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History Quiz #657

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 August 2021

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Q1. In 1750 French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille set up an observatory in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, where he did what?

A
Discovered the planet Uranus
B
Observed nearly 10,000 southern stars
C
The observatory was burnt down before he could do anything
D
Made wine
Select from the options above.
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Q2. The Bretton Woods Agreements, signed by 44 nations in 1944, were about what?

A
A forestry initiative
B
Ending World War II
C
International finance
D
Setting up the new country of Israel
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Q3. In March 2016, the European Union agreed an arrangement with what country to reduce an increasingly overwhelming flow of migrants to EU countries?

A
Libya
B
Turkey
C
Egypt
D
Syria
Select from the options above.
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Q4. In 2018, after five years of deliberation ,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling on a case brought by Bolivia seeking what?

A
To claim a narrow strip across Chile to give Bolivia access to the sea
B
To restore Bolivia's access to the sea
C
To amend the 1884 truce between Bolivia and Chile
D
To force Chile to negotiate in good faith to restore Bolivia's access to the sea
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Where, in 1857, was there a brutal and unsuccessful uprising against British control, with estimates of the number of deaths in the hundreds of thousands?

A
Noumea
B
India
C
The Philippines
D
Japan
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Q6. The series of wars known in some places as the French and Indian Wars was fought over the late 17th and early 18th centuries in which area or areas?

A
Indian Ocean
B
South East Asia and the Indian sub-continent
C
European and North American continents
D
Indonesia and Malaysia
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What was the name of the English parliament that restored Charles II as king in 1660?

A
The Court of the Star Chamber
B
The Long Parliament
C
The Barebones Parliament
D
The Convention Parliament
Select from the options above.
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