History Quiz #721
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 7 November 2022
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Q1.
On 24 July 1969, what object from outer space splashed down in the Pacific Ocean?
A
The first weather satellite returning after being decommissioned
B
Apollo 11, carrying astronauts home from the first moon landing
C
A 3 m (10 ft) wide meteor
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2
Q2.
Where was the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre carried out?
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3
Q3.
The Maoist organisation Sendero Luminoso is based in which country?
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4
Q4.
What are or were the Selma to Montgomery Marches?
B
An area along the border between Alabama and Tennessee
C
Music composed for tricentenary Independence Day celebrations in Alabama
D
Protests to gain African Americans access to voting
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Q5.
The Gunpowder Plot, planned for 5 November 1605, was an attempt by a group of Catholics to blow up the English parliament and which monarch?
C
William I (William the conqueror)
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6
Q6.
When was Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory of Australia declared a World Heritage Site?
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Q7.
In 1990, the first democratic elections were held in which country, the subject of tug-of-war for at least three centuries between Russia (later the USSR) and China?
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