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Riot or Wrong Trivia Quiz

Picking up the gauntlet to a challenge here is a mixture of riots and assassinations in the 20th century.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
393,192

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
506

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 47 (10/10), Reveler (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. March 17, 1968. A march from Trafalgar square towards the American Embassy in Mayfair turned into a pitched battle between protesters and police. What was the name of the square where the American embassy was located? Hint

Berkeley Square

Sloane Square

Grosvenor Square

Russell Square

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Question 2 of 10

2. January 30, 1948. A man walked up some steps towards a raised lawn when out of the waiting crowd someone stepped in front of him and shot him three times. Who was the victim of the attack? Hint

Jawaharlal Nehru

Rabindranath Tagore

Nathuram Godse

Mahatma Gandhi

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Question 3 of 10

3. April 29, 1992. A Los Angeles jury acquitted four police officers who were charged with the brutal beating up of a motorist in March 1991. The acquittal triggered violent riots in South Los Angeles that lasted until the 4th of May. What was the name of the motorist? Hint

Don King

Ledley King

Larry King

Rodney King

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Question 4 of 10

4. October 6, 1981. The president of the country was standing on dais watching a military parade when a truck stopped in front of him. A lieutenant threw three hand grenades at him and soldiers got out of the truck and started shooting. What was the name of the president? Hint

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Anwar Sadat

Khalid Islambouli

Hassan Allam

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Question 5 of 10

5. July 3, 1981. A disturbance following the arrest of Leroy Alphonse Cooper on this day developed into large scale riots over the weekend of 4th and 5th of July that became known as the Toxteth riots. Where in England is Toxteth? Hint

Perth

Newcastle

Liverpool

Dumfries

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Question 6 of 10

6. November 4, 1995. Following a rally in support of the Oslo agreements Yigal Amir shot and killed the then Israeli Prime Minister. What was the name of this politician who was also the Defence Minister? Hint

Shimon Peres

Ezer Weizman

Moshe Dayan

Yitzhak Rabin

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Question 7 of 10

7. May 7-8, 1945. A celebration of victory in Europe turned into a full scale riot in which Canadian port? Hint

Toronto

St. John's

Halifax

Montreal

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Question 8 of 10

8. June 5, 1968. A man trying to take a short cut to the press room through the kitchen of the Ambassador hotel was met by a gunman who fired several shots at him. He was rushed to the hospital where he died a few hours later. Who was the victim of the assassination? Hint

Sirhan Sirhan

Robert Kennedy

John Kennedy

Rafer Johnson

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Question 9 of 10

9. May 8, 1970. In New York students protesting against the Kent State shootings on the 4th of May, were attacked by construction workers who were mobilized by the Unions. The events that became known as "Bloody Friday" were also known by which name? Hint

Days of Rage

Hard Hat Riot

Rodney Riots

Stonewall Riots

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Question 10 of 10

10. June 28, 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead in his car by a Serb nationalist. A few minutes before the Archduke had fended off another attack. What did he manage to deflect with his hand? Hint

Axe

Ceremonial sword

Pistol

Hand grenade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Grosvenor Square

The march was in protest against American involvement in Vietnam. An estimated crowd of 80,000 people lead by Tariq Ali and Vanessa Redgrave marched towards the American Embassy with the aim of handing over a letter of protest to the American Ambassador. When they reached the square they found it cordoned off by police and soon after the protesters clashed with the police.

2. January 30, 1948. A man walked up some steps towards a raised lawn when out of the waiting crowd someone stepped in front of him and shot him three times. Who was the victim of the attack?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi, who was 78 at the time, had just finished prayers and was walking towards the dais, helped by two of his nieces. The man stepped in front of him, saluted and then fired three shots at him.
Nathuram Godse was the perpetrator of the attack that killed the "Father of India". He was a Hindu extremist and was subsequently tried, sentenced to death and executed. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913.

Answer: Rodney King

More than 50 people died during the riots and more than 2,000 were injured. Many buildings were destroyed or damaged. Rodney King was beaten by LA police following a car chase through LA County. The incident was taped by a witness of the event from the balcony of his house who delivered the tape to a local TV station the following day. Rodney King died in 2012.
Don King was a boxing promoter, Larry King a television and radio host and Ledley King was an English football player.

Answer: Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat died along with other high ranking officials that were watching the parade. Khalid Islambouli was the leader of the assassination squad and the man that threw the three grenades, two of which failed to explode, and the third landing short of the target. Major General Hassan Allam was one of the victims of the attack. Gamal Abdel Nasser was the first President of Egypt following the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952.

Answer: Liverpool

Toxteth is located to the south of Liverpool city centre. The riots came into a stop in the early hours of Monday when police used gas grenades. There was another wave of riots on July 27 and 28 in the same year. Dumfries and Perth are Scottish cities.

Answer: Yitzhak Rabin

Rabin served as Defence Minister from September 13, 1985 until March 15, 1990 and from July 13 1992 until his assassination. The perpetrator was an ultra nationalist who believed that Rabin was betraying the Jewish people. Shimon Peres who succeeded Rabin as both Prime Minister and Defence Minister had also served as Defence Minister during the period 1974 to 1977. Moche Dayan preceded Peres and Weizman succeeded him as Minister of Defence.

7. May 7-8, 1945. A celebration of victory in Europe turned into a full scale riot in which Canadian port?

Answer: Halifax

Celebrating merchant seamen and servicemen together with civilians looted shops, smashed windows and set fire to tramcars. The problems were caused both from the extremely large number of servicemen ashore at the same time and the lack of bars and restaurants in the city.

Answer: Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy had just won the California Primary and had addressed his supporters. He was due to meet the press and because of the large crowds that had gathered to congratulate him he decided not to go through the ballroom and instead chose to take a short cut through the hotel's kitchen.
Sirhan Sirhan was the perpetrator of the crime, Rafer Johnson was an unofficial bodyguard of Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

Answer: Hard Hat Riot

The name was given due to the involvement of the construction workers. The fighting that ensued following the attack lasted for two hours and tens of people were injured.
Days of Rage took place in Chicago during October 1968, Rodney Riots in Kingston Jamaica in the same month and year. The Stonewall Riots occurred in New York in June 1969.

Answer: Hand grenade

The Archduke saw something black coming towards the car and deflected it, using his raised hand, into a car that was coming behind his. Two of the passengers of the other car were injured and the perpetrator was arrested after attempting to commit suicide. The Archduke was not so lucky during the second attempt that killed both him and his wife Sophie.

Source: Author gme24

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