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History Quiz #315

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 January 2015

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Q1. Where was the Congress held in 1814-15, chiefly between Britain, France, Russia, Austria and Prussia, that adjusted frontiers after the fall of Napoleon?

A
The Hague
B
Geneva
C
Vienna
D
London
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Q2. With what decade was the Dust Bowl, the period of prolonged dust storms and severe drought, in the USA and Canada mainly associated?

A
1930s
B
1950s
C
1890s
D
1900s
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Q3. "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no bitterness or hatred towards anyone" was said on what occasion?

A
By Mahatma Gandhi while protest fasting in Yerwada Jail
B
By Joan of Arc before being burnt at the stake in Rouen
C
By Robert Falcon Scott just before dying in the Antarctic
D
By Nurse Edith Cavell before her execution in World War I
Select from the options above.

Q4. Where did the "Mayflower", carrying the Pilgrim Fathers, early settlers to Massachusetts, America, sail from in 1620?

Note: This question was updated in April 2022
A
Southhampton
B
Plymouth
C
Dover
D
Liverpool
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Q5. What did Edgar the Atheling spectacularly fail to do in England in 1066?

Note: This question was updated in November 2021
A
Drive the Danes out of England
B
Succeed to the throne vacated by the deaths of Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinson (Harold II)
C
Command the tide not to come in
D
Start a crusade
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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. What name is given to the age at the end of which the extinction event happened which saw the end of the dinosaur?

A
Carboniferous
B
Triassic
C
Cretaceous
D
Devonian
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