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History Quiz #634

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 8 March 2021

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Q1. Which country withdrew from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2008 after it became a net importer of oil?

A
Nigeria
B
Indonesia
C
Ecuador
D
Venezuela
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Q2. Which Roman goddess is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite?

A
Venus
B
Ceres
C
Vesta
D
Pomona
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Q3. In which US state did the siege of the Alamo take place?

A
Texas
B
New Mexico
C
Tennessee
D
Florida
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Q4. Where was the "Equitable Life Building", the first office building to feature passenger elevators?

A
120 Broadway, New York City, New York
B
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
C
100 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
D
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.,
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Q5. What was the nickname of the British army regiment called the "11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)"?

A
The Cherry Pickers
B
The Crossbelts
C
The Green Horse
D
The Skins
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Q6. What was the name of the alliance of trading cities and their guilds, each with their own law system and with armies for mutual aid, that established and maintained a trade monopoly along the coast of Northern Europe, from the Baltic to the North Sea and inland, from the 13th to 17th centuries?

A
The Cinque Ports
B
European Economic Community
C
Hanseatic League
D
Dutch East India Company
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Q7. What caused the sinking of the British ship "The Royal Oak" on the night of 13 and 14 October 1939?

A
Bombing from airplanes
B
Torpedos from a submarine
C
Kamikaze attacks launched from an aircraft carrier
D
Scuttled by its crew
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