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History Quiz #453

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 18 September 2017

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Q1. What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history?

A
End of effective challenge by ex-King James II of England to his replacement, King William III
B
Establishment of English rule over Ireland
C
Union of all Ireland under one ruler
D
End of Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement
Select from the options above.

Q2. The Oath of Sarum sworn in 1086 was between "landowning men of any account" in England and whom?

A
Henry I
B
William II
C
William the Conqueror
D
Harold II
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Q3. Which of these dates has never been proclaimed to be Thanksgiving by US congress or president?

A
18 December
B
8 September
C
Final Thursday in November
D
Fourth Thursday of November
Select from the options above.

Q4. On May 21, 2009, Apa Sherpa set a new record for the most ascents of Mt Everest. How many times had he reached the top?

A
110
B
200
C
2
D
19
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Q5. The Messel Pit was bought by the state of Hesse, Germany, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 as being the single best site for plant and animal fossils from which period?

A
Cyclic glaciations including the most recent glacial period
B
Immediately before the dinosaur extinction
C
When early amniotes diversified into groups of mammals, turtles, lepidosaurs, and archosaurs
D
When the first modern mammals emerged
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Q6. At the beginning of the 7th century CE a member of the Banu Hashim clan of the Arabian Quraysh tribe took the first steps to create a world-changing movement. Who was he?

A
Siddhārtha Gautama who transformed himself into the Buddha
B
The Iranian prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra)
C
Lao-Tze, whose writings form a substantial part of the basis of Taoism
D
Muhammad, prophet and founder of Islam
Select from the options above.

Q7. When Lieutenant, later Captain, James Cook sailed for the Pacific Ocean in 1768 what had the voyage been commissioned to achieve?

A
Contact with Pacific native peoples
B
Observation of the transit of Venus
C
Finding the hypothetical Terra Australis
D
Bringing back a moai from Easter Island
Select from the options above.
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