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History Quiz #511

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 29 October 2018

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Q1. Which US President resigned on 9 August 1974?

Note: This question was updated in July 2020
A
Spiro Agnew
B
Lyndon Johnson
C
Gerald Ford
D
Richard Nixon
Select from the options above.
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Q2. In 1957 the Governor of Arkansas, USA, called in the state's National Guard to do what?

A
To help in mail delivery
B
To contribute to American moves to send troops to the Middle East
C
To help keep order and participate in rescue after an earthquake in California
D
Prevent nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School
Select from the options above.
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Q3. What led to cancellation in 1956 of a 10 year old immigration protocol between Belgium and Italy, the immediate establishment of an industry Safety Commission in Belgium and improved European practices in the industry affected?

A
A seven car crash and deaths at the Grand Prix on Spa-Francorchamps
B
The 1956 Bois du Cazier coal mine disaster in Marcinelle, Belgium, in which 262 miners died
C
Signing of the international Arrest Convention
D
Explosion of old bombs in excavations for skyscrapers at old Cine Rex in Antwerp, killing 567
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Q4. Although António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, did not resign, was not deposed, and had not died, the President appointed Marcelo Caetano in his place in 1968. Why?

A
He had dementia
B
He was deemed incapacitated by a brain haemorrhage after he fell in a bath
C
He married a 12 year old Muslim girl
D
He became a monk
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Q5. When did the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) first win seats in the German federal parliament, the Bundestag?

A
2017
B
2013
C
1949
D
2016
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Q6. By what name did ancient Greeks know the area in the steppes of Central Asia and parts of Eastern Europe east of the Vistula River?

A
Persia
B
Parthia
C
Paratethys
D
Scythia
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Q7. Where did the Konbaung dynasty rule from 1752 to 1885, until the British finally defeated their forces and annexed their core country?

A
The Philippines
B
Vietnam
C
Cambodia
D
Burma, or Myanmar
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