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History Quiz #587

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 13 April 2020

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Q1. After Egypt nationalised the British- and French-controlled Suez Canal in 1956, the tri-partite military forces which then fought in what became known as the Suez Crisis included those of which country or countries?

A
Turkey and Greece
B
US and USSR
C
UK and France
D
Iraq and Sudan
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Q2. What was the largest empire in history, that began with maritime exploration in the 15th century, and by 1921 governed about 458 million people and covered about 36.6 million km² (14.2 million square miles), about a quarter of the world's population and of the Earth's area?

A
Muslim
B
Roman
C
Mongol
D
British
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Q3. Which city was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading settlement in 1819?

A
Hong Kong
B
Singapore
C
Mumbai
D
Bougainville
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Q4. Which of these was an irregular unit of British Special Forces founded in Cairo in 1942 by Major Vladimir Peniakoff that served in the Western Desert during World War II?

A
Special Air Services
B
Long Range Desert Group
C
Popski's Private Army
D
Special Boat Service
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Q5. Who made the first solo non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in 1927?

A
Charles Lindbergh
B
Charles Kingsford-Smith
C
Amy Johnson
D
Captain John Alcock
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Q6. What was a name given to Britain's first operational nuclear weapon?

A
Purple Monster
B
Barbarossa
C
Yellow Peril
D
Blue Danube
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Q7. The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis culminated on 11 November with the removal of which Australian Labour Party Prime Minister by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, and the appointment of the Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser, as caretaker Prime Minister?

A
Paul Keating
B
Bob Hawke
C
Gough Whitlam
D
William McMahon
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