History Quiz #621
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 December 2020
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Q1.
The 1906 Treaty of Limits established the border between what country and a then-Dutch colony?
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Q2.
The Spanish throne had been vacant since 1936, but on 22 November 1975 Juan Carlos came to the throne as King. What event caused this?
B
A national referendum to restore the monarchy
C
The death of General Franco
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Q3.
In the 18th century, the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to where?
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Q4.
When were the French and Indian Wars (or the Intercolonial Wars), of which Queen Anne's War was one, fought in North America?
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Q5.
He was born in BCE 551, was known as a teacher, editor, and politician, and has been celebrated and venerated ever since as a philosopher. Who was he?
A
Confucius, or K'ung Fu-tzu
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Q6.
According to Greek mythology, which of these was a young man from Abydos who fell in love with a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos, at the edge of the Hellespont, on the other side of the strait?
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Q7.
The capital of Brazil was moved from Rio de Janeiro to the purpose-built capital city of Brasilia in what year?
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