History Quiz #514
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 November 2018
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Q1.
In 1770, how many died in, or as a result of, what was labelled the Boston Massacre which fuelled the ferment that led to the American fight for independence from the British?
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Q2.
The Easter Rising, an insurrection staged during Easter Week 1916 with the aim of ending British rule, was where?
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Q3.
When did the Nazca culture flourish?
B
10th to the 15th century CE
C
Between 200 BCE and 600 CE
D
15th to the 16th century CE
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Q4.
In what decade was the sound barrier broken for the first time in level flight by a pilot in a plane?
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Q5.
Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816?
A
To deter a planned Barbary raid up the English Channel/La Manche
B
As retaliation for Algerian raids on Gibraltar
C
To enforce a European trade route
D
To "encourage" the Dey of Algiers to stop enslaving white Christians
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Q6.
What caused a major oil spill in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA in August 1993?
A
A phosphorus freighter and two oil-carrying barges collided
B
An offshore oil rig exploded
C
An oil tanker ran aground during a storm
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Q7.
When the Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant Abel Tasman set sail in 1642 under instructions from the Dutch East India Company, what places (as they are now known) did he record as having visited and having been the first European to do so?
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