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History Quiz #253

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 November 2013

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Q1. In 1956, British and French forces invaded a country in North Africa due to a dispute over which engineering work?

A
Ethiopian oil refinery complez
B
Aswan Dam
C
Sphinx
D
Suez Canal
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Q2. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India when it was created in 1947?

A
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Don Stephen Senanayake
C
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Q3. What name was given to groups of runaway slaves in Jamaica and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries?

A
Crimsons
B
Blues
C
Indigos
D
Maroons
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Q4. What was the only combat medal created in the US, and subsequently cancelled in April 2013, for a military service member who is not physically in the geographic combat zone?

A
Distinguished Warfare
B
Distinguished Service in the Military
C
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
D
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Q5. Which war ended as a result of peace negotiations at Panmunjom, completed on 27 July 1953?

A
Korean War
B
Singapore Crisis
C
Crimean War
D
Russo-Japanese War
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Q6. Which of these is a mythical monster that possessed a deadly touch to plants and an evil eye that killed humans and animals?

A
Medusa
B
Harpy
C
Cockatrice
D
Grendl
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Q7. What is the name given to the four international treaties made in 1864, 1906, 1929 and 1949 and the three "Protocols" from 1977, that concern the treatment of non-combatants and prisoners of war?

A
Berne Convention
B
Hague Convention
C
Geneva Convention
D
The Treaties of Utrecht
Select from the options above.
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