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History Quiz #534

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 April 2019

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Q1. What was unusual at the time about the newspaper published on board the liner Etruria in the mid Atlantic Ocean in February 1903?

A
It was based on news reports transmitted from Britain by radio
B
It was the first to be printed with Indian Ink
C
It was printed on linen
D
It was entirely written daily by Joseph Pulitzer: his first job
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Q2. In World War I, the troops of New Zealand and what other country were formed into a single Army Corps called ANZACs?

A
South Africa
B
Canada
C
Australia
D
Fiji
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Q3. Which of these was the cause of 8.5 million refugees and half a million deaths between August and December 1947?

A
The eruption of Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines
B
The long march in China
C
The partition of India
D
Hurricane Alfred in the Caribbean
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Q4. In the 19th century, Edward Gibbon Wakefield set up which organisation to colonise New Zealand?

A
The Maori Land Group
B
The South Sea Bubble
C
The Australasian Land Company
D
The New Zealand Company
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Q5. The first overseas property owned by the government of the USA, a US legation (consulate), was in which city?

A
London, England
B
Paris, France
C
Tangier, Morocco
D
Dublin, Ireland
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Q6. What position did Boris Johnson hold from 4 May 2008 to 9 May 2016?

A
Mayor of London
B
Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World
C
Bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones
D
Goalkeeper for Manchester United
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Q7. In England, the monarch has the power of veto over any proposed legislation from Parliament by withholding the Royal Assent. Who last used this power?

A
Charles I in 1649
B
Queen Victoria in 1899
C
Queen Elizabeth I in 1599
D
Queen Anne in 1708
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