History Quiz #636
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 22 March 2021
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1
Q1.
Where was the Polisario Front formally constituted in 1973?
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2
Q2.
Which battle is most usually associated with the command to the soldiers of the defending force, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"?
A
Battle of Rorke's Drift, Africa, 1879
B
Battle of Bunker Hill, USA, 1775
C
Battle of Agincourt, France, 1415
D
Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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3
Q3.
Members of what family were killed in the Massacre of Glencoe in Scotland, on 13 February 1692?
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4
Q4.
What, due to happenings in the 1960s and 1970s, became known as the Yellow Fleet?
A
Cargo ships trapped in the Suez Canal in 1967
B
Craft involved in building the first four major dams on the Yellow River, China
C
The fleet carrying American soldiers to fight in Vietnam
D
Hospital ships dealing with the "Asian flu" pandemic, which all flew a yellow flag
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5
Q5.
A Hellenist is an expert on subjects pertaining to what?
B
Episodes of "Prime Suspect"
C
Greece, usually ancient Greece
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6
Q6.
The minting of which English gold coin began in 1663, and ceased in 1817?
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Q7.
The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C. in 1949 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, UK, US, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Canada and which other country?
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