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History Quiz #568

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 December 2019

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Q1. What, in October 1871, was one of the biggest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles of city buildings?

A
Great Chicago Fire
B
San Francisco Earthquake
C
New Orleans floods
D
Hurricane Mortimer, Miami
Select from the options above.
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Q2. With what group are Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton associated?

A
The Black Panther Party
B
Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
C
Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP)
D
The Manson Family
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Q3. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India when it was created in 1947?

A
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Don Stephen Senanayake
C
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Select from the options above.
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Q4. What is the popular name of the legal situation regarding the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the USA between 1919 and 1933?

A
Problem drinking
B
Six O'Clock Swill
C
Prohibition
D
Las Vegas Syndrome
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Q5. 19th century French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, having supervised the construction of the Suez canal, was later famously tried and convicted for what?

A
Murdering his wife
B
Embezzling government funds
C
Mismanagement of the construction of the Panama Canal
D
Employing engineers who were not French
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What secret organisation of Irishmen in the Scranton Anthracite Mining district of Pennsylvania 1865 - 1875, was in violent conflict with the mine owners?

A
Kitty O'Sheas
B
Molly Maguires
C
Molly Malones
D
Annie Lauries
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Q7. Where was the first annual G6 leaders summit (which later became the G8) held in 1975?

A
Italy
B
France
C
Japan
D
Germany
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