Quiztory The Eighth

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1. The Indian army's storming of which religious site, led to the assassination of Premier Indira Gandhi? The Golden Temple The Tiruchendur Temple The Taj Mahal The Gandhi Mandapam

2. What event took place on September 22nd 1980 that sparked the eight year long Iran-Iraq War? Over 200 U.S. Marines killed in Beirut bomb blast Iran invaded Iraq Iraq invaded Iran Ayatollah Khomeini imposed a death sentence on Salman Rushdie

3. Along which imaginary line was Vietnam temporarily divided? Along the 38th parallel Along the 17th parallel Along the Maginot Line Along the Tropic of Cancer

4. Which South African President freed Nelson Mandela? P.W. Botha F.W. de Klerk Cecil J. Rhodes Paul Kruger

5. Which city replaced Mombasa as capital of the British East Africa Protectorate in 1905? Nairobi Addis Ababa Dar es Salaam Khartoum

6. How did the cruel conquistador Francisco Pizarro die? Executed in revenge for killing his former friend Died in obscurity Died of old age Died in prison

7. Where was Simon de Bolivar born? Bogota, Colombia La Paz, Bolivia Madrid, Spain Caracas, Venezuela

8. What was the Kuomintang? 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

9. Who was Uganda's first president? Yoweri Museveni Idi Amin Edward Mutesa II Julius Nyerere

10. Why was the capital of Brazil changed from Rio de Janeiro to the new, purpose built city of Brasilia in 1960? To avoid natural disasters, such as tsunamis To make an invasion of the country more difficult Because Rio had become dangerously overcrowded To encourage the devlopment of central Brazil