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History Quiz #806

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 June 2024

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Q1. World War I was triggered as a full-blown war when the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, when Germany invaded which country?

A
Sweden
B
Belgium
C
Switzerland
D
Poland
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which 2014 international conference held in Australia did Vladimir Putin leave before the closing ceremonies?

A
OECD
B
APEC
C
G7
D
G20 Summit
Select from the options above.

Q3. In 1210, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, fell from a horse and died while doing what?

A
Standing on his head
B
Playing chovgan, a form of polo
C
Letting off fireworks
D
Forming the top of a 3-man human pyramid
Select from the options above.

Q4. The contents of "The Zimmermann Telegram" of 16 January 1917 revealed a German plan to offer Mexico what territory in return for a military alliance against the USA?

A
Florida, North Carolina and New York
B
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
C
California, Washington and Oregon
D
Illinois, Wisconsin and Philadelphia
Select from the options above.

Q5. In which country did the USA provide information to a 1963 coup, against General Abd al-Karim Qasim the then Prime Minister of the country?

A
Libya
B
Iraq
C
Egypt
D
Somalia
Select from the options above.

Q6. What was one of the privileges for France in a 1536 alliance between Francis I, King of France, and Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire?

A
Marriage between the ruling families in France and the Empire
B
Free travel in inland areas of the Ottoman Empire
C
Free trade in all Ottoman ports
D
Teaching of the French language in the Ottoman Empire
Select from the options above.

Q7. What event near Bucharest, Romania, in March 1977 led to 1,578 deaths, 11,221 injured, and estimated losses of about US$2 billion?

A
Wildfire
B
Civic uprising
C
A volcanic eruption
D
An earthquake
Select from the options above.
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