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History Quiz #39

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 October 2009

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Q1. What was the name of the group formed in London in February 1944 to plan the invasion of Europe under General Dwight D Eisenhower?

A
SHAPE
B
SHAEF
C
SPECTRE
D
SMERSH
Select from the options above.

Q2. What building, built between 1754 and 1790 as a church to St Genevieve, was set aside as a mausoleum for famous Frenchmen in 1792?

Note: This question was updated in June 2015
A
The Pantheon
B
The Louvre
C
The Moulin Rouge
D
Montmartre
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Q3. In the 19th century, Edward Gibbon Wakefield set up which organisation to colonise New Zealand?

A
The Maori Land Group
B
The South Sea Bubble
C
The Australasian Land Company
D
The New Zealand Company
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Q4. What position did Boris Johnson hold from 4 May 2008 to 9 May 2016?

Note: This question was updated in April 2019
A
Mayor of London
B
Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World
C
Bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones
D
Goalkeeper for Manchester United
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Q5. The theatres for which war included Odessa, Yevpatoriya, Sevastopol, Balaklava, Inkerman, and Kinburn?

A
The Wars of the Roses
B
American Civil War
C
Crimean War
D
The Boer War
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Q6. In what is now Iran in 1951 to 1954, what led to the Shah fleeing the country, the Prime Minister trying to dissolve parliament, crude oil being imported from Kuwait, and a breakdown of diplomatic relations with Britain and the USA?

A
A world-wide rug glut
B
Invasion by Iraq
C
Death of the Shah's father
D
Persian Oil Dispute
Select from the options above.

Q7. When was English law changed to enable a child to be made legitimate by the later marriage of its parents?

A
1826
B
1926
C
1899
D
1908
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