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History Quiz #494

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 2 July 2018

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Q1. When did Mount Fuji last erupt?

A
1605
B
1883
C
1707-8
D
1590
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Q2. In mediaeval England and other European countries how was the price of a loaf of bread determined?

A
By the price of wheat at the time
B
By annual regulation
C
By market forces
D
By the type of flour used
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Q3. What US federal agency that was founded on 3 March 1915 was dissolved on 1 October 1958?

A
National Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC)
B
National Weaponry Development Commission (NWDC)
C
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
D
National Segregation Monitoring Authority (NSMA)
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Q4. US President Reagan appointed two Republicans and one Democrat (John Tower, Brent Scowcroft and Edmund Muskie, known as the "Tower Commission") to investigate what?

A
Troopergate
B
Watergate
C
Iran-Contra affair
D
Travelgate controversy
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Q5. Thomas Cranmer held what position during the reign of Henry VIII, between 3 December 1533 and 4 December 1555?

A
Lord High Executioner
B
Archbishop of Canterbury
C
Royal songwriter
D
Royal speechwriter
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Q6. During 2017 and 2018 there were tit-for-tat expulsions of large numbers of diplomats between, on the one hand, the USA and later the UK and 20 other countries, and on the other hand which country?

A
Mexico
B
Canada
C
Russia
D
China
Select from the options above.

Q7. From what country did the Kingdom of Fiji, later the Republic of Fiji, gain independence in 1970?

A
USA
B
UK
C
Australia
D
New Zealand
Select from the options above.
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