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History Quiz #618

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 16 November 2020

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Q1. Until 1997, the Group of Eight (G8), a forum for powerful governments, was the G7. Which country was the last to join, making it G8?

A
Russia
B
Italy
C
Japan
D
Canada
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Q2. On May 23, 1816, what happened in Estonia?

A
Russian rule was withdrawn
B
Serfdom was abolished
C
Estonia officially withdrew from any affiliation with Napoléon Bonaparte
D
The first Estonian language newspaper was published
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Q3. Two triumphal arches were designed in 1806 to stand in Paris and celebrate the successes of Napoléon Bonaparte; one (the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile) was not completed until 1836, but the other was completed in 1808 and stands where?

A
At the centre of the Place du Panthéon
B
In the business district of La Défense in the commune of Puteaux
C
On the Île de la Cité
D
In the Place du Carrousel
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Q4. On what day in 1066 was William I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey?

A
Easter Sunday
B
Midsummer's Day
C
Christmas Day
D
His birthday
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Q5. What was the name of the official news agency of the USSR before it broke up?

A
Politburo
B
KGB
C
TASS
D
Aeroflot
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Q6. What did the accord popularly known as the Good Friday Agreement, signed in April 1998 and ratified the next month, relate to?

Note: This question was updated in February 2025
A
Greece
B
Northern Ireland
C
Peru
D
Australia
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Q7. What name was given to a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the UK and Iceland?

A
Cod Wars
B
The North Atlantic Crises
C
The Siege of Reykjavík
D
The Dogger Bank Incident
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