History Quiz #655
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 August 2021
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Q1.
One of the first actions taken in China's "Great Leap Forward" was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong, the first President, to eliminate what birds?
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2
Q2.
Elizabeth II and which other head of state opened the Channel Tunnel railway tunnel that connects Folkestone (UK) with Coquelles (France) beneath the Channel/La Manche?
A
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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3
Q3.
Multiple areas across the world of up to almost 2 billion hectares each were devastated during 2019 /2020 by sometimes months-long what?
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4
Q4.
Under what name is Company Bahadur better known?
A
The British East India Company
B
The Dutch East India Company
C
The Royal African Company
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Q5.
In 2009, Garrett Camp, a computer programmer and co-founder of StumbleUpon, and Travis Kalanick, co-founder of Red Swoosh, founded what other (controversial) company?
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6
Q6.
What London establishment was created in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles?
B
London Zoo, Regents Park
C
The National Portrait Gallery
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Q7.
What caused the closure of the Panama Canal in December 2010, for the first time in 21 years?
A
Extensive dredging near the Centennial Bridge
C
Repairs being carried out on the Miraflores locks
D
Machinery failure at the Gatún locks
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