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History Quiz #325

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 6 April 2015

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Q1. Leonid Brezhnev led the Soviet Union as General Secretary then as Chairman of the Presidium, the longest term as leader since Josef Stalin; who was his immediate successor?

A
Gennady Yanayev
B
Konstantin Chernenko
C
Mikhail Gorbachev
D
Yuri Andropov
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Q2. Where did the 2014 Umbrella Revolution happen?

Note: This question was updated in September 2024
A
India
B
Japan
C
Hong Kong
D
UK
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Q3. Che Guevara was among the revolutionaries who invaded which country with the intention of overthrowing its US-backed dictator in December 1956?

A
Argentina
B
Colombia
C
Cuba
D
Bolivia
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Q4. Immediately prior to the United States Congress, activated in 1789, the governing body was called what?

Note: This question was updated in November 2024
A
Continental Congress of the United Colonies
B
United States in Congress Assembled
C
Parliament of America
D
The Witenagemot of the United States
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Q5. Marat, Robespierre, Danton are names associated with what event at the end of the 18th century?

A
The French Revolution
B
Founding of the Académie Française
C
The Boston Tea Party
D
The Tulip Era in the Ottoman Empire
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Q6. Erik the Red from Norway founded the first successful Norse settlement on Greenland, and then his son Leif continued the tradition of exploring west and landed where?

A
Iceland
B
Russia
C
North America
D
Scotland
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Q7. In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other?

A
Congo
B
Lebanon
C
Syria
D
Angola
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