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History Quiz #63

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 29 March 2010

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Q1. Which political party won victories in the Canadian governments of Alberta in 1935 and British Columbia in 1952?

A
Progressive Conservative Party
B
New Democratic Party
C
Social Credit Party
D
New Republican Party
Select from the options above.

Q2. The Balfour Declaration, made by Lord Balfour on behalf of the British Government in 1917, was a promise to do what after World War I?

A
Act as the co-ordinators for a "League of Nations"
B
Provide money to France to erect a defensive line along the French - German border
C
Make Palestine into a "national home" for Jews
D
Scuttle the British navy as an incentive for world disarmament
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Q3. Where was the decisive battle on 24 June 1314 where Robert Bruce defeated Edward II's army and secured the independence of Scotland at that time?

Note: This question was updated in February 2024
A
Bosworth Field
B
Culloden
C
Bannockburn
D
Runnymede
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Q4. What "Commonwealth" was formed on 1 January 1901, with Lord Hopetoun as Governor-General and Edmund Barton as Prime Minister?

A
Australia
B
New Zealand
C
India
D
East Africa
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Q5. Which Norse god is a giant who personifies destructive fire?

Note: This question was updated in December 2016
A
Thor
B
Logi
C
Vulcan
D
Cupid
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Q6. The Serbian Empire came under Turkish domination after which battle in 1389?

A
Battle of Bull Run
B
Battle of Kosovo
C
The Siege of Sevastopol
D
Battle of the Bulge
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Q7. Who was the last President of the Fourth Republic of France, and the first President of the Fifth Republic?

A
Félix Gaillard
B
Georges Pompidou
C
Charles de Gaulle
D
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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