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History Quiz #569

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 9 December 2019

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Q1. After the mutiny on the "Bounty", Fletcher Christian and his men took women from where to colonise Pitcairn Island?

A
Hawaii
B
Tahiti
C
New Caledonia
D
Fiji
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Q2. At what age did James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, Ireland and Wales as well, succeed to the Scottish throne?

A
50
B
Two months before he was born
C
70
D
13 months
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Q3. What was the fate of Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian who helped Germany to invade and conquer Norway in 1940?

A
He was assassinated outside his house
B
He was convicted of treason and shot
C
He was drowned in his bath by British agents
D
He was accidentally killed in the invasion
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Q4. Who was the first American president to pay personal income tax on his presidential salary?

A
William Taft
B
Woodrow Wilson
C
Warren Harding
D
Calvin Coolidge
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Q5. The Singapore Declaration issued in 1971 and the Harare Declaration issued in 1991 are considered to be the two most important documents to what union of nations?

A
Channel Islands
B
United Nations
C
Commonwealth of Nations
D
European Union
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Q6. Edward VIII of the United Kingdom reigned for less than a year in 1936. Why was his reign so short?

A
He was assassinated at Sarajevo
B
He abdicated to marry an American divorcée
C
He died of natural causes, aged 93
D
He was killed in the Spanish Civil War
Select from the options above.

Q7. Spain's war in 1898 with which power resulted in its loss of sovereignty over Cuba and the Philippine Islands?

A
U S A
B
England
C
France
D
Germany
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