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History Quiz #680

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 January 2022

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Q1. The Vandals sacked which city in 445 AD?

A
Budapest
B
Paris
C
Rome
D
Prague
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Q2. What was the result of the 1688 "Glorious Revolution" in Britain?

A
The deposing of the king
B
Extension of the vote to every man of 21 and older, who was of sound mind with no criminal record
C
Use of the Spinning Jenny became a legal requirement
D
Women acquired the right to divorce
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Q3. Over the space of five years, from 1989 to 1994, the USA either on its own or with allies invaded three countries, Iraq and which others?

A
Grenada and Panama
B
Panama and Kuwait
C
Grenada and Haiti
D
Panama and Haiti
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Q4. Mass farmer demonstrations and strikes in India, building up from mid 2020 and continuing for well over a year, were protesting what?

A
Three Acts of Parliament opening up trade in farm produce
B
Loss of sales
C
Low prices
D
Prohibition on burning farm stubble
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Q5. What is the name of the cooperation between the USA and Mexico and countries of Central America, with the aim of combating the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering?

A
Miranda warning
B
Mérida Initiative
C
The CAMUS Pact
D
Hinomo
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Q6. The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement in which war?

A
The Gulf War, 1991
B
The invasion of Kuwait, 1990
C
The Iraq War, 2003
D
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944
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Q7. In 1871, Otto von Bismarck became the first what?

A
Secretary General of the League of Nations
B
Chancellor of the German Empire
C
Chairman of the newly-nationalised German ship building industry
D
European to run a mile in under 4.5 minutes
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