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History Quiz #420

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 30 January 2017

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Q1. The process to allow for the first three-parent babies using Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (as distinct from mitochondrial donation) was approved in 2015 in what country?

A
Russia
B
UK
C
Israel
D
South Africa
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Q2. As at 2017, who was the 45th person to hold the post of President of the United States since it was established in 1789?

A
Barack Obama
B
Hillary Clinton
C
No-one, because the election for the 45th holder had not yet been held
D
Donald Trump
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Q3. On 31 March 1971, Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty by a court martial for murdering 22 civilians in 1968 - where?

Note: This question was updated in December 2024
A
Koje Island, Korea
B
My Lai, Vietnam
C
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
D
Uli, Biafra, Nigeria
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Q4. December 1865 Pulaski, Tennessee, USA, saw the first meeting of what notorious organisation?

A
Black Panther Party
B
The Knights of Columbus
C
White Knights
D
Ku Klux Klan
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Q5. What ship was wrecked on sandbanks off the coast of The Netherlands in 1799, causing a staggering loss to Lloyds of London which had insured it and its cargo?

A
Santa Maria de la Consolacion
B
The Vliegenthart (Flying Hart)
C
Akerendam
D
HMS Lutine
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Q6. On 2 June 1886, at almost 50 years old, where did US President Grover Cleveland marry Frances Folsom, 21?

A
Niagara Falls
B
In the Blue Room in the White House
C
In a stable at the Folsom property near Buffalo, New York
D
The Grand Canyon
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Q7. What name is given to the period of British history between 1901 and 1910?

A
Georgian
B
Edwardian
C
Jacobean
D
Victorian
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