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History: Sample quiz questions
The first answer is the correct one in each case.
In which country were the Mau-Mau a secret guerrilla movement?
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- South Africa
Who led the North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War?
- Ho Chi Minh
- Bao Dai
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- Pol Pot
In which Spanish port did Sir Francis Drake 'singe the king of Spain's beard'?
- Cadiz
- Toledo
- Málaga
- Valencia
Which international agreement of 1864 regulated the treatment of those wounded in war?
- Geneva Convention
- Treaty of Versailles
- Red Cross Convention
- Treaty of Paris
Which Cuban dictator was overthrown by Fidel Castro in 1959?
- Fulgencio Batista
- Juan Perón
- Che Guevara
- Tomás Estrada Palma
The Hundred Years' War between England and France ended in 1453. In which year did it start?
Whose final resting place was discovered by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter?
- Tutankhamen
- Alexander the Great
- Julius Caesar
- Suleiman the Magnificent
What was the American hero Paul Revere's profession?
- Silversmith
- Soldier
- Tailor
- Teacher
Which Roman historian and orator married Agricola's daughter in AD 77?
- Tacitus
- Livy
- Pliny
- Vespasian
Which right-wing nationalist organization was formed in Sydney in 1941 to support the World War II defence of Australia by recalling Australian forces from overseas, even at the expense of the general war effort?
- Australia First Movement
- 1941 Movement
- Sydney Protection Front
- Australian Defensive
Whom did Ehud Barak defeat to become prime minister of Israel in 1999?
- Binyamin Netanyahu
- Shimon Peres
- Yitzhak Shamir
- Ezer Weizman
How did the United Nations secretary general Dag Hammarskjöld die in 1961?
- A plane crash
- A car crash
- A heart attack
- He was assassinated
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