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History Quiz #787

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 12 February 2024

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Q1. Who was the first person to be officially designated Prime Minister in Britain?

A
Sir Robert Walpole, 1721
B
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 1905
C
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1547
D
William Pitt ‘the Younger', 1783
Select from the options above.

Q2. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1864, abolished slavery as well as what?

A
Discrimination in voting rights on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
B
Establishing equal protection of the laws for all persons
C
Involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
D
Racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination
Select from the options above.

Q3. In Greek mythology, Croesus was known for what?

A
Wisdom
B
Fables
C
Adventuring
D
Wealth
Select from the options above.

Q4. A resolution passed at the 7th Lambeth Conference of bishops of the Anglican Communion in 1930 provided for what?

A
Rejection of Christian Science
B
Ordination of female clerics
C
Acceptance of open homosexuality in clerics
D
Acceptance of methods other than abstinence to limit or avoid parenthood
Select from the options above.

Q5. Whom do Sikhs venerate as the founder of their religion?

A
Buddha
B
Confucius
C
Guru Nanak
D
Jesus Christ
Select from the options above.

Q6. In May 1999, the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic in the northwestern Caucasus conducted its first what?

A
International sports tournament
B
Free regional presidential election
C
International flower festival
D
Military exercises alongside NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) forces
Select from the options above.

Q7. Who was declared president by both houses of the US Congress because there was no precedent or clear constitutional rule for a vice president to assume the office of president upon the death of his predecessor?

A
John Tyler
B
John Quincy Adams
C
William Henry Harrison
D
Ronald Reagan
Select from the options above.
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