History Quiz #730
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 9 January 2023
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Q1.
When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
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2
Q2.
Which of these were affected by the US federal law called The Amnesty Act of 22 May 1872?
D
Chinese labourers in the California goldfields
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3
Q3.
In September 2022 two major gas-carrying pipes under the Baltic Sea did what?
B
Attracted a swarm of giant squid
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4
Q4.
General Franco, the Spanish military general, was head of state of Spain from October 1936 following the Spanish Civil War, until when?
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5
Q5.
Who led barons to revolt against Henry III in 1263, established England's first elected parliament, and was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265?
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Q6.
When the communications technology tool known as Zoom was being developed in 2011, what was the name of the company?
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Q7.
Poland was partitioned in 1795 and again in 1815. In 1918 what happened?
A
It raised a monument to Napoleon
B
It invited its old monarchy back
C
It asserted a copyright to Copernicus's discoveries
D
It regained its independence, as the Second Polish Republic
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