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History Quiz #815

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 26 August 2024

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Q1. Which of these is a fighter plane used by the British air force during World War II?

A
Vomitfumes
B
Coughsmoke
C
Sneezeash
D
Spitfire
Select from the options above.

Q2. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the 9th king of the House of Chakri, who became king in 1946 in which country, became its longest reigning monarch, and the second longest in the world, when his reign ended in 2016?

A
Myanmar
B
Great Britain
C
France
D
Thailand
Select from the options above.

Q3. The Bering Sea is named after what or whom?

A
Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator in Russian service, the first European to explore it
B
A misspelling of "bear", after the large colony of bears who lived on the Alaskan shores
C
An experimental bee farm on its islands, which failed because of difficulties with climate
D
To distinguish it from Barents Sea
Select from the options above.

Q4. What was the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft sent into space in 1977?

A
To examine the effects of prolonged space flight on astronauts
B
To examine the planet Mars
C
To establish the first in a series of OSCAR communication satellites
D
To study the remote solar system, the 4 giants of the outer system and eventually interstellar space
Select from the options above.

Q5. The first English prince to bear the title "Prince of Wales" eventually became which King?

A
Edward II
B
Henry III
C
Richard II
D
Edward I
Select from the options above.

Q6. How did Helen Sharman make history in 1991?

A
First woman Speaker of the House of Commons
B
First British person in space
C
Youngest person to swim the English Channel
D
First woman to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds
Select from the options above.

Q7. Between 1985 and 1991 a number of demonstrations and protests led to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania variously taking back their independence from the USSR and (later) Russia; what overall name has characterised the revolution?

A
Singing Revolution
B
Gentle Revolution
C
Velvet Revolution
D
Carnation Revolution
Select from the options above.
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