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History Quiz #314

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 19 January 2015

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Q1. When Henry Bellingham, sitting MP for North West Norfolk, England, lost his seat in 1997 public comment linked it to votes received by the Referendum Party candidate Roger Percival; why particularly?

A
They were bitter opponents in a long running law suit
B
They had previously belonged to the same political party
C
They were partners in business
D
In 1812 John Bellingham, related to Henry, killed Roger's ancestor, prime minister Spencer Perceval
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Q2. Where in the UK is the only remaining Hanseatic warehouse, built to house the trade which operated out of that harbour under the Hanseatic League?

A
York
B
London
C
Yarmouth
D
King's Lynn
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Q3. What disaster hit Bangladesh on 13 November 1970, killing 500,000 people?

A
Cyclone Bhola
B
Dhaka earthquake
C
Bhutan avalanche
D
Flooding of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River
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Q4. Which Earl of Essex, after being sent to Ireland as Governor-General in 1599, being briefly imprisoned and leading a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I, was executed in 1601?

A
Robert Devereux
B
Geoffrey de Mandeville
C
Richard de Coverley
D
Peter de Wint
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Q5. Approximately how many years ago is it thought that humans (of the species homo sapiens) arrived on the Australian continent?

A
12,000
B
6,000
C
At least 50,000
D
240,000
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Q6. The Salt March, one of the first and most powerful movements led by Mohandas Gandhi in the struggle for independence for India from Britain, started in Dandi on what date?

A
4 May 1930
B
26 January 1930
C
12 March 1930
D
5 April 1930
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Q7. What was the name given to a type of xylophone consisting of large stones, dating from 2,500 - 4,000 BC found in China?

A
Petrophone
B
Stonophone
C
Lithophone
D
Rockaphone
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