History Quiz #674
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 December 2021
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Q1.
What links the US, 2 May 2011 and Abbottabad in Pakistan?
A
Military confrontation on the Durand Line
B
The flight of the first UAV (drone)
C
The death of Osama bin Laden
D
The first Taco Bell restaurant opens in Pakistan
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Q2.
What was the first of a succession of Soviet state security organisations, created by a decree issued on 20 December 1917 by Vladimir Lenin and subsequently led by Felix Dzerzhinsky?
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Q3.
Which of these historical figures is most associated with the year 1558?
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Q4.
The body of writings contained in the Ayurveda - life science, or knowledge - dealing in lifestyle and therapy interventions to gain human health, is understood to have originated in India how long ago?
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Q5.
Early raids by British Commando units between March 1941 and April 1943, Operations "Claymore", "Anklet", "Archery", "Musketoon" and "Checkmate", destroyed fish-oil factories, petrol dumps, sank ships, damaged factories and warehouses, resulted in permanent closure of a hydroelectric power plant and an aluminium plant, and captured German troops, encryption equipment and codebooks; where were they carried out?
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Q6.
Which of these is one of the activities with which Coretta Scott King was associated?
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Q7.
In 1971, on which island was the largest underground test of nuclear weapons ever conducted by the USA?
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