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History Quiz #657

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 August 2021

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Q1. In 1750 French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille set up an observatory in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, where he did what?

A
Discovered the planet Uranus
B
Observed nearly 10,000 southern stars
C
The observatory was burnt down before he could do anything
D
Made wine
Select from the options above.

Q2. The Bretton Woods Agreements, signed by 44 nations in 1944, were about what?

A
A forestry initiative
B
Ending World War II
C
International finance
D
Setting up the new country of Israel
Select from the options above.

Q3. In March 2016, the European Union agreed an arrangement with what country to reduce an increasingly overwhelming flow of migrants to EU countries?

A
Libya
B
Turkey
C
Egypt
D
Syria
Select from the options above.

Q4. In 2018, after five years of deliberation ,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling on a case brought by Bolivia seeking what?

A
To claim a narrow strip across Chile to give Bolivia access to the sea
B
To restore Bolivia's access to the sea
C
To amend the 1884 truce between Bolivia and Chile
D
To force Chile to negotiate in good faith to restore Bolivia's access to the sea
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Q5. Where, in 1857, was there a brutal and unsuccessful uprising against British control, with estimates of the number of deaths in the hundreds of thousands?

A
Noumea
B
India
C
The Philippines
D
Japan
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Q6. The series of wars known in some places as the French and Indian Wars was fought over the late 17th and early 18th centuries in which area or areas?

A
Indian Ocean
B
South East Asia and the Indian sub-continent
C
European and North American continents
D
Indonesia and Malaysia
Select from the options above.

Q7. What was the name of the English parliament that restored Charles II as king in 1660?

A
The Court of the Star Chamber
B
The Long Parliament
C
The Barebones Parliament
D
The Convention Parliament
Select from the options above.
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