History Quiz #606
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 August 2020
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Q1.
The Edinburgh Agreement, or Decision, in 1992 was reached to what?
A
Allow Scotland to modify the Good Friday Agreement
B
Allow Scotland to accept the UK's decision to ratify the 1992 Maastricht Treaty
C
Remove the last barrier to the European Union's coming into effect shortly afterwards
D
Set up the devolved Scottish Government
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
A major armed conflict 1768 to 1774 in eastern Europe was a war between the forces of which two?
A
Great Britain, and Russia
B
Russia, and the Ottoman Empire
D
Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, and Russia
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Q3.
Student protests on the streets of central Dublin on 3 November 2010 involving 25,000 to 40,000 protesters, and in London 2 weeks later with 10,000 protesters, were in opposition to what?
B
Military action in Afghanistan
D
A proposed increase in university fees & cuts to student grants
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4
Q4.
What group of men was constituted to guard the Roman emperor?
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5
Q5.
Where were the political movers known as bolsheviks and mensheviks active?
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Q6.
The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg), fought on 17 September 1862, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil has what other distinction in US history?
A
The bloodiest single-day battle
B
The last battle when muzzle-loading rifles were used
C
The first battle on American soil
D
The first battle to use iron cannon balls
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Q7.
From 1935 to 1946, the Philippines was officially called The Commonwealth of the Philippines when the country was a commonwealth of which nation?
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