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Quiztory The Eighth

'Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.' (Tolstoy). Ten historical questions on Asia, Africa and South America ... By special request from a fellow history addict ... Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,647

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Indian army's storming of which religious site, led to the assassination of Premier Indira Gandhi? Hint

The Taj Mahal

The Gandhi Mandapam

The Tiruchendur Temple

The Golden Temple

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Question 2 of 10

2. What event took place on September 22nd 1980 that sparked the eight year long Iran-Iraq War? Hint

Iran invaded Iraq

Iraq invaded Iran

Ayatollah Khomeini imposed a death sentence on Salman Rushdie

Over 200 U.S. Marines killed in Beirut bomb blast

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Question 3 of 10

3. Along which imaginary line was Vietnam temporarily divided? Hint

Along the 38th parallel

Along the 17th parallel

Along the Maginot Line

Along the Tropic of Cancer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which South African President freed Nelson Mandela? Hint

F.W. de Klerk

Cecil J. Rhodes

P.W. Botha

Paul Kruger

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which city replaced Mombasa as capital of the British East Africa Protectorate in 1905? Hint

Nairobi

Addis Ababa

Dar es Salaam

Khartoum

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did the cruel conquistador Francisco Pizarro die? Hint

Died in prison

Died of old age

Executed in revenge for killing his former friend

Died in obscurity

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was Simon de Bolivar born? Hint

Bogota, Colombia

Caracas, Venezuela

Madrid, Spain

La Paz, Bolivia

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the Kuomintang? Hint

The Court of the King of Siam

Chinese Nationalist Party

An ancient temple in Malaysia, destroyed by fire

The first station on the Burma Railroad

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was Uganda's first president? Hint

Edward Mutesa II

Julius Nyerere

Idi Amin

Yoweri Museveni

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why was the capital of Brazil changed from Rio de Janeiro to the new, purpose built city of Brasilia in 1960? Hint

To make an invasion of the country more difficult

To avoid natural disasters, such as tsunamis

To encourage the development of central Brazil

Because Rio had become dangerously overcrowded

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Indian army's storming of which religious site, led to the assassination of Premier Indira Gandhi?

Answer: The Golden Temple

Mrs Gandhi was murdered by two of her Sikh bodyguards, as revenge for the deaths of Sikh rebels, when the army stormed the temple in Amritsar, Punjab, under her orders.

2. What event took place on September 22nd 1980 that sparked the eight year long Iran-Iraq War?

Answer: Iraq invaded Iran

Iraq invaded along a 500 kilometer front and captured the disputed Shatt Al Arab river channel and the southern border city of Khorramshahr.

3. Along which imaginary line was Vietnam temporarily divided?

Answer: Along the 17th parallel

This was a result of the Geneva Accords which provided for the safe withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam. North Vietnam came under the control of Ho Chi Minh while South Vietnam was controled by Emperor Bao Dai.

4. Which South African President freed Nelson Mandela?

Answer: F.W. de Klerk

Mandela, who was once dubbed 'The Black Pimpernel', for his ability to avoid capture, was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. He lived in the harsh conditions of the maximum security prison on Robben Island until 1982.

5. Which city replaced Mombasa as capital of the British East Africa Protectorate in 1905?

Answer: Nairobi

Founded in 1899 on the site of a waterhole on the pastoral Massai as a rail head camp on the Mombasa Uganda line, Nairobi is now the capital of Kenya and one of the largest cities in Africa.

6. How did the cruel conquistador Francisco Pizarro die?

Answer: Executed in revenge for killing his former friend

Pizarro had captured and killed Diego de Almagro (a former follower of his) and on June 26, 1541, Almagro's followers broke into his Lima palace and executed him.

7. Where was Simon de Bolivar born?

Answer: Caracas, Venezuela

Bolivar, became known as the Liberator (El Libertador) and also the George Washington of South America, his victories over the Spaniards gained independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

8. What was the Kuomintang?

Answer: Chinese Nationalist Party

The Kuomintang was organized after the revolution of 1911, by which the Manchu Dynasty was overthrown and a republican government was established in China.

9. Who was Uganda's first president?

Answer: Edward Mutesa II

Real power, however, lay with Obote who led the country after independence from Britain in 1962. He was forced to flee to Tanzania in 1971 and Idi Amin ruled Uganda ruthlessly until 1979 when Obote returned to lead the country after a coup ousted Amin and he fled to Saudi Arabia. Accused of corruption and election rigging, Obote fled once again to Tanzania in 1986.

10. Why was the capital of Brazil changed from Rio de Janeiro to the new, purpose built city of Brasilia in 1960?

Answer: To encourage the development of central Brazil

The project was initiated by President Juscelino Kubitschek in 1956. The city was laid out in the shape of an airplane by Brazilian architect Lucio Costa.

Source: Author Ikabud

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