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History Quiz #804

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 10 June 2024

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Q1. The systems known as Gonin Gumi, in the Edo period in Japan, and Frankpledge, in mediaeval England, shared what?

A
Voting rights in local appointments
B
A requirement for people in a group to take collective responsibility
C
Sanctuary for those suspected of witchcraft
D
Local coinage
Select from the options above.

Q2. What caused the disaster in December 2004 which killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries round the north-eastern Indian Ocean?

A
An undersea earthquake
B
A volcanic eruption
C
A flood
D
A wildfire
Select from the options above.

Q3. What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 (when Napoleon III became Emperor) to 4 September 1870 (when the Third Republic was set up after the Battle of Sedan)?

A
Brotherhood
B
The Second Republic
C
Liberation
D
Second Empire
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which country became independent from imperial China in 938 AD in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River?

A
Russia
B
Vietnam
C
Mongolia
D
Japan
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Q5. In which country was there a civil war which lasted several decades following independence in November 1975, when three main guerrilla groups, the FNLA, MPLA and UNITA, fought each other?

A
Congo
B
Lebanon
C
Syria
D
Angola
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Q6. On 30 April 2019 Emperor Akihito of Japan did what?

A
Abdicated
B
Married a commoner
C
Travelled outside Japan
D
Walked round public streets to shake hands with the public
Select from the options above.

Q7. After a long history of forceful action, genocide, theft and forced trading carried out by various countries and trading blocs, Britain captured the islands of Maluku, or the Moluccas, over 1796 to 1810, and held them until 1817. What were the islands called in the west?

A
The Society Islands
B
The Canary Islands
C
The Spice Islands
D
The Nicobar Islands
Select from the options above.
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