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History Quiz #579

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 17 February 2020

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Q1. What was Lieut. C D Lucas, RN, the first to receive as a result of his involvement in the bombardment of a Russian fortress in the Baltic on 21 June 1854?

A
Queen's Pension
B
Order of the Garter
C
Victoria Cross
D
Artificial mechanical hand
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Q2. The Manhattan Project, led by the USA and including scientists from the UK and Canada, was the codename for a project that ran from 1942 to 1946 to develop what?

A
Tall buildings
B
Refrigeration
C
Atomic bomb
D
Four-wheel drive vehicles
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Q3. What English custom practised from the late 17th until the early 20th century, was the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge"?

A
Public hangings
B
Wife selling
C
The burning of Guy Fawkes in effigy
D
Morris dancing
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Q4. Since 1965, where has the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) been located?

A
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
B
Doha, Qatar
C
Vienna, Austria
D
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Q5. At the end of his life El Cid ruled from 1094 to 1099, succeeded by his wife until 1102, over which Spanish city?

A
Valencia
B
Gibraltar
C
Burgos
D
Barcelona
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Q6. Who became the first President of the French Republic by popular vote in 1848, became dictator after a coup in 1851, then ruled as "Emperor of the French" from 1852 to September 1870, when he was captured in the Franco-Prussian War?

A
Napoleon III
B
Charles de Gaulle
C
Louis-Philippe of France
D
Louis Jules Trochu
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Q7. In which war were the sieges of Mafeking, Kimberley and Ladysmith lifted following the arrival of reinforcement British troops under the command of Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts?

A
Thirty Years War
B
Crimean War
C
War of the Roses
D
Boer War
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