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History Quiz #569

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 9 December 2019

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Q1. After the mutiny on the "Bounty", Fletcher Christian and his men took women from where to colonise Pitcairn Island?

A
Hawaii
B
Tahiti
C
New Caledonia
D
Fiji
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Q2. At what age did James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, Ireland and Wales as well, succeed to the Scottish throne?

A
50
B
Two months before he was born
C
70
D
13 months
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Q3. What was the fate of Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian who helped Germany to invade and conquer Norway in 1940?

A
He was assassinated outside his house
B
He was convicted of treason and shot
C
He was drowned in his bath by British agents
D
He was accidentally killed in the invasion
Select from the options above.
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Q4. Who was the first American president to pay personal income tax on his presidential salary?

A
William Taft
B
Woodrow Wilson
C
Warren Harding
D
Calvin Coolidge
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Q5. The Singapore Declaration issued in 1971 and the Harare Declaration issued in 1991 are considered to be the two most important documents to what union of nations?

A
Channel Islands
B
United Nations
C
Commonwealth of Nations
D
European Union
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Edward VIII of the United Kingdom reigned for less than a year in 1936. Why was his reign so short?

A
He was assassinated at Sarajevo
B
He abdicated to marry an American divorcée
C
He died of natural causes, aged 93
D
He was killed in the Spanish Civil War
Select from the options above.
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Q7. Spain's war in 1898 with which power resulted in its loss of sovereignty over Cuba and the Philippine Islands?

A
U S A
B
England
C
France
D
Germany
Select from the options above.
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