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History Quiz #868

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 1 September 2025

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Q1. In 2004, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, became members of what?

A
European Union (EU)
B
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
C
World Trade Organization (WTO)
D
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Select from the options above.

Q2. In the late 19th century, Jean Desbouvrie, an amateur bird trainer, persuaded the government of France to conduct a feasibility study to use what birds as messengers after early demonstrations showed that they could "home" and flew faster than pigeons?

A
Swallows
B
Eagles
C
Hawks
D
Starlings
Select from the options above.

Q3. He led the Kuomintang for five decades, was born in Zhejiang on the east coast of China and died in Taipei; who was he?

A
Jiang Zemin
B
Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)
C
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
D
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997)
Select from the options above.

Q4. When were England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland termed a Commonwealth?

A
Under King Arthur
B
Never
C
After World War II
D
Under Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector
Select from the options above.

Q5. In which country was Queen Isabella enthroned in 1843 following a bloody civil war between those who wanted a king (Carlists) and those who wanted a queen?

A
Portugal
B
Netherlands
C
Sweden
D
Spain
Select from the options above.

Q6. Blackbeard, renowned for piracy in the West Indies and around the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies, operated in which century?

A
10th
B
14th
C
12th
D
18th
Select from the options above.

Q7. The Treaty of Kiel, concluded in January 1814, was between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and which other(s)?

A
The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
B
The German Confederation
C
The Kingdom of France
D
The Kingdom of Spain
Select from the options above.
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