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History Quiz #851

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 5 May 2025

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Q1. For what did William Kemmler, then at New York's Auburn Prison, become famous on 6 August 1890?

A
The first person to be executed via the electric chair
B
The first person to break out of a prison ringed with barbed wire
C
The first warder to be convicted of murdering a prison inmate
D
The first prison manager to allow conjugal visits
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Q2. John McCain's running mate for the 2008 USA presidential election was the governor of which state?

A
Arizona
B
Alaska
C
Texas
D
Florida
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Q3. Early in November 2010, the Pope made a speech in which he relaxed the church's rules on what?

A
Divorce
B
Contraceptives
C
Fasting during Lent
D
Attendance at church
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Q4. Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, was previously known as what?

A
Manhattan Crossroads
B
Longacre Square
C
Jefferson Plaza
D
Washington Hill
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Q5. In 1881 and 1882 Jules Ferry, Prime Minister of France, succeeded in passing laws in the field of French education which did what?

A
Made education under the Montessori philosophy legal
B
Prohibited education in France for non-French nationals
C
Made primary education in France free, non-clerical and mandatory
D
Established free universities in French colonies
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which of the following did Alan Shepard do on the moon in 1971?

A
Make a snowball
B
Put a shrimp on the barby
C
Hit a golf ball
D
Throw a frisbee
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Q7. When General Francisco Franco, who led Spain, died in 1975 what became of the government?

A
Ten years of civil war
B
Juan Carlos was crowned king
C
Franco's son took power
D
His deputy General Juan Carlos took power
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