History Quiz #544
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 17 June 2019
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Q1.
The Mesolithic is one of the areas archaeologists divide which Age into?
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Q2.
In June 1944, the names Juno, Omaha, Sword, Utah & Gold were given to what?
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Q3.
What name was given to the left-leaning military coup that started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy?
A
The Passionate Revolution
C
The Carnation Revolution
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Q4.
In 1888 in London, 1400 women, most of them teenagers and some as young as 12, staged a sustained strike for better working conditions at what factory?
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Q5.
English lawyer James Puckle patented a gun in 1718 to do what?
A
Include rifling to fire more accurately
C
Fire hypodermic needles
D
Fire repeated rounds of both round and square bullets
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Q6.
Beginning in 1612 lotteries were held in America under the auspices of King James I to do what?
A
Establish a baseball stadium
B
Purchase further Crown jewels
C
Raise funds for Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent British settlement in North America
D
Counter the objections of Quaker settlements to gaming
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Q7.
Between 9 December 1917 and 11 November 1918 (inclusive) how many armistices are recognised as having effected cessation of fighting in various areas during World War I?
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