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?
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2
Q2.
At what age did James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, Ireland and Wales as well, succeed to the Scottish throne?
B
Two months before he was born
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3
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
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4
Q4.
Who was the first American president to pay personal income tax on his presidential salary?
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5
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?
C
Commonwealth of Nations
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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
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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?
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