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History Quiz #854

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 May 2025

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Q1. The Balfour Declaration, made by Lord Balfour on behalf of the British Government in 1917, was a promise to do what after World War I?

A
Act as the co-ordinators for a "League of Nations"
B
Provide money to France to erect a defensive line along the French - German border
C
Support the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine
D
Scuttle the British navy as an incentive for world disarmament
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Q2. In the US election held on 7 November 2000, court cases over the results from which state delayed the announcement of results for over a month?

A
Florida
B
Louisiana
C
South Carolina
D
Oregon
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Q3. In 1968 the first Legoland was established where?

A
Ballard, Seattle
B
Belland, Canada
C
Bullock, Alabama
D
Billund, Denmark
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Q4. An 18-month period of heightened political violence and persecution in the Mongolian People's Republic between 1937 and 1939, was directed at which people?

A
Buddhists, nationalists, and ethnic Mongolians
B
People who were divorced or gay
C
People who were judged mentally or psychologically different
D
Christians
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Q5. The battles of Talavera and Salamanca took place during which war?

A
Peninsular War
B
Crimean War
C
Boer War
D
World War I
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Q6. What did the Congress of Vienna, September 1814 to June 1815, aim to achieve?

A
The basis for European economic union
B
An alliance and a method of countering Napoleon's rising power
C
A stable and benign equilibrium of power among the territories of Europe
D
A system for face to face formulation of international treaties
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Q7. When was Australia's first fully licensed FM radio station, 2MBS, officially launched?

A
January 1960
B
December 1974
C
July 1999
D
August 1955
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