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History Quiz #720

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 31 October 2022

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Q1. What French military unit was established in 1831 to enable people from other countries to serve in the French Armed Forces, commanded by French officers?

A
Strange Army
B
Alien Squad
C
Foreign Legion
D
Overseas Services
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Q2. Which of these went to the aid of the "Titanic" as she was sinking?

A
Carpathia
B
Queen Mary
C
Lusitania
D
Victory
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Q3. Which Noble Order of Knighthood, whose motto is "honi soit qui mal y pense" was founded in 1348 in England by King Edward III?

A
Order of the Garter
B
Order of the Bath
C
Order of the Thistle
D
Order of the British Empire
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Q4. When the Australian penny coin was replaced in 1938 with a coin carrying the central design of a leaping kangaroo, what had the centre of the previous reverse featured?

A
Britannia on a throne
B
The words "ONE PENNY"
C
A ram's head
D
Captain Cook's ship
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Q5. What was the name of the operation whereby 1,373 U.S. citizens and 5,595 Vietnamese and foreign nationals were evacuated from the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon on 29 and 30 April 1975?

A
Operation Frequent Wind
B
Operation Torch
C
Operation Market Garden
D
Operation Crossbow
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Q6. The US Stock Market crash known as Black Thursday happened on 24 October of what year?

A
1939
B
1929
C
1839
D
1984
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Q7. Initially mentioned in a 1906 trade magazine, later described in Dorothy Levitt's book "The Woman and the Car", then used in Ray Harroun's racing car, what did Elmer Brigg call it after he patented it in 1911?

A
Ladies' Aide
B
Cop Spotter
C
The Artificial Navigator
D
The Rorrim
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