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History Quiz #622

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 14 December 2020

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Q1. P B S Pinchback was the first non-white and first person of African American descent to become governor of a US state, serving for 35 days from 9 December 1872, to 13 January 1873. Which state was this?

A
Mississippi
B
Missouri
C
Alabama
D
Louisiana
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Q2. What land, a British colony for 155 years, and occupied by Japan briefly in WW II, was ceded to the People's Republic of China in 1997?

A
Hong Kong
B
New Zealand
C
Canada
D
Gibraltar
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Q3. In the 20th century, what year did Estonia first declare independence?

A
1930
B
1918
C
1800
D
1860
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Q4. The British and the French fought a battle on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. In which country did it take place?

A
Persia
B
Israel
C
Canada
D
Egypt
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Q5. By what name were Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale collectively known when they appeared before Judge Julius Hoffman in 1969?

A
Huey Lewis and the News
B
The Little Rock Nine
C
The Birmingham Seven
D
The Chicago Eight
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Q6. Since downing the Berlin Wall in 1989, Europe has built multiple new walls, to control immigration, to manage internal populations, to stake out territory. By 2017 how many walls had been put up by the various European countries?

A
15
B
5
C
2
D
8
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Q7. What caused Richard I of England to be out of the country between 1190 and 1194, when his younger brother John tried to take control?

A
The Seven Years War
B
The Third Crusade
C
Exploration of central Africa
D
Voyage to Greenland
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