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History Quiz #535

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 15 April 2019

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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. What was the Watergate building that was the subject of a US political scandal that began in 1972?

A
Hospital
B
Bank
C
Office building
D
Hotel
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Q3. Where were tanks used for the first time in battle?

A
Gettysburg, 1863
B
Belgium, 1939
C
Somme, 1916
D
Ladysmith, 1899
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Q4. The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, formed in 1967 and joining the United Nations in 1974 as one its specialised agencies, includes what among its aims?

A
To ensure funding for the UN
B
To foster development of other international organisations
C
To ensure administrative cooperation
D
To discourage bribery
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Q5. How many different people were Prime Minister of Canada in the first 100 years after the first was appointed in 1867?

A
20
B
14
C
25
D
30
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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
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Q7. The 1812 Fire of Moscow, on 14 September 1812, broke out after most residents and Russian troops had abandoned the city, and whose troops had entered it?

A
Hitler
B
Napoleon
C
Lord Sandwich
D
Alexander the Great
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