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History Quiz #313

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 January 2015

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Q1. What was the purpose of explorer Captain James Cook's last voyage in 1776?

A
Claim possession for Britain of as many Pacific islands as possible
B
Observe the transit of Venus
C
Investigate volcanic activity on the Hawaiian islands
D
Discover a northern passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic
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Q2. What country was the first country in Oceania, and fifteenth overall, to legalise same-sex marriage?

A
Fiji
B
Australia
C
New Zealand
D
Nauru
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Q3. In March 1918, the capital of Russia was moved to where?

Note: This question was updated in June 2023
A
St Petersburg
B
Moscow
C
Stalingrad
D
Minsk
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Q4. What was the official name of the first code of French civil law (published in 1804), given in 1807?

A
Laws of Hammurabi
B
Code Napoléon
C
Rules of Engagement
D
Common Law
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Q5. When Edward the Confessor ruled over England, royal petitions became so frequent that they were referred to the Chancellor. Which special court was set up to hear them?

A
Assizes
B
Old Bailey
C
Lincoln's Inn
D
Chancery
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Q6. Where was a battle fought between General Robert E Lee and General Meade from 1 to 3 July 1863, which is generally accepted as the turning point of the American Civil War?

Note: This question was updated in April 2016
A
Gettysburg
B
Fort Sumter
C
Alamo
D
Arlington
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Q7. What was the cause of the sinking of the German battleship the "Admiral Graf Spee"?

Note: This question was updated in July 2023
A
A single shell from the British ship "Ajax"
B
Her captain sank her
C
An aerial torpedo attack launched from land
D
It ran aground on a submerged reef
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