above.
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Q3. Where was "the Aberfan Disaster" where the collapse of a colliery spoil-tip in 1966 killed 144 people, including 116 children?

A
Sweden
B
Somalia
C
Texas, USA
D
Wales
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Q4. When and where did the Songhai Empire flourish?

A
15th and 16th centuries, West Africa
B
11th century, north India
C
14th century, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
D
6th century east China
Select from the options above.
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Q5. In 1935, Charles Richter and Beno Gutenberg developed a scale to measure what concept?

A
Tornado intensity
B
The hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper
C
Earthquake magnitude
D
Wind strength
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Q6. What book was to have been called, in translation, "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice"?

A
Mein Kampf
B
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
C
Die Feldgleichungen der Gravitation (The Field Equations of Gravitation)
D
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Select from the options above.
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Q7. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg was invited to be the first king of what country in 1831 after it gained independence from the Dutch?

A
Luxembourg
B
Belgium
C
Portugal
D
Poland
Select from the options above.
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