History Quiz #651
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 July 2021
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Q1.
A series of political protests against the government in Thailand in 2010 were organised by a group calling themselves what?
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Q2.
A brief and vicious rebellion in India in 1857-8 led to what?
A
Criminalisation of Hindu suttee (burning widows alive when their husband died)
B
Defeat of the Rajah of Kashmir
C
Nationalisation of the British East India Company
D
The Company introduced rifle cartridges which were supposedly greased with pork and cow fat
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Q3.
What is another generally accepted name for King Philip's War of 1675-76?
A
The War of the Spanish Succession
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Q4.
Why did the UK send two Royal Navy ships in May 2021 to the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency?
A
To participate in a naval training exercise with France
B
To prevent Jersey's seceding to France
C
To deliver vaccines against COVID-19
D
To monitor a protest and potential blockade by French fishermen
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Q5.
The French and what other nation sent colonists to New Zealand in the 1830s?
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Q6.
When did Francisco Franco take power to rule Spain?
Note: This question was updated in June 2022
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Q7.
World War I flying ace Baron von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was credited with how many "kills" before he himself was killed?
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