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History Quiz #491

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 11 June 2018

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Q1. What name was given to an amateur archeologist's find of gold and silver treasures dating back 1400 years in England in September 2009?

A
The Staffordshire Moorlands
B
The Staffordshire Terrier
C
The Staffordshire China
D
The Staffordshire Hoard
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Q2. Betty Lou Oliver held a long-standing Guinness World Record for what event that occurred at 9:40 a.m. on 28 July 1945?

A
A fastest time in the New York marathon
B
Giving birth to the heaviest baby recorded
C
The longest survived fall in an elevator
D
Obtaining the largest payout in a New York City lottery
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Q3. The period of the French Revolution when the Girondists were guillotined, which ended with the guillotining of Robespierre, was known as what?

A
The Inquisition
B
Reign of Terror
C
The Black Hole of Calcutta
D
The Dark Ages
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Q4. Where was the Boer War fought?

A
Northern Europe
B
Southern Africa
C
Western Australia
D
Eastern India
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Q5. An international treaty supported by 122 nation states and passed on 7 July 2017 in the United Nations aimed to do what?

A
Strengthen measures and international cooperation to combat trafficking in human organs
B
Tackle illicit trafficking in wildlife
C
Consolidate gains and accelerate efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries
D
Prohibit nuclear weapons
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Q6. When was the year of the Great Stink in London, UK, which gave the final impetus to provide funding to design and install London's sewage system?

A
1858
B
1667
C
1915
D
1710
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Q7. According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Dance?

A
Euterpe
B
Melpomene
C
Thalia
D
Terpsichore
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