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20th Century Politics Trivia Quiz

These events are so recent you hardly can call them history. Just in case some events are already sliding off into a dim past..a quick reminder...

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5800

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country was created early in the 20th century and calls its Prime Minister the Taoiseach ('tee-shuck')? Hint

Moldova

Outer Mongolia

Republic of Ireland

Bessarabia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the founder(-died in 1904-) of the Zionist movement that played such an important role in 20th century politics? Hint

Theodor Herzl

Abraham Herzen

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

Meir Kahane

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Question 3 of 10

3. Everybody is always talking about the tensions between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, but only rarely is the third group of Rwandans mentioned, the pygmies. What is their name? Hint

The Twa

The Hottentots

The San

The Bushmen

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what country did the Frelimo operate? Hint

Liberia

Morocco

Mozambique

Angola

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the correct name of the Spanish Parliament, which in 1981 was the scene of an attempted coup d'etat? Hint

The Senado

The Duma

The Cortes

The Parlamento

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the political problems that has survived into the 21st century, is the Palestinian problem. Which of these towns is NOT in the Israeli-occupied 'Westbank'? Hint

Jericho

Nablus

Nazareth

Hebron

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Question 7 of 10

7. What's the name that Palestinians themselves gave to the country they see as theirs? Hint

Al Quds

Filasteen

Philistinia

The Holy Land

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tamils and Sinhalese have not always been at peace in the 20th century. Which of these towns in the Tamil area of Sri Lanka is the nearest to the Tamil Nadu area in India? Hint

Jaffna

Colombo

Trincomalee

Jambalaya

9. Apart from having had a few quislings in WW2, Norway seems to be happy with their political institutions. Which of these is not the name of either the Norwegian Parliament or any part of it? Hint

Riksting

Lagting

Storting

Odelsting

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Question 10 of 10

10. What country did the Dalmatian Coast become a subpart of after the disintegration of Tito's Yugoslavia? Hint

Croatia

Montenegro

Slovenia

Bosnia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country was created early in the 20th century and calls its Prime Minister the Taoiseach ('tee-shuck')?

Answer: Republic of Ireland

The Taoiseach is the Leader or Chieftain.

2. Who was the founder(-died in 1904-) of the Zionist movement that played such an important role in 20th century politics?

Answer: Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl, 1860-1904, was a Hungarian-born journalist, dramatist and Zionist leader. He founded the Zionist movement in 1897.

Heinrich Rudolf Herz, 1857-94, was a German physicist and pioneer of radio-communication. He died of blood poisoning.

Meir Kahane was born Aug.1, 1932, in New York. He was shot by a naturalized American of Egyptian descent. He had formed the Jewish Defense League and later the Kach Party.

Abraham Herzen was born in Moscow April 6, 1812, and died in Paris Jan 21, 1870. He was the illegitimate son of Ivan Alekseyevitch Yakovlev and a German woman of humble origin. He was an admirer of the Dezembrists and became a political philosopher. He never came to grips with his hesitation between the views of the Russian liberals and the Russian socialists.

3. Everybody is always talking about the tensions between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, but only rarely is the third group of Rwandans mentioned, the pygmies. What is their name?

Answer: The Twa

The Twa are the pygmy people in Burundi, Rwanda and Zaire. The San are the aboriginal Bushmen of Southern Africa. The Bushmen is the former name used for the group who should be called the Khoikhoi of Southern Africa.

4. In what country did the Frelimo operate?

Answer: Mozambique

The Frente de Libertasao de Mozambique was founded in 1962. They took over in 1975, and accepted a multi-party system in 1990.

5. What is the correct name of the Spanish Parliament, which in 1981 was the scene of an attempted coup d'etat?

Answer: The Cortes

Cortes literally means Court. Parlamento is used in Spanish for the Parliaments of other countries. Senado is only the Upper House. The Duma is the name of the Russian Parliament that was introduced by Tsar Nicholas II in response to popular unrest in the early 20th century.

6. One of the political problems that has survived into the 21st century, is the Palestinian problem. Which of these towns is NOT in the Israeli-occupied 'Westbank'?

Answer: Nazareth

Nazareth is in lower Galilee in present-day Northern Israel. It has a population of 53,500. The 'Home of Jesus' is now a mainly Arab town. Nearby Upper Nazareth is a Jewish community. Hebron's Arab name is Al Khalil. It has a population of 120,000. The town of Nablus in Hebrew is known as Shechem.

It was the ancient capital of the Samaritans and has a population of 120,000. Jericho's Arab name is Ariha and has a population of 15,000.

7. What's the name that Palestinians themselves gave to the country they see as theirs?

Answer: Filasteen

Al Quts is the Arab name for Jerusalem. Philistines is the name used in the Bible for the Palestinians. The Holy Land is the diplomatic phrasing a number of tourist guides use for the country. Dodging the problem, Filasteen is the name the Palestinian Authority uses.

8. Tamils and Sinhalese have not always been at peace in the 20th century. Which of these towns in the Tamil area of Sri Lanka is the nearest to the Tamil Nadu area in India?

Answer: Jaffna

Jamabalaya is a Creole recipe, Trincomalee is a port and Colombo is the name of the capital.

9. Apart from having had a few quislings in WW2, Norway seems to be happy with their political institutions. Which of these is not the name of either the Norwegian Parliament or any part of it?

Answer: Riksting

Storting means 'big' meeting house. Odelsting is the meeting house of the aristocracy. Lagting literally means 'Lower House' or House of Commons. Riksting is the name used in Iceland for Parliament.

10. What country did the Dalmatian Coast become a subpart of after the disintegration of Tito's Yugoslavia?

Answer: Croatia

The Dalmatian Coast includes interesting places such as Rijeka (It Fiume), Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Sibenik.

Source: Author flem-ish

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