History Quiz #709
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 August 2022
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Q1.
The Treaty of Peace with Japan (also known as the Treaty of San Francisco and the San Francisco Peace Treaty), signed by 49 nations that officially ended World War II, came into effect in what year?
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2
Q2.
Which People's Republic officially ceased to exist on 13 February 1992?
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3
Q3.
What was organised by Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother, France, to crush the Huguenots in August 1572 at the wedding of Henry of Navarre to Marguerite, sister of Charles IX, that resulted in the death of around 30,000 people?
B
St Valentine's Day Massacre
C
Massacre of St Bartholomew
D
The Crush of the Huguenots
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4
Q4.
In 2009 Iceland underwent its greatest emigrations since 1887, as a result of what?
A
All three major banks collapsed and the country teetered on bankruptcy
B
The cod harvests failed
C
A targeted immigration marketing campaign by Russia
D
An excess of volcanic eruptions
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5
Q5.
In 1906 there was a major earthquake in which of these cities?
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Q6.
Hydroelectric power was first generated in Canada in 1881 using Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River, followed by plants at Montmorency Falls and the Lachine Rapids. In 1893, the first of a flourishing Canadian and then international power generation industry used water from where?
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Q7.
The 50.5 km Channel Tunnel, built under the English Channel or, in France, La Manche, to link the UK and France with road and rail access was finally opened in 1994. When was the first official Anglo-French protocol established to create the railway aspect of the link?
Select from the options above.