History Quiz #554
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 August 2019
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Q1.
Which ship was sunk in World War II on 17 June 1940 in the course of evacuating British nationals and troops, with the loss of an estimated more than 4,000 men, women and children?
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Q2.
Which European discovered New Zealand in 1642?
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Q3.
Which British organisation, started in 1939 under Basil Dean and disbanded in 1946, represented the mobilisation of the entertainment industry?
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Q4.
In what year did the airship Graf Zeppelin complete the first round-the-world flight in September, and inaugurate the first commercial transatlantic service in October?
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Q5.
What was the name of the hurricane that badly damaged New Orleans in 2005?
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Q6.
According to the Bible, who was the son of Isaac and Rebeckah, the twin brother to Esau, the husband of Leah and Rachel, and the father of Joseph?
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Q7.
What is the name given to the four international treaties made in 1864, 1906, 1929 and 1949 and the three "Protocols" from 1977, that concern the treatment of non-combatants and prisoners of war?
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The Treaties of Utrecht
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