History Quiz #739
Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 March 2023
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Q1.
Who, in 1960, made international news for banging his shoe on a table in the UN?
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2
Q2.
What 1918 Act of the US Congress forbade the use of "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the US government, its flag, or its armed forces or that caused others to view the US government or its institutions with contempt, and allowed the Postmaster General to refuse to deliver mail that met those criteria?
D
The Homeland Respect Act
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Q3.
In 1803, part of which two Canadian provinces was bought by the USA from France with the Louisiana Purchase, and ceded to Great Britain in 1818?
A
Nova Scotia and Ontario
B
Quebec and Saskatchewan
C
Alberta and Saskatchewan
D
British Columbia and Manitoba
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4
Q4.
What are the Yeoman Warders, who have guarded the Tower of London since 1485, commonly called?
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Q5.
Celebrated archaeologists Frederick Bligh Bond and later Dr C.A. Ralegh Radford excavated at Glastonbury Abbey in the 20th century searching for what remains?
A
King Arthur and Guinevere
B
The Abbey's founder King Ine of Wessex
D
The last Abbot in the 16th century, Richard Whyting
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Q6.
Which prophetess, the daughter of Priam, King of Troy, was killed following the fall of Troy by Agamemnon's wife, Clytemnestra?
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Q7.
The USA purchased Alaska in 1867; when did it become one of the states in the United States?
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