History Quiz #645
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 May 2021
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Q1.
What was the stated purpose of the Morges Manifesto signed in 1961?
A
To overthrow a government
C
To raise and distribute funding and resources
D
To establish a system of education
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Q2.
What ceremony was held for the first time on 10 December 1901?
A
State of the Nation address in the USA
B
Announcement of the Census of Ireland and Scotland
D
Medal to a survivor of barrelling over the Niagara Falls
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Q3.
The 1860 rediscovery by the West of what, is said to have led directly to France's adopting the whole area as a protectorate in 1863?
C
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha
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Q4.
The Hapsburg dynasty originated in which country?
Note: This question was updated in December 2023
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Q5.
When was the first Juneteenth marked in the US?
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Q6.
Until the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2002, which country had the lira as its basic currency unit?
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Q7.
In which year was the first robbery for which it is known that Jesse James was responsible, of the Davies's County Savings Association in Gallatin, Missouri, during which Jesse shot and killed the cashier, Captain John Sheets?
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