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History Quiz #675

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 20 December 2021

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Q1. Donald Trump addressed a crowd on 6 January 2021 down the road from the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. What was the overall drift of what he said?

A
Keep warm in the winter cold
B
A description of the Capitol building's architecture
C
The presidential election in 2020 had been stolen from him and "the American people"
D
Take the vaccine against the COVID-19 virus as soon as possible
Select from the options above.
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Q2. The Oregon Treaty of 1846, which divided "the Oregon Country" along the 49th parallel, gave the USA land which later became parts of Montana and Wyoming, and the states of Washington, Oregon and which other?

A
Iowa
B
Maine
C
Idaho
D
Nebraska
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Q3. When did the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire achieve the right to have legislative independence from the United Kingdom?

A
1899
B
1945
C
1931
D
1960
Select from the options above.
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Q4. Who became president of Afghanistan in December 2004?

A
Bashar al-Assad
B
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
C
Jalal Talabani
D
Hamid Karzai
Select from the options above.
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Q5. In 2016 UNESCO marked a four-cave complex in the sheer limestone cliffs of eastern Gibraltar as a World Heritage Site for its place in preserving and demonstrating what?

A
Record of bird life over 100 million years
B
Evolution of prehistoric cave painting
C
The culture and life of Neanderthal humans over a span of 100,000 years
D
Late Iron Age religious communities
Select from the options above.
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Q6. Which bank, which had opened in 1762 (and was the oldest merchant bank in London) collapsed in 1995 after one of the bank's employees lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) speculating primarily on futures contracts?

A
Lloyds Bank
B
Abbey National
C
Barings Bank
D
Midland Bank
Select from the options above.
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Q7. The Gregorian calendar was named after what public figure at the time?

A
King of France
B
Britain's Astronomer Royal
C
Pope
D
Holy Roman Emperor
Select from the options above.
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