History Quiz #599
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 July 2020
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Q1.
In 1986, what name was given to a scandal in the US administration that arose from the use of proceeds from covert arms sales to Iran via Israel to fund rebels in Nicaragua?
A
The Whitewater controversy
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2
Q2.
The devastating volcanic events in the area known as the Siberian Traps happened about how many years ago?
C
Over a period of 2 million years about 251 million years ago
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Q3.
The first Punic War was fought mainly on which island?
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Q4.
What were rioters in Panama protesting about on Martyr's Day, 9 January 1964?
A
The USA's control of the Panama Canal
B
Accusations of fraud against the President
C
High prices of food, rents and medicine
D
Government-engineered "disappearances"
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Q5.
What was the name given to a controversy about vivisection in England from 1903 to 1910 that involved the infiltration of University of London medical lectures by Swedish women activists, street battles between medical students and suffragettes, trade unionists and the police, police protection for the statue of a dog in Battersea Park, its removal by the authorities in 1910 (and its replacement in 1985), a libel trial and the establishment of a Royal Commission?
B
The Dog Protection Scene
C
The Decade of Discontent
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Q6.
In 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were held in an attempt to end which war?
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Q7.
When did France formally recognise the United States of America?
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