History Quiz #563
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 28 October 2019
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Q1.
In 1927 Australian Sir Hubert Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson were the first to do what?
B
Take a submarine to the North Pole
C
Photograph in the Galapagos Islands
D
Fly a plane to Antarctica, and make the first land-plane descent onto drift ice
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Q2.
When is Emancipation Day observed in much of Canada, and in the parts of the Caribbean in which there were British possessions in 1833?
B
None, it is not celebrated
D
1 August, or the first Monday in August
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Q3.
The UK general election in May 2010 produced a hung parliament. When was the previous time that that happened?
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Q4.
Where did Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc., unveil the first iPhone?
A
Macworld Conference & Expo, Moscone West, San Francisco, USA
C
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, USA
D
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, USA
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Q5.
When were England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland ruled jointly by a king and queen?
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Q6.
Which of these was a king in England when Vikings invaded?
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Q7.
When were taxes on income first established as a permanent federal feature in the USA?
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